Session IPA Recipe Help (Boat Beer??)

[user 190343]

How did this turn out?

I've been researching and here is a possible extract recipe that gets us all the numbers, but who knows on the hop schedule. From what I found in a YouTube video, Augie says there are 8 different hops in it and 2 rounds of dry hopping. I know from some articles that they use Nugget and Galaxy for bittering and Citra, Cascade, Nugget & Galaxy for late addition/dry hopping. I would think Centennial is in there too. I found other articles where the head brewer Jesse was noted he used Kolsch 2565 as the yeast and it doesn't floc well. Jesse & Augie also noted that they use Atlantic Highlands city water and don't treat it except to push it through a carbon filter to remove chlorine and that the water is a bit higher in salt than typical water due to their close location to the ocean. In looking at an AG version, I'd go with German Pilser malt, 1lb or 2lbs of Michigan 2-row, leave the flaked wheat, but play with the Crystal malt to hit the right SRM. I read somewhere that Augie isn't keen on Crystal though.

Here's the extract recipe I'm playing with. I haven't brewed it myself yet though.

Attempted Carton Boat Beer Clone
OG=1.043, est FG=1.011 est ABV=4.23%
SRM:3.50 IBU=35

5gal target batch

Water:
7gal Poland Spring water(1.5gal lost to evaporation, .5gal lost to trub)

Steeping grains:
1lb Flaked wheat
.33lb Crystal 20L

Fermentables:
5.25lb Briess Pilsen Light DME

Boil Hops:
-60min 1oz Crystal
-60min .25oz Nugget
-5min .33 Galaxy

Irish Moss

Yeast:
Wyeast Kolsch 2565 smack pack with starter

Ferment in primary for 7-10 day. Move to secondary(CO2 purged keg)

Dry Hop 1 - Days 1-4(purge with CO2)
.5oz Citra
.5oz Cascade
.25oz Nugget

Dry Hop 2 - Days 5-8(Leave 1st dry hop batch in, add 2nd dry hop batch in, purge with CO2)
.5oz Citra
.5oz Cascade
.5oz Nugget

Cold crash 3 days

Transfer to serving keg, carb at 12PSI for at least 7 days.

 

[user 190343]

Just had a #brewboner!

Augie responded to me on Untappd about the hops used:

augie c.: nug bitter, then all the cs through the boil cascade heavy, dry hop leans on citra and ammrillo​

Based on his feedback, I'm adjusting the recipe a bit.

Attempted Carton Boat Beer Clone
OG=1.044, est FG=1.011 est ABV=4.3%
SRM:3.50 IBU=37

5gal target batch

Water:
7gal Poland Spring water(1.5gal lost to evaporation, .5gal lost to trub)

Steeping grains:
1lb Flaked wheat
.66lb American Light American Munich Malt - 10L

Fermentables:
5.25lb Briess Pilsen Light DME

Boil Hops:
-60min .5oz Nugget
-5min 1oz Cascade
-5min .25oz Columbus
-5min .25oz Centennial

Irish Moss

Yeast:
Wyeast Kolsch 2565 smack pack with starter

Ferment in primary for 7-10 day. Move to secondary(CO2 purged keg)

Dry Hop 1 - Days 1-4(purge with CO2)
.5oz Citra (maybe 1oz??)
.5oz Amarillo

Dry Hop 2 - Days 5-8(Leave 1st dry hop batch in, add 2nd dry hop batch in, purge with CO2)
.5oz Citra
.5oz Amarillo

Cold crash 3 days

Transfer to serving keg, carb at 12PSI for at least 7 days.


I'll post results when I eventually do get to brewing this. Of course this makes me want to do it tomorrow.

 

[OswaldvW]

Doesn't the Carton Brewing website state that the grains are all German? I would think Pilsner and Munich.

I had the Boat draught this summer down in Asbury Park at an awesome Cuban restaurant. I live in New England so was unfamiliar with the beer. The waiter told me it was a Pilsner. First sip told me otherwise, but I found the beer crisp, tasty and the hop aroma and flavor was amazing. It really was a balance between a summer ale, a Kölsch and a hoppy ale.

How did the recipe turn out?

 

[user 190343]

It turned out great. So good the keg only lasted a few weeks. Untappd link

Attached is a side by side pic

I did add some gelatin to clear it out a bit when cold crashing it. I'm not sure how much it actually helped though.

I'm going to stick with this recipe going forward, but will probably double the dry hop amounts for each dry hop.