Sweetwater IPA Clone

[redbone]

Wow, talk about de-railing a topic. gg

 

[WackyBrew]

Wow, this beer a marine friend of mine at work loves so much. i just gotta make it for him.

 

[ram5ey]

420, IPA, Georgia Brown and Low RYEder IPA all use Wyeast 1968 Fullers ESB. Brewer mentioned it yesterday at AHA rally.

 

[jabergess]

I'm going to give this clone a try. I'll start with the Grapefruit bomb recipe, even if it doesn't have the exact hops that Sweetwater says they have. I live just outside the Atlanta area, I can do plenty of side by side comparisons.

 

[HopsForDays]

I just brewed my first batch and it was this SW clone. How did it come out for the guys that gave it a try?

 

[jabergess]

I wouldn't call mine a Sweetwater, but it's a great beer. Mine is still missing that over the top citrus hop flavor. I've been discussing this on another thread in here but I don't believe it is the recipe's fault.

 

[HopsForDays]

I'm a little over two weeks in, anything you would recommend to get that big grapefruit/citrus flavor by making any fruit/hop additions if I transfer it into a secondary.

 

[CPORT546]

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.19 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.77 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.05 gal
Estimated OG: 1.065 SG
Estimated Color: 8.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 63.0 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 82.9 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 84.8 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 7.1 %
10.4 oz Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 3 4.6 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.5 %
1.25 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 46.5 IBUs
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 14.2 IBUs
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 1.0 Hop 7 0.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 8 1.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast 9 -
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Dry Hop 1 Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: BIAB, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 14 lbs 2.4 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 36.91 qt of water at 157.3 F 150.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min 168.0 F 10 min


Recently entered this beer I based off this thread in the Happy Holidays Homebrew Contest here in STL. It took bronze out of 57 entries. I feel it is a solid beer and a good easy drinking IPA.

 

[atli126]

In for trying to make this tonight!

 

[TwoHeart]

Per Sweetwater's website...

Grains – 2-Row, Munich, Wheat, 70/80
Hops – Chinook, Cascade, Columbus finished with Simcoe, US Golding

 

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