nostalgia
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This was definitely not what I expected from an IPA. The kit came with oak chips, which I'd never had in an IPA before, but I've been told by some that an oaked IPA is a thing of beauty, so I was pretty excited about the project.
It came with a 1# big bag of "crystal grain". I got 3gal of water up to 165F, killed the heat and dropped the grain in. I wrapped the pot up with some wool blankets and set the timer for 40 minutes.
When I came back the water was dark, dark brown. Again, not what I was expecting from an IPA.
The rest was uneventful. Added 1 can of Amber LME off the heat after coming back to a boil, then 1oz Pilgrim pellets after boiling again. At 35 minutes I added the other can of Amber LME. At 45 minutes I added 1oz of First Gold hop pellets.
Cooled it down in a water bath, added it to 2gal cold water, shook it well, added the previously steamed oak chips, rehydrated and pitched yeast.
OG came in 1 point high at 1.053.
So while not what I expected, I'm really looking forward to this one
-Joe
It came with a 1# big bag of "crystal grain". I got 3gal of water up to 165F, killed the heat and dropped the grain in. I wrapped the pot up with some wool blankets and set the timer for 40 minutes.
When I came back the water was dark, dark brown. Again, not what I was expecting from an IPA.
The rest was uneventful. Added 1 can of Amber LME off the heat after coming back to a boil, then 1oz Pilgrim pellets after boiling again. At 35 minutes I added the other can of Amber LME. At 45 minutes I added 1oz of First Gold hop pellets.
Cooled it down in a water bath, added it to 2gal cold water, shook it well, added the previously steamed oak chips, rehydrated and pitched yeast.
OG came in 1 point high at 1.053.
So while not what I expected, I'm really looking forward to this one
-Joe