Brewing a hoppy American IPA today, hopped with simcoe & citra during the boil but will be dry hopped with these aswell.
Here is the recipe:
Style: American IPA OG: 1.050
Type: All Grain FG: 1.015
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 4.59 %
Calories: 165 IBU's: 66.93
Efficiency: 60 % Boil Size: 17.98 L
Color: 6.9 SRM Batch Size: 15.00 L
Boil Time: 60 minutes
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Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
4.00 kg 88.89 % Crushed Pale Malt 60 mins 1.038
0.50 kg 11.11 % Barley, Flaked 60 mins 1.036
Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
20.00 g 40.95 Simcoe 60 mins 13.00
10.00 g 10.32 Citra 15 mins 13.20
10.00 g 7.43 Simcoe 10 mins 13.00
10.00 g 4.15 Citra 5 mins 13.20
10.00 g 4.08 Simcoe 5 mins 13.00
20.00 g 0.00 Citra 0 mins 13.20
15.00 g 0.00 Simcoe 0 mins 13.00
45.00 g Simcoe 5 days 13.00
60.00 g Citra 5 days 13.20
Just getting my strike water to 80c and aiming for a 65 – 67c mash temperature.
14:20 - Water up to temperature, malt and barley added. Temps are a little high, so left the lid off and turned boiler off.
15:20 – 60 minutes have elapsed. The temperature is doing very well and holding at around 68c. I’ve got a towel and a sheet around the FV but kept the lid off. I thought the temperature would go down, as my kitchen is around 19c today but it’s holding nicely. I’m slightly concerned that it won’t be strong enough, but I can always add sugar at secondary fermentation to bring it up a few ABV…
It’s smelling good. I think that I’m all set for the boil and hop addition in 30 minutes. I’m just throwing them in, sod any hop bags. I’ll worry about the mess later. Hops are measured out and separated into their individual bowls which makes things easier. Anyway, poured myself a beer and just waiting around.
Cleaned my FVs. Yes, multiple ones. I’ve always brewed in big 5 gallon blue containers but I think they are past their best so I’m using 3 x 1 gallon glass demijohns. It’s a bit of a hassle, but sod it. Needs must. I’ve spent a lot already so didn’t fancy buying a brewing bucket, even though it would make things easier. I’ve got a syphon, so will just have to syphon it and be careful not to make much of a mess.
15:50 – Finish mash.
Hauled the bag out of the boiler, bloody hell that’s heavy! Next time I think the boiler should be on the floor to make it easier. Lifting a saturated grain bag (with 4.5kg of wet grain in) to face height is hard. But I’m all man – rar.
Drained a fair bit off, and pressed some extra out of it. Happy with how much is in my boiler. As I was draining it I recall Seabiscuit saying that some rubber gloves would be useful here. I wish I had some!
16.15 – Boil is on.
First hops added – 20g Simcoe
16.35 – DISASTER! My plate covering the element has come off. It’s not a huge problem, once I eventually dig it out but it was also going to be my hop filter. Oh well, a few hops in the beer isn’t a great problem.
17.00 – Second hops (10g Citra)
17.05 – Third hops (10g Simcoe)
17.10 – Fourth hops – (10g citra & 10g Simcoe)
17.15 – Fifth Hops – 20g Citra & 15g Simcoe)
17.15 – All hops are added, and I’ve taken it off the boil I don’t have an immersion chiller so waiting for it to come down to temperature a bit before putting into my FV. I’ll then chill the FV in the bath to 16c and pitch the yeast..
18.15 – This is taking for ever! Haha, at least I’m all cleaned up. Just waiting for temps to come down. I don’t understand heattransfer, but all being well it should be done by 18.45. Then rehydrate yeast, pitch and put FVs away and I’ll be done for 19.00. Just under 5 hours, doesn’t seem too bad! Saying I had a 90 minute mash…
19.00 – Took a gravity reading at 20c. It’s 1.060. Yeast hydrating.
19.12 - Yeast pitched. FVs popped away.
And there we have it, that's my brew. Let's see how it turns out. Here are some pictures:
My brewsheet, pinned to the wall. Got important stuff like times, amounts, beer stains
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4kg of malt, 500g of flaked barley:
My hops! That's about 1/2 of them. Another bunch going in the FVs in 5 days or so:
A really bad picture of me doughing in:
The water and malt, doing it's shiz!
Removing the wet malt leaving behind the lovely wort:
Spent hops, pain to clean up!
And this is them ready to be put away for a while, and my cat.
Thanks to Seabiscuit for getting me back into brewing, and thank you Sam for the recipe and the help you've given me. Cat, you're not getting any thanks.
