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Icicle Creek IPA

Icicle Creek IPA

American IPA • All Grain • 4.5 gal

Icicle Creek IPA

A strong IPA (or mellow Imperial IPA) this is my favorite IPA recips. It starts bitter but quickly trasitions to a nutty flavor with a strong floral-citrus finish. Mash in 1t 150F for 60 min-no mash out. Dry hop for 1 week before kegging.

May 11, 2011 pm 04:20pm

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Ingredients (All Grain4.5 gal)

  • 10.8 lbs 2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess

    2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess

    Mild malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Base malt for all beer styles • Smoother, less grainy flavor than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slightly higher yield than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slight lower protein than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .9 lbs 2-Row Caramel Malt 40L; Briess

    2-Row Caramel Malt 40L; Briess

    Sweet, Caramel, Toffee. S Characteristics & Applications: • In contrast to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • 2-Row Caramel Malt 40L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts golden to light red color. • Use 3-7% for Pilsener-style beers for balance. • Use 5-15% to provide color, sweetness and color to light amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .45 lbs Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess

    Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess

    Characteristics & Applications: • The endosperm is completely glassy and will appear to be darker than standard Brewers Malt. • Carapils® is a very unique dextrine-style malt that adds body, foam retention, and beer stability without influencing color or flavor. • Use to upgrade all types of beer, including light colored beers. • The non-fermentables in Carapils® are very advantageous in balancing body and flavor of dark colored beers. • May be used with or without other specialty malts. • Low usage of 1-5% will help achieve desired results. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .45 lbs Victory® Malt; Briess

    Victory® Malt; Briess

    Biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • With an aroma of baking bread, Victory® Malt is great in Nut Brown Ales and other dark beers. • Special processing develops the biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors that are distinctive in Victory® Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 1.0 oz Columbus - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Columbus

    Used mainly for bittering with some flavor qualities as well. Aroma is pleasant.

  • .5 oz Simcoe® - 14.4 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • .5 oz Simcoe® - 14.4 AA% whole; boiled 10 min

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • 0.5 oz Cascade - 6.3 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1.0 oz Cascade - 6.3 AA% whole; added dry to secondary fermenter

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 tsp Irish Moss - add @ 30 boild time (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

    A dried red-brown marine algae. Fining agent to remove large proteins. Negatively charged polymer attracts positively charged protein-tannin complexes (extracted from grain husks and hops) during the boil. This action is aided by the clumping of proteins in the boiling process. Irish moss settles to the bottom of the brew kettle with spent hops and hot break material at the end of the boil.

  • Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Subcategory: B - American IPA

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.068 1.056 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 1.010 - 1.018
Color: 12.6 SRM 6 - 15
Alcohol: 7.1% ABV 5.5% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 85.8 IBU 40 - 70

Discussion

Icicle Creek IPA

Hoopy yet balanced

2011-06-13 5:00pm

I can't believe how well this turned out. I've made 3 batches and need to brew another soon. It goes fast. While it is defintely a beer for hopheads it is just malty enough to feel balanced so it appeals to a pretty broad group of beer drinkers.

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