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iiPA

Imperial IPA • Extract • 5 gal

mvillerob

GRAPEFRUIT flavor slightly sweet with a well balanced overall flavor. the best beer we have brewed so far.

August 14, 2011 pm 09:48pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1.0 lbs American Caramel 20°L

    American Caramel 20°L

    Provides color, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • 12 lbs Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 1 lbs Barley Flakes; Gilbertson & Page

    Barley Flakes; Gilbertson & Page

    Mash Ready Barley Flakes will lend a rich, grainy taste and will increase head retention, creaminess, and body. Can be used in amounts of up to 40% of grist total.

  • 1.5 oz Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 20 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 oz Simcoe® - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 10 min

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • .5 oz Simcoe® - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • 1 oz Simcoe® - 13.0 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • 2 tsp Irish Moss - (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.

  • White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale

    White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale

    From one of the six Trappist breweries remaining in the world, this yeast produces the distinctive fruitiness and plum characteristics. Excellent yeast for high gravity beers, Belgian ales, dubbels and trippels.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Subcategory: C - Imperial IPA

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.093 1.075 - 1.090
Terminal Gravity: 1.017 1.010 - 1.020
Color: 11.6 SRM 8 - 15
Alcohol: 10.1% ABV 7.5% - 10%
Bitterness: 78.6 IBU 60 - 120

Discussion

mvillerob

Citrus IIPA, Trapist yeast adds to the fruit flavor

2011-11-15 9:17am

We kept the temp low for Ale 65 degrees F.

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