Hopstrosity
American IPA • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Great malt flavor balanced by citrus and piney hops.
September 11, 2011 am 09:09am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 11 lbs
Pale Ale Malt; Rahr
Pale Ale Malt; Rahr
A principal ingredient of cask ales using heritage barleys.
- .5 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.
- .5 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.
- .5 lbs
Munich 10L Malt; Briess
Munich 10L Malt; Briess
Golden orange hue with a robust malty flavor.
- 1.25 oz
Galena - 12.2 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Galena
Neutral. This hop can be very bitter, but blends well with finishing hops. Used in American ales and lagers, but suitable for all beer styles. Aroma is medium but pleasant.
- 1 oz
Simcoe® - 11.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Simcoe®
Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.
- 1 oz
Simcoe® - 11.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Simcoe®
Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.
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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.
Notes
used 2L starter dough in to hold at 152 for 60 min raise to 168 for 10 rinse with 170 collected 7 gal of wort The simcoe were wet so there was really no bittering factor for the flavor and aroma additions. I added the flavor addition at 25 min and the aroma at flame out Fermented at 66 for one week Dry hopped with 1 oz total mix of Simcoe, Amarillo and Cascade
Style (BJCP)
Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)
Subcategory: B - American IPA
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.057 | 1.056 - 1.075 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 12.2 SRM | 6 - 15 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.0% ABV | 5.5% - 7.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 73.9 IBU | 40 - 70 |
