Whitecap Bay IPA
American IPA • Extract • 5 gal
Aye! Hands aloft and bear away! Stave on ahead to Whitecap Bay!
December 28, 2011 am 12:41am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1.25 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 3.0 lbs
Dry Amber; Muntons
Dry Amber; Muntons
Used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- 5.0 lbs
Liquid Light; Muntons
Liquid Light; Muntons
Selected English lager malt is used to produce this fine consistent light malt extract.
- 2.0 oz
Chinook - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- 1.0 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1.0 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
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White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
From Northern California. This strain is more fruity than WLP001, and slightly more flocculant. Attenuation is lower, resulting in a fuller bodied beer than with WLP001.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)
Subcategory: B - American IPA
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.069 | 1.056 - 1.075 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.010 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 14.4 SRM | 6 - 15 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.3% ABV | 5.5% - 7.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 119.7 IBU | 40 - 70 |
Discussion
fermentation
2011-12-28 6:23pm
What is your 1st and secondary fermentation times like?
No secondary
2011-12-28 10:46pm
Actually I don't do secondary anymore yeast do a wonderful job of cleaning up after themselves. Just let it sit in primary for 3 to 4 weeks then bottle. Sorry, that's really a matter of preference, if you were to do a secondary I would say 5 to 10 days in primary then 10 to 14 in secondary should be good.
Brewed last night
2012-02-01 4:03pm
Had to tweak the recipe a little due to the LHBS not having Simcoe hops so I substituted Chinook and added 1oz of Amarillo at 15 min left to boil. I also used Beersmith to calculate ingredients which estimated the IBU's at 60 and the ABV at 6.2%, we'll see. About 14 hrs later and it is happily bubbling away. Should be good, cant wait.
Opened first one tonite
2012-04-07 9:00pm
This was bottled on 3/25 and I stuck a 6 pack in the fridge yesterday opened the first one tonite and it is very drinkable almost dangerously so. The profile, however, is not what I was shooting for. The hop schedule sucked!! The beer starts and finishes nice and bitter, it sorta grabs the sides of your tongue and hangs on but thats about it. I changed the hop schedule to get some flavor and aroma. I am switching my bittering hop from Chinook to Warrior and adding Columbus instead of Cascade 45min into boil and adding some .5oz dry hop additions of Warrior, Columbus and Amarillo in secondary, I'm gonna say....3 to five days prior to bottling. Yes, I will be doing a secondary with this one next time.
