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Backyard Little Sumpin

Backyard Little Sumpin

Imperial IPA • Partial Mash • 5 gal

Backyard Home Brewers

I'm brewing a Little Sumpin during our "Learn to Home Brew" class on Sept 8th. A huge burst of citrus fruit and wheat grains. Big notes of grapefruit, orange peel, pineapple, mango, lemon, and apricot. Solid mix of herbal, earthy hops and spicy pine resin.

August 31, 2012 am 09:54am

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Ingredients (Partial Mash5 gal)

  • 3 lbs White Wheat; Rahr

    White Wheat; Rahr

    Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.

  • 1 lbs American Caramel 10°L

    American Caramel 10°L

    This malt is light in color with a sweet caramel flavor. It is a great malt for light lagers and ales.

  • 5 lbs CBW® Golden Light Liquid (Malt Extract); Briess

    CBW® Golden Light Liquid (Malt Extract); Briess

    Malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • CBW® Golden Light is a liquid, 100% pure malted barley extract made from 100% Briess malt and water. • CBW® Golden Light can be used in the production of all extract beer styles and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers. • Advantages of using extract in a brewhouse include: o Save time. o Increase capacity/boost productivity. o Extends the brew size by adding malt solids to the wort. o Boost gravity. o Adjust color. o Improve body and head retention. • Briess Malt & Ingredients Company is the only vertically integrated malting company in North America. That means we make our pure malt extracts from our own malt so you are assured of receiving only the fullest flavored, freshest, pure malt extracts for top brewhouse performance. Applications: • All styles of extract beer, and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers.

  • 2.5 lbs Wheat; John Bull

    Wheat; John Bull

    Golden & highly flavorsome. Lager malt extract & wheat syrup.

  • .50 oz Simcoe® - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • .50 oz Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% pellets; boiled 40 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.

  • .25 oz Simcoe® - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • .25 oz Apollo - 17.0 AA% pellets; boiled 25 min

    Apollo

    This super high alpha variety was developed by the Hopsteiner Breeding Program and released in 2006. It is resistant to powdery and downy mildew. The very high alpha, good storage stability and low cohumulone ratio makes it an excellent choice for bittering. Added late into the boil it provides a strong grapefruit and hoppy note.—usahops.org

  • .75 oz Citra® - 12.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Citra®

    Citra™ is a special aroma hop variety developed by the Hop Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC). It was released in 2007. Citra™ has fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of cohumulone content. The variety imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.

  • 1 oz Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Centennial

    Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.

  • .50 oz Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 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.

  • .75 oz Apollo - 17.0 AA% pellets; added dry to primary fermenter

    Apollo

    This super high alpha variety was developed by the Hopsteiner Breeding Program and released in 2006. It is resistant to powdery and downy mildew. The very high alpha, good storage stability and low cohumulone ratio makes it an excellent choice for bittering. Added late into the boil it provides a strong grapefruit and hoppy note.—usahops.org

  • .25 oz Simcoe® - 13.0 AA% pellets; added dry to primary fermenter

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • .25 oz Citra® - 12.0 AA% pellets; added dry to primary fermenter

    Citra®

    Citra™ is a special aroma hop variety developed by the Hop Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC). It was released in 2007. Citra™ has fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of cohumulone content. The variety imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.

  • 1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - 20 min (omitted from calculations)

    Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss)

    Enhanced Irish Moss in convenient tablet form

  • White Labs WLP008 East Coast Ale

    White Labs WLP008 East Coast Ale

    Our "Brewer Patriot" strain can be used to reproduce many of the American versions of classic beer styles. Similar neutral character of WLP001, but less attenuation, less accentuation of hop bitterness, increased flocculation, and a little tartness. Very

Style (BJCP)

Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Subcategory: C - Imperial IPA

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.072 1.075 - 1.090
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.010 - 1.020
Color: 9.9 SRM 8 - 15
Alcohol: 7.9% ABV 7.5% - 10%
Bitterness: 70.8 IBU 60 - 120

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