
Hop-Fu Recipe from NHC 2010
Imperial IPA • All Grain • 14 gal
National gold medal in IPA category for 2 years.
January 27, 2013 pm 08:52pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 14 gal)
- 32.5 lbs
Pale Ale Malt; Rahr
Pale Ale Malt; Rahr
A principal ingredient of cask ales using heritage barleys.
- 1.4 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.
- .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.
- 1 oz
Chinook - 10.9 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- 2.6 oz
Warrior® - 15.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Warrior®
New hop with much potential. Very stable.
- 1.8 oz
Tomahawk® - 17.6 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Tomahawk®
Tomahawk® is a bittering hop of recent origin, bred by Charles Zimmermann. It is the first commercially grown “Super Alpha” variety. In 1998 it contributed to 11% of the USA hop crop.
- 1.5 oz
Simcoe® - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Simcoe®
Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.
- 2 oz
Amarillo® - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 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.
- 2 oz
Citra® - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 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.
- 2 oz
Tomahawk® - 17.6 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Tomahawk®
Tomahawk® is a bittering hop of recent origin, bred by Charles Zimmermann. It is the first commercially grown “Super Alpha” variety. In 1998 it contributed to 11% of the USA hop crop.
- 2 oz
Amarillo® - 7.5 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
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.
- 4 oz
Citra® - 13.0 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary 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.
- 2 oz
Simcoe® - 13.0 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
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
2 oz each (for 14 gallon batch) Amarillo and Simcooe added to flameout hops. 2 oz (for 14 gallon batch) Simcoe added to dry hop for 7 days. Ferment at 68 degrees. This recipe was created by Kelsey McNair. Not me.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)
Subcategory: C - Imperial IPA
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.067 | 1.075 - 1.090 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.020 | ![]() |
Color: | 9.7 SRM | 8 - 15 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 7.4% ABV | 7.5% - 10% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 117.0 IBU | 60 - 120 | ![]() |