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blood of the unicorn

blood of the unicorn

American IPA • All Grain • 6 gal

Rippe

Red ipa. Wet hopped

September 7, 2014 pm 12:46pm

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Ingredients (All Grain6 gal)

  • 10 lbs Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®

    Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®

    Czech-grown two-row spring barley. Traditional, authentic floor malt produced in Czech. Republic according to highest Weyermann® quality standards. Up to 100% of total grain bill. All lagers (especially Czech. Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener) as well as low-alcohol, “light”, and ales.

  • 4 lbs Munich 10L Malt; Briess

    Munich 10L Malt; Briess

    Robust malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Adds a pronounced malty flavor without adding non-fermentables or affecting foam. • Small amounts added to the grist will improve the malty flavor and give a richer color to low gravity brews. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 1 lbs 2-Row Caramel Malt 80L; Briess

    2-Row Caramel Malt 80L; Briess

    Pronounced Caramel, Slight Burnt Sugar, Raisiny, Prune. 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 80L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts red to deep red color. • Use 3-15% in Amber and Red beers. • Use 10-15% in Bock beers. • Use 7-15% in Dark beers. • Use 10-15% in Porter and Stout. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .5 lbs Special Roast Malt; Briess

    Special Roast Malt; Briess

    Toasty, biscuity, sour, tangy flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Excellent for Nut Brown Ales, Porter and other dark beer styles. • Special processing develops unique Toasty, Biscuity, Sour, Tangy flavors distinctive to Special Roast Malt . • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .25 lbs Rye Malt; Briess

    Rye Malt; Briess

    Deep red color with a distinctive earthy flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Because of its pronounced rye flavor, we using in 5% increments until desired flavor is achieved. • Rye Malt is fully modified. It performs well in a single temperature infusion mash if used at less than 20% of total grist. Over 20% a slow lautering time may be experience. Add rice hulls when using more than 20%.

  • .125 lbs Chocolate Wheat Malt; Weyermann®

    Chocolate Wheat Malt; Weyermann®

    German-grown top-quality wheat (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Processed slowly and thoroughly by our drum process. Evenly roasted, coffee-brown, aromatic kernels. Adds deep-opaque color and complex flavors to very dark ales. Recommended Quantities: Up to 5% Suitability (beer styles): Ales only: Dunkelweizen, Altbier, specialty ales

  • 0.35 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1 lbs Corn Sugar

    Corn Sugar

    Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.

  • 1 oz Centennial - 9.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Centennial

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

  • 1 oz Centennial - 9.5 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    Centennial

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

  • 1 oz Centennial - 9.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Centennial

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

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

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 oz Chinook - 12.1 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.

  • 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

Mash Hopped 1/2 oz Chinook, and 1/2 oz Centennial Boiled 1/2 oz Chinook, and 1/2 oz Centennial Yeast San Diago Super Yeast Used about a gallon bag of Cascade Wet Hops fresh picked off my hop vine. 1/2 added with 20 minutes 1/2 at flameout.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Subcategory: B - American IPA

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.061 1.056 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.010 - 1.018
Color: 18.0 SRM 6 - 15
Alcohol: 6.4% ABV 5.5% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 99.4 IBU 40 - 70

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