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Brewer's Droop IPA

Brewer's Droop IPA

English IPA • All Grain • 6 gal

FartKnocker

Based on a Ballantene IPA, but kicked up a notch. BAM!!!

July 23, 2006 pm 05:33pm

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Ingredients (All Grain6 gal)

  • 6 lbs American 6-row Pale

    American 6-row Pale

    Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.

  • 3 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 1.5 lbs Crystal Malt 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 2 lbs Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Generally a neutral flavor, used to reduce maltiness of beer. Produces beer with a milder, less malty flavor. Uses: Primarily for light Bohemian and Pilsner lagers.

  • 1.5 lbs Corn Sugar

    Corn Sugar

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

  • 1 lbs Candi Sugar Clear

    Candi Sugar Clear

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 1 oz Bullion - 7.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Bullion

    Neutral. Not highly regarded.

  • .5 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1.5 oz Cluster - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 20 min

    Cluster

    Used for bittering and flavor qualities in light and dark American lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • .5 oz Czech Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Magnum - 14.5 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Magnum

    Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.

  • .5 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 oz Hersbrucker - 5.0 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter

    Hersbrucker

    Drier, spicier than Hallertauer. Most important aroma variety in Germany.

  • 4 oz Oak Chips (heavy toast) - (omitted from calculations)

    Oak Chips (heavy toast)

  • Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale™

    Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale™

    Notorious Yeast of European origin with unique fermentation and flavor charateristics. Distinct fruit ester and high flocculation provide a malty complex profile, which clears well. Thorough diacetyl rest is recommended after fermentation is complete.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Subcategory: A - English IPA

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.064 1.050 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.002 1.010 - 1.018
Color: 12.0 SRM 8 - 14
Alcohol: 8.2% ABV 5% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 64.2 IBU 40 - 60

Discussion

FartKnocker

I know the yeast seems crazy for this brew...

2006-08-19 8:06pm

...but I wanted to put a certain kinda of twist on an excellent IPA & I think this yeast along with a higher gravity/alcohol content imbodies everything I'm trying to create.

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