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Choad Spanker IPA
American IPA • All Grain • 5 gal
A slightly malty IPA with late hop additions for a bold hop flavor and aroma.
August 23, 2007 am 10:14am
5.0/5.0 1 rating
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 11 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
- .75 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .25 lbs
Crystal Malt 120°L
Crystal Malt 120°L
Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.
- .75 lbs
Dextrine Malt
Dextrine Malt
In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.
- .5 lbs
Munich Malt
Munich Malt
Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles
- .75 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 oz
Amarillo® - 8.5 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
Cascade - 6.7 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 2 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.
-
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 at 152F for 60 minutes. Boil 60 minutes. Ferment at 67F. Brewed this recipe with some friends at a beer tasting celebration. It was loosely based on Mike McDole's IPA recipe.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)
Subcategory: B - American IPA
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.064 | 1.056 - 1.075 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 14.2 SRM | 6 - 15 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.7% ABV | 5.5% - 7.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 79.0 IBU | 40 - 70 | |
Discussion
Brewed 8/25/07
2007-08-26 10:43pm
Brewed this batch with some friends during a homebrew beer party on 8/25/07 and pitched 2 packs of 1056 at 10PM. By 8:30 the next morning it was going strong. Ended up with only 4.25 gallons and 1.050 gravity. Still not sure why I'm getting such low efficiency sometimes. #12
Update 9/2/07
2007-09-07 10:40pm
Fermentation is pretty much complete. Going to give it a few more days before bottling it up.
Bottled 9/5/07
2007-09-07 10:41pm
Final gravity reading is 1.009 which equals 6.1% ABV. Not quite as high as I was shooting for, but not too bad. Also tasted the beer tonight. The Amarillo hops are very noticeable in the aroma - very citrusy and a little tangy. This also carries through in the flavor, but the malt is detectable and has a fairly sweet crystal character. Not much roastyness. Has a good amount of bitterness which is relatively smooth and not overwhelming. The hop character is very apparent and almost has a lemony character to it, which I somewhat expected due to using a variety of citrusy hops. I find it appealing although a little over the top. I'm sure it will mellow with age. After a couple weeks this should be a pretty solid brew. If I were to change this recipe I'd swap in a more piney or herbal hop for the flavor/aroma and I'd add a little bit more bittering.
Tasting update 9/6/07
2007-09-07 10:42pm
WOW! Here's an update: HOLY FREAKING GRAPEFRUIT. And, holy freaking nice bitterness. Drinking one of these right now and it's already a little carbonated. The nose on this beer is intensely grapefruity (but not so intense that it isn't enjoyable). Flavor is a little sweet and also a very strong grapefruit flavor. Not too surprising I suppose considering the ass load of Amarillo, Cascade, and Centennial that I dumped in at the end of the boil. It's amazing to see what characters all these different hop varieties add to beer. While this particular aroma/flavor is not my favorite, I do still find this beer very enjoyable and drinkable; and that's saying a lot considering it's only 1 day after bottling. I now think the bitterness is just right. It really hits you after you swallow and have some time to think about it. I can only imagine how nice this brew is going to be after aging for 2 months or so... assuming I can save some that long.
Another update 9/7/07
2007-09-07 10:48pm
This beer is really great. The grapefruit character is really enjoyable. The flavor is so clean and crisp. It's amazing what a difference it makes to ferment at the proper temperature. I can't taste any off flavors or esters or anything unpleasant. It's got a great mildly sweet malt character and the bitterness really cuts through at just the right time, just after swallowing. The color is a nice dark amber that is already almost completely clear. After a few weeks in the fridge it should be perfect. It's hard to even remember that this beer still needs a good deal of carbonation because the flavor is so great already. With the correct amount of carbonation it is really going to be a treat.
Update 9/14/07
2007-09-14 7:17pm
Been drinking the hell out of this one. Really enjoying it, but it still is somewhat under-carbonated. I think I actually used too little priming sugar. Oh well, it's still great.
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