HerbalJoe's White Mountain IPA
American IPA • All Grain • 6.75 gal
TMBC IPA clone attempt #3. It has changed so much at this point that it has evolved into my own beer.
July 5, 2008 am 10:45am
Ingredients (All Grain, 6.75 gal)
- 13.5 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
German Dark Munich
German Dark Munich
Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 20°L
Crystal Malt 20°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .5 lbs
Weyermann CaraMunich® III; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraMunich® III; Weyermann
Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 1.75 oz
Columbus - 12.3 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Columbus
Used mainly for bittering with some flavor qualities as well. Aroma is pleasant.
- 1 oz
Ahtanum® - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Ahtanum®
Good for lagers, american ales, Floral. citrus, sharp and piney.
- 1.25 oz
Centennial - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 2 oz
Crystal - 4.4 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Crystal
Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.
- 2 oz
Cascade - 6.3 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
Amarillo® - 8.3 AA% pellets; boiled 0 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.
- .5 oz
Glacier - 8.3 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
Glacier
An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 6.3 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .5 oz
Ahtanum® - 5.5 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
Ahtanum®
Good for lagers, american ales, Floral. citrus, sharp and piney.
- .5 oz
Chinook (Pellets, 11.4 %AA) used as Dry Hop - (omitted from calculations)
Chinook (Pellets, 11.4 %AA) used as Dry Hop
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Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™
Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™
Fruitier and more flocculant than 1056, slightly nutty, soft, clean, slightly tart finish.
Notes
Mash at 148F. Boil 90 minutes. Ferment at 66F. Raise to 72F at end. The final additions of Amarillo and Cascade were done with a HopBack. The Crystal whole hops were ground in a coffee grinder and added directly to the wort.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)
Subcategory: B - American IPA
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.063 | 1.056 - 1.075 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 10.9 SRM | 6 - 15 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.7% ABV | 5.5% - 7.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 101.9 IBU | 40 - 70 |
Discussion
Brewed 7/3/08
2008-07-05 11:04am
Brewed this batch using bottled spring water. Added 1 tsp Burton water salt mix (potassium chloride, Epsom salts, and gypsum), 1 tsp "5.2" mash stabilizer, and 1/8 tsp acid blend to the strike water. Ended up with a mash pH of 5.0 throughout the mash and throughout sparging. This is slightly lower than desired and I will probably leave out the acid blend next time. I also measured the gravity of my final runnings at the end of sparging and it was 1.040. Holy cow! After chilling and racking wort to a carboy I let it sit in the fridge for another 2 hours so the break material could settle out. Then I racked it to another carboy leaving all the trub behind. Pitched a 2.5 liter active starter at 12:00 midnight. By morning fermentation was very active. OG = 1.062 #73
Kegged & Dry Hopped 7/13/08
2008-07-14 11:17pm
Racked it to a keg and added the dry hops in a hop sack. Put a little co2 pressure in the keg to seal it and letting it sit at 70F for about a week. So far, it's extremely citrusy and has a very light almost yellow color.
