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HerbalJoe's White Mountain IPA III

HerbalJoe's White Mountain IPA III

American IPA • All Grain • 7 gal

Herbaljoe

Yet another iteration of this IPA which I am relentlessly tweaking to perfection.

September 4, 2008 am 12:20am

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Ingredients (All Grain7 gal)

  • 14 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 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

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

  • .5 lbs American Munich

    American Munich

    Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.

  • .5 lbs Weyermann CaraMunich® III; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraMunich® III; Weyermann

    Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.

  • 1 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 1 oz Warrior® - 16.4 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Warrior®

    New hop with much potential. Very stable.

  • .25 oz Chinook - 14.3 AA% whole; 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 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.

  • 1 oz Amarillo® - 8.3 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.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 6.3 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 oz Simcoe® - 12.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • 1 oz Centennial - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min

    Centennial

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

  • .75 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.

  • 1 oz Simcoe (Pellets, 12 AA) used as Dry Hop - (omitted from calculations)

    Simcoe (Pellets, 12 AA) used as Dry Hop

  • 1 oz Centennial (Pellets, 8 AA) used as Dry Hop - (omitted from calculations)

    Centennial (Pellets, 8 AA) used as Dry Hop

  • 1 oz Amarillo (Pellets, 8.3 AA) added at end of boil. - (omitted from calculations)

    Amarillo (Pellets, 8.3 AA) added at end of boil.

  • 1 tsp Whirlfloc tablet boiled for 10 minutes. - (omitted from calculations)

    Whirlfloc tablet boiled for 10 minutes.

  • 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 149F. Boil 90 minutes. Pitch at 64F. Ferment at 66F. Raise to 71F at end. *Note: Don't forget the 2oz. Cascade at end of boil. There were not enough boxes for me to include it in the calculations.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Subcategory: B - American IPA

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.065 1.056 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.018
Color: 11.8 SRM 6 - 15
Alcohol: 6.9% ABV 5.5% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 88.8 IBU 40 - 70

Discussion

Herbaljoe

Brewed 8/24/08

2008-09-04 12:27am

Couldn't sleep, got up early and began the brew at 6:00AM. Used 2 gal. spring water 2 gal tap water 1/4 tsp gypsum 3/8 tsp acid for 5.2 pH strike water. Strike temp = 164F. Hit mash temp of 148F. Added 1 qt. boiling water to step up to 149F. Recirculated mash. After 1 hour the mash pH was 5.4. Sparge water was 4 gal tap 2 gal spring 3/4 tsp acid at 172F. Mashout temp was 160F. Mash pH after sparge was 5.45. Final runoff was 8.5 gal. at 1.049 OG. Boiled 110 min. Final Gravity = 1.064. Chilled to 70F, placed in fridge for 3 hours. Racked wort off trub into another carboy. Pitched 1.5L active starter at 64F and oxygenated. #82

Herbaljoe

Dry Hopeed 9/2/08

2008-09-04 12:30am

Placed dry hops loose in keg. Put SS braid on dip tube to keep hop matter in keg. Racked beer to keg after purging with CO2. Racked by pushing CO2 into carboy and displacing the beer into keg. Completely closed system. Will dry hop for about 1 week then rack to another keg.

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