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Rayface IPA

Rayface IPA

English IPA • All Grain • 5 gal

Marc Rehfuss

September 8, 2001 am 07:18am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 9 lbs English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

    All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.

  • 1.5 lbs German Dark Munich

    German Dark Munich

    Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Biscuit

    Belgian Biscuit

    Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.

  • .5 oz Magnum - 15.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 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 Magnum - 15.1 AA% pellets; 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.

  • 2 oz Tettnanger - 6.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Crystal - 4.1 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • .5 oz Tettnanger - 6.8 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 2 tsp gypsum added to mash - (omitted from calculations)

    gypsum added to mash

  • Wyeast 1742 Swedish Porter

    Wyeast 1742 Swedish Porter

    Floral nose, malty finish. Stark beer Nordic style of unknown origin.

Notes

I used Santiam hops (not Tettanger-- Santiam wasn't listed) for the 15 minute addition. Santiam is a Tettanger x Hallertauer hybrid. At 5 minutes I added 1/2 oz Santiam + 1.2 oz Crystal, and at flameout I added 1 oz. of Santiam. Wort was aerated w/ oxygen. Fermentation was 7 days in glass at 66 degrees, secondary was 2 weeks in glass at 64 degrees with one ounce of whole crystal flowers. I was shooting for a 1.070 OG, but got a higher than expected effiency. Let this brew age for a least a month before consumption. It's got a floral and spicy hop bouquet and an assertive but clean bitterness. Very smooth and full mouthfeel with complex maltiness matches well with the hop bitterness. Maris Otter + belgian grains are a fantastic combination. Great head retention lasts all the way to the last sip. This is a fairly big and complex beer, and needs to be sipped or it might catch up with you. It isn't one dimensional in hop (citrusy) and malt profile like many American IPAs.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Subcategory: A - English IPA

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.070 1.050 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.018
Color: 13.0 SRM 8 - 14
Alcohol: 7.6% ABV 5% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 79.5 IBU 40 - 60

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