London Calling
English IPA • All Grain • 5.5 gal
A shout out from NW US for Big Ben's anniversary. This turned out nice and crisp, with a hint of oak, perfect for summer.
July 19, 2009 pm 04:08pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 11.5 lbs
Golden Promise Pale
Golden Promise Pale
An especially sweet and clean variety of barley which results in full and malty sweet beer. It has superb hush integrity and delivers fast and consistent mash tun drainage. This malt variety is perfect for brewing up a clear, bright pint.
- .25 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 0.5 lbs
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Toasty, biscuity, sour, tangy flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Excellent for Nut Brown Ales, Porter and other dark beer styles. • Special processing develops unique Toasty, Biscuity, Sour, Tangy flavors distinctive to Special Roast Malt . • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- 0.25 lbs
Crystal Malt 120°L
Crystal Malt 120°L
Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.
- 0.25 lbs
Malto Dextrin
Malto Dextrin
Adds body and mouthfeel. For all extract beers. Does not ferment.
- 1.5 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1.0 oz
Fuggle - 6.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1.0 oz
Willamette - 4.3 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 2.0 oz
Fuggle - 3.4 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 0.5 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1.0 oz
Willamette - 4.3 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 1.0 oz
Fuggle - 3.4 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1.0 oz
Fuggle - 3.4 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1.0 oz
Oak Chips - (omitted from calculations)
Oak Chips
- 1.0 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
-
Wyeast 1028 London Ale™
Wyeast 1028 London Ale™
Rich with a dry finish, minerally profile, bold and crisp, with some fruitiness.
Notes
OG = 1.064 TG = 1.012 6.8% ABV
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: | 1.014 | 1.010 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 12.9 SRM | 8 - 14 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.6% ABV | 5% - 7.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 67.1 IBU | 40 - 60 |
Discussion
4 out of 5 Yummy Stars
2009-08-18 10:45pm
I will definitely brew this again. I enjoyed getting back to the more traditional IPA. If anything, I wish there would have been more oak, it soaked with the chips in a 2ndary for 2 weeks. I would have gone longer if it weren't for the dry hops.
