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4H IPA

4H IPA

American IPA • All Grain • 5.25 gal

Buzzerj

An extremely smooth and balanced IPA made with homegrown hops.

November 25, 2009 am 10:02am

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5.25 gal)

  • 12.55 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

  • 2.28 lbs American Caramel 10°L

    American Caramel 10°L

    This malt is light in color with a sweet caramel flavor. It is a great malt for light lagers and ales.

  • 0.38 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • 0.8 oz Nugget - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Nugget

    This is very bitter and often used in medium to dark ales and lagers. Aroma is quite heavy and herbal.

  • 0.52 oz Sterling - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Sterling

    Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.

  • 0.52 oz Crystal - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Crystal

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

  • Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

    Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

    The most famous ale yeast strain found across America, now available as a ready-to-pitch dry yeast. Produces well balanced beers with low diacetyl and a very clean, crisp end palate. Sedimentation: low to medium. Final gravity: medium. Pitching instructions: Re-hydrate the dry yeast into yeast cream in a stirred vessel prior to pitching. Sprinkle the dry yeast in 10 times its own weight of sterile water or wort at 27C± 3C(80F ±6F). Once the expected weight of dry yeast is reconstituted into cream by this method (this takes about 15 to 30 minutes), maintain a gentle stirring for another 30 minutes. Then pitch the resultant cream into the fermentation vessel. Alternatively, pitch dry yeast directly in the fermentation vessel providing the temperature of the wort is above 20C(68F). Progressively sprinkle the dry yeast into the wort ensuring the yeast covers all the surface of wort available in order to avoid clumps. Leave for 30 minutes and then mix the wort e.g. using aeration.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

Subcategory: B - American IPA

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.070 1.056 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 1.010 - 1.018
Color: 8.8 SRM 6 - 15
Alcohol: 7.4% ABV 5.5% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 52.3 IBU 40 - 70

Discussion

Buzzerj

More details to this recipe

2010-11-25 12:45pm

I actually used 1 oz Nugget and 0.5 oz. Magnum at 60 mins and 0.5 oz Magnum and 0.5 oz Sterling at 15 mins and 0.5 oz Sterling and 1 oz. Crystal hops at 1 minute left in the boil. All were homegrown hops. Pretty darn good. Making another version of this batch this weekend as a Cascadian Dark Ale adding 12 oz. Carafa II Special malt.

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