Homebrewing is one of the funnest things someone who enjoys beer can do... Extract brewing is relatively easy for someone who is just beginning. Note: I consider myself a novice at best... Given that I am a scientist as well, I conceptualize the process of Brewing a scientific endeavor in some respect... I consider the recipe as an Hypothesis, If I put all these things together then they will make a good beer... Brewing is the experiment... Drinking is the testing... and ultimately the data is self evident and the hypothesis (recipe) can be modified and re-tested as one deems necessary...
This IPA recipe was formulated a while ago, and this beer was made and consumed already... however, it happened to be a successful project. This was a joint effort with one of my fellow compatriots S. Joe Griffin... below is the final recipe formulation and some pertinent data, and below that is a PDF version of the brew log available for download if one were so inclined...
Enjoy...
The Ultimate IPA!!!
7lbs. Pale Liquid Malt Extract
3lbs. Briess Pilsen Light Dry Malt Extract
1lb. Crystal Malt (77° L)
½ lb. Carapils Malt
1oz. Nugget hops 13.7 %
1oz. Chinook hops 11.5%
1oz. Cascade hops 7.8%
(60 min. boil)
1oz. Nugget hops 13.7 %
1oz. Chinook hops 11.5%
1oz. Cascade hops 7.8%
(30 min. boil)
1oz. Nugget hops 13.7 %
1oz. Chinook hops 11.5%
1oz. Cascade hops 7.8%
(15 min. boil)
1oz. Cascade aroma hop 7.8%
(Last 1 minute of boil)
3oz. Cascade hops 7.8% for Dry Hop in Secondary Fermenter
Hop Totals= (3oz.Nugget; 3oz. Chinook; 7oz. Cascade)
½ tsp. Irish moss (last 15 min. of boil)
Wyeast 1056 American Ale liquid yeast packet
I just bottled up that beer I made back in September. I poured myself a glass of it uncarbonated (but with the bottling sugar in it, making it a little sweeter)and it's pretty damn good. OG 1.050 FG 1.010 (with bottling sugar, so subract a little) so about 5.3% ABV. Lots of floral hop aroma, strong maltiness and reasonable bitterness. Pale malt extract with an lb of Vienna malt added for tastiness. All Cascade hops (7.5 AA) 1 oz for 60 min, 2 oz for 30 min, 1 oz for 15 min. Have to say the Cascade doesn't do as much for the bittering as it does for smell. When those bottles are ready to crack open you'll have to come by and guzzle a couple down!
ReplyDeleteHell yeah!!!... hopefully they will be ready by next week... we can gear up for Sac beer week with some home-brewed IPA!!!
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