Thursday, February 22, 2018

#69 Tutti Fruity Double IPA

Brew date: Feb. 22, 2018

Appearance: Light orange color, very slight haze.

Aroma: Mango, pineapple, citrus hop, some sweetness in the aroma, piny resinous on the backend, extremely faint ethanol.

Taste: Sweet fruit hop character, great even bitterness, dry finish but not over-much.

Final Thoughts: A really really great beer! I'd put it up against a lot of the IPAs out there... Excellent hop character, extremely good hop flavor -- bursting with mango, pineapple, and sweet orange. Not over bitter, with a dry finish but enough malt and resin in mouth to balance it all out.

Next Time: Don't change much. Keep the hopping schedule or add even more late additions.

RECIPE TARGET

BATCH SIZE TIME OG FG ABV IBU EFFICIENCY SRM
6.5 gal 60 min 1.084 1.021 8.3% 82 76% 11.5

ACTUAL

BATCH SIZE 1ST RUN 2ND RUN PRE-BOIL OG FG EFFICIENCY NOTES
6.5 gal 4 gal @ 1.085 4 gal @ 1.044 1.082 1.012

FERMENTABLES

NAME AMOUNT % BRAND
2-row 10.75 lbs 52.9% Briess
Pale ale 7 lbs 34.5% Briess
Cara 45 12 oz 3.7% Dingemans
Carapils 10 oz 3.1% Briess
Acidulated 3 oz 0.9% Best Malz
Corn sugar 1 lb 4.9%

HOPS

NAME AMOUNT TIME USE FORM ALPHA % OTHER
Idaho 7 1.25 oz 60 min FWH Pellet 12.3% BSG
Idaho 7 1 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 12.3% BSG
Zythos0.75 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 8.7% YCH
Pacifica 0.5 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 5.1% BSG
Idaho 7 1 oz 5  min Boil Pellet 12.3% BSG
Pacifica 0.5 oz 10 min Whirl Pellet 5.1% BSG
Zythos 0.5 oz 10 min Whirl Pellet 8.7% YCH
Idaho 7 0.75 oz 11 days DH Pellet 12.3% BSG - Added 2/25
Zythos 0.75 oz 5 days DH Pellet 8.7% YCH - Added 3/3
Pacifica 1 oz 5 days DH Pellet 5.1% BSG - Added 3/3

OTHER ADDITIONS

NAME AMOUNT TIME USE FORM OTHER
Irish moss 1.5 t 15 min Boil

YEAST

NAME LAB AMOUNT ATTENUATION TEMPERATURE OTHER
1056 American Ale Wyeast 1.7 L starter 73-77%

WATER

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NAME AMOUNT TIMING OTHER
RO Water 5 gal 48-52 Mash/Sparge
Filtered Water 5.5 gal 52-48 Mash/Sparge
Gypsum 8 g Mash
Calcium Chloride 1 g Mash

SCHEDULE

STEP TEMPERATURE TIME NOTES
Mash in 165 F 10 min 6.5 gal
Saccrification rest 152 F 60 min
Batch sparge 168 F 10 min 4 gal
Boil 212 F 60 min
Chill 78 F 15 min
Fermentation 68 F 9 days
Fermentation 70 F 5 days Warm on 3/3
Chill 40 F 2 days Chill on 3/7

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