Recipe

Particulate IPA – Southern Hemisphere India Pale Ale

Based on 2012 NHC IPA Gold Medal Winner, Hop-Fu by Kelsey McNair, San Diego, Calif., QUAFF

Recipe Stats

  • Produces 14 gallons (53 litres) of wort, 12 gallons (45 litres) of fermented beer
  • Anticipated Original Gravity: 1.070
  • Anticipated Alcohol by Volume: 6.6%
  • Anticipated Bitterness: 100IBUs
  • Anticipated Colour: 8SRM

Grain Bill

  • 31.25 lb (14.17 kg) Two-row pale malt
  • 21. 0 oz (595 g) Carapils malt
  • 8.0 oz (227 g) Crystal 40 malt

Mash Schedule

  • Heat 10.75 gallons water to 135F
  • Mash in grain to:
    • 127F for 10 minutes (Protein Rest); direct heat to
    • 147F for 30 minutes (Saccrification Rest); direct heat to
    • 155F for 10 minutes (Saccrification Rest); direct heat to
    • 168F for 10 minutes (Mash out)
  • Sparge with 170F water

Wort Boil and Hop Additions

  • To the empty pot, add
    • 2.5 oz (28 g) Pacifica hops, 10.9% alpha acid (First Wort Hop – Flavour & Bittering)
  • Collect 14 gallons of wort into the pot.  Bring to a boil, add
    • 4.5 oz (70 g) Horizon pellet hops, 16.7% a.a. (boil for 60 min – Bittering)
    • 2.0 oz (57 g) Nelson Sauvin hops, 13.1% a.a. (boil for 30 min – Flavour & Bittering)
    • 2.0 oz (57 g) Summer hops, 9.3% a.a. (boil for 10 min – Flavour & Aroma)
    • 2.0 oz (57 g) Pacifica hops, 12.2% a.a. (boil for 0 min – Aroma)
    • 2.0 oz (57 g) Galaxy pellet hops, 13.4% a.a. (boil for 0 min – Aroma)
    • 2.0 oz (57 g) Summer pellet hops, 8.8% a.a. (boil for 0 min – Aroma)
    • 2.0 oz (57 g) Galaxy pellet hops, 17.6% a.a. (boil for 0 min – Aroma)
  • Recirculate/whirlpool for 20 minutes
  • Chill to 65F and transfer to two, 6 gallon (23L) fermentors

Fermentation

  • To each fermentor, add two packages (or a appropriate yeast starter) of Wyeast 1450 Denny’s Favorite yeast
  • Ferment at 65F for 10 days
  • To each fermentor, add
    • 1.0 oz (28 g) Motueka hops, 9.3% a.a. (Dry Hop – Aroma)
    • 1.0 oz (28 g) Nelson Sauvin hops, 12.2% a.a. (Dry Hop – Aroma)
    • 1.0 oz (28 g) Pacifica pellet hops, 13.4% a.a. (Dry Hop – Aroma)
    • 1.0 oz (28 g) Galaxy pellet hops, 8.8% a.a. (Dry Hop – Aroma)
    • 1.0 oz (28 g) Summer pellet hops, 17.6% a.a. (Dry Hop – Aroma)
  • Ferment for 4 more days at 68F, then condition & package.

 

 

 

 

 

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