First brew of 2012. This is a "clean out the pantry" batch if I ever saw one. I totally cleared out every bit of grain I had in seal-a-meal bags and added 5lb of pilsner malt. I also cleared out two opened hop bags. Somehow these always seem to turn out the best. Normal mash temps (155ish) with a 170 sparge.
Cascadian Dark Ale
American IPA
Type: All Grain
Date: 12/23/2011
Batch Size: 2.40 gal
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 81.63 %
0.63 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 10.20 %
0.25 lb Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 4.08 %
0.25 lb Cherrywood Smoked Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 4.08 %
0.50 oz Chinook [11.40 %] (60 min) Hops 38.6 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [11.40 %] (30 min) Hops 29.7 IBU
0.30 oz Warrior [15.80 %] (15 min) Hops 15.9 IBU
0.50 oz Pacific Jade [13.30 %] (5 min) Hops 9.0 IBU
0.60 oz Amarillo (Leaf) [8.70 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
0.25 tsp Calcium Chloride (Boil 60.0 min) Misc
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
3.00 packs ale yeast (2 oz)
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.050 SG
Adjusted Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Adjusted Est Alcohol by Vol: 4.95 %
Bitterness: 93.3 IBU
Calories: 222 cal/pint
Est Color: 20.7 SRM
EDIT: Missed by volume again. Bummer. Thought I had the math right this time. That would be three in a row with that issue, so I'll have to see what I can do to get it right. The OG was spot on again, but the volume was way low, so of course the OG is different after I topped off. As with the last three... RDWHAHB. Numbers adjusted above...
