#76: Belgian IPA

I had an old Trappist yeast that needed using, and since I accidentally popped the nutrient bag when I was moving ingredients the other day, now is the time. I decided to do the IPA with this Trappist yeast.  Should be interesting.  Also added a half pound candi sugar.  Hop boil with some old Summit hops (I cut the AA in half as an estimate based on their age) and new Centennial hops, as well as some PoR I made the mistake of purchasing.  Hit my OG pretty well.  This is the first high grav I've done in a while.  Hoping for the best...

Hoppy Belgian

Belgian Specialty Ale

 

Type: All Grain	Date: 3/6/2013
Batch Size: 2.40 gal	Brewer:
Boil Size: 2.75 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min	Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0	Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU 6.25 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 89.29 % 0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3.57 % 0.50 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops - 0.36 oz Pride of Ringwood [9.00 %] (60 min) Hops 19.3 IBU 1.44 oz Summit [8.00 %] (20 min) Hops 41.5 IBU 1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (5 min) Hops 11.9 IBU 0.50 lb Candi Sugar, Clear (0.5 SRM) Sugar 7.14 % 1 Pkgs Trappist High Gravity (Wyeast Labs #3787) Yeast-Wheat
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.081 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.082 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.37 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol: 8.64 %
Bitterness: 72.6 IBU	Calories: 375 cal/pint
Est Color: 8.0 SRM

#75: Amarillo Pale Ale #2

Last brewday for a while.  Way too much beer in ferment/condition/bottle to justify more brewing until Fall. I still have some of the extracts from the contest (about 7-8, I think), and a couple of yeasts that need to be used, so I'll likely do an extract brewday or two before completely shutting down.

Was thinking wheat IPA here, especially after seeing Amarillo hops at the LHBS.  I intended to do about 50% wheat and 50% 2-row/carapils, but I ended up only 10% wheat after a LHBS snafu.  No worries. Adjusted my efficiency down to what I've been getting lately and thus hit my OG perfectly.  When I pick back up brewing, I'll have to address getting my efficiency up.  For today, adding a couple dollars extra grain got me there.

Amarillo Pale #2

American Pale Ale

 

Type: All Grain	Date: 3/3/2013
Batch Size: 2.40 gal	Brewer: Swenocha
Boil Size: 3.00 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU 5.20 lb Pilsen Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.0 SRM) Grain 83.78 % 0.67 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 10.81 % 0.34 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 5.41 % 0.25 oz Amarillo [6.40 %] (60 min) Hops 10.2 IBU 0.10 oz Summit [8.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 5.6 IBU 0.75 oz Amarillo [6.40 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops - 0.25 oz Amarillo [6.40 %] (15 min) Hops 5.0 IBU 0.50 oz Amarillo [6.40 %] (5 min) Hops 4.0 IBU 0.25 oz Amarillo [6.40 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU 1 Pkgs American Ale Yeast Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.072 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.074 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.72 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol: 7.32 %
Bitterness: 25.3 IBU	Calories: 338 cal/pint
Est Color: 9.1 SRM