AG#3 - IPA (BIAB)

[Pinchy]

I got my 3rd AG brew done on Sunday to use up leftover ingrediants i had. Hopefully this will be a half decent beer .
After having problems with my Buffalo Boiler cutting out on the first brew I taped up the "thermal cut out" thing and it worked perfecly!

Unfortunately I was nursing a pretty bad hangover during this brew so I was very lazy with the photos.

The brew was discussed in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=45990


Anyway heres the recipe:
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IPA (English IPA)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.050 (°P): 12.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (°P): 3.3
Alcohol (ABV): 4.91 %
Colour (SRM): 11.2 (EBC): 22.1
Bitterness (IBU): 40.7 (Average)

87.27% Maris Otter = Malt 4.8kg
7.27% Crystal 80 = 0.4kg
5.45% Wheat Malt = 0.3kg

1.3 g/L (30g) Challenger (6.1% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (Boil)
0.7 g/L (15g) Challenger (6.1% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
0.7 g/L (15g) Fuggles (5.7% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
0.9 g/L (20g) Challenger (6.1% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.9 g/L (20g) Fuggles (5.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.8 g/L (19g) Challenger (6.1% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma)
1.3 g/L (30g) Galaxy (13.4% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma)

0.7 g/L Irish Moss @ 15 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 67°C for 90 Minutes. Boil for 90 Minutes

Fermented at 19°C with Danstar Nottingham

 

[Rolfster]

Looks good. :thumb:
How much did you make?

 

[Pinchy]

Oops forgot to add that!
Got around 23L into the FV from a full volume BIAB.

 

[Pinchy]

Took a hydro reading and tried this last night. I think its my best yet! I will only know for sure when its in the bottle.

Anyway... After tasting it has a nice fruityness to it so i'm considering complimenting this by Dry Hopping with Cascade or somehting similar? What are your thoughts on this?

 

[anthonyUK]

Took a hydro reading and tried this last night. I think its my best yet! I will only know for sure when its in the bottle.

Anyway... After tasting it has a nice fruityness to it so i'm considering complimenting this by Dry Hopping with Cascade or somehting similar? What are your thoughts on this?

Do it! :thumb:

 

[Pinchy]

Do it! :thumb:

Thats all the encouragement I need thanks! :thumb:
Going to dry hop with about 50g I think

 

[Rolfster]

Do it! :thumb:

Thats all the encouragement I need thanks! :thumb:
Going to dry hop with about 50g I think

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Pinchy]

An Update:

Really pleased with this! The carbonated bottles I have opened are really nice. Dry hopping with cascade was a very good option. Looking forward to seeing how the flavours balance out :).

Problem tho which I will learn from and never let happen again!!!..... I attempted to keep these warm to carbonate in a cold garage with a fan heater pointed at the bottles. It seems not all of them were warm enough as some are flat. So when I get my fermentation fridge this week I will chuck them all in there at about 22deg for a week or so hopefully that will do the trick!