Bridestone Star Spangled Spanner AAIPA 21/05/11 with Photos

[unclepumble]

Right I fancy making a big american/australian fusion style IPA therefore this is going to be brewed today.


BRIDESTONE STAR SPANGLED SPANNER AIPA

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (L): 23.00 Wort Size (L): 23.00
Total Grain (kg): 7.00
Anticipated OG: 1.071 Plato: 17.35
Anticipated SRM: 14.6
Anticipated IBU: 82.0

Additional Utilization Used For Mash Hoppings: -30 %
Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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71.4 5.00 kg. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
21.4 1.50 kg. Munich Malt Great Britain 1.037 6
7.1 0.50 kg. Crystal 105L Great Britain 1.033 105

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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10.00 g. Galaxy Whole 14.90 12.3 Mash H
20.00 g. Columbus Whole 16.00 37.6 60 min.
20.00 g. SIMCOE Whole 12.20 7.6 15 min.
20.00 g. Amarillo Whole 10.70 6.7 15 min.
10.00 g. Galaxy Whole 14.90 4.7 15 min.
20.00 g. Amarillo Whole 10.70 4.2 5 min.
20.00 g. Galaxy Whole 14.90 5.8 5 min.
10.00 g. Columbus Whole 16.00 3.1 5 min.
10.00 g. Galaxy Whole 14.90 0.0 Dry Hop
20.00 g. Amarillo Whole 10.70 0.0 Dry Hop
10.00 g. SIMCOE Whole 12.20 0.0 Dry Hop
10.00 g. Columbus Whole 16.00 0.0 Dry Hop


Yeast
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DCL Yeast S-04 SafAle English Ale

Mash Type: Single Step
Saccharification Rest Temp : 66 Time: 90
Mash-out Rest Temp : 72 Time: 20
Sparge Temp : 74 Time: 60

All temperature measurements are degrees Celsius.

Wish I had some SO5 but nothing in the store cupboard so have to go with SO4.

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[templewater]

Man that hop schedule sounds amazing, its going to be dam tasty.
I just bottled an APA, bit of a mismatch for the grain bill but I followed tasty McDoles hop schedule and man o man the aroma was awesome.
Sentiments on the yeast but hey, you gotta work with what you got.

Have a good one.

aaron

 

[unclepumble]

Well all done the wort was a great colour and smelt amazing as well as having a great taste, here are the photos.

The Grains & Mash Hops

The Mash no room in the tun for a bigger beer

Mash Temp

First runnings into the kettle

One Tasty (& aromatic) Hops Schedule

Letting the Break drop out

Cold break

SG missed by about 3 points but 1068og is no small beer

Rehydrating the Yeasties

Running off into the FV

A clear amber coloured AIPA looking Good

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[dennisking]

Looks good Up, are you sure you`ve got enougth hops :hmm:

 

[shroppie]

That should be a stunner. APA`s really catching on now.

Interesting when they mellow out. They can become very subtle beers indeed.
If you can leave it long enough. Look forward to trying it.

Shroppie

 

[Easy Peasie]

Did an E.S.B a couple of weeks ago which due to increased efficiency started at 1.067 and went down to 1.017 and likewise I only had S04 in the cupboard. I thought that was pretty good for S04 which is not as attenuative as say Nottingham which I would have preferred to use.
:clap:

 

[unclepumble]

That should be a stunner. APA`s really catching on now.

Interesting when they mellow out. They can become very subtle beers indeed.
If you can leave it long enough. Look forward to trying it.

Shroppie

I don't think this one will be subtle, it's ticking along nicely and looking like kegging time on thursday, I have dry hopped the fermenter as well, (soon as I was happy fermentation was going), the smell is just fantastic so am hoping this will live up to the aroma.

We shall see, have I to save you a bottle?

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[unclepumble]

Well I have moved this onto a conditioning Tank (cheap pressure Keg) and added finings so hopefully will be bottling it on saturday, its dropped down to 1012 so I make it around 7.4% the smell is amazing those galaxy simcoe columbus and ammarrillo go together very well, and the taste is lovely even this young, a real nice amount of bitterness and I still have the flavour in my mouth over 1/2hr after sampling it, very hop forward, but balanced as well, after a bit of bottle conditioning (if I don't feck it up) I think this is going to be a stunning beer.

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[Franklin]

Sounds good :)

 

[robsan77]

nice hop combo :thumb:

 

[unclepumble]

This has turned out to be one hell of a beer, and its going fast, I'm not sure how AIPA it is as I have never had an authentic fresh all american one, but its still a damn good hoppy as hell beer :thumb: :thumb:

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[Vossy1]

Bringing a sample on Thursday S :grin:

 

[unclepumble]

Bringing a sample on Thursday S :grin:

I might be pursueded

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[WelshPaul]

It looks fantastic; I love the colour!
Out of interest, how long did you leave it to mature in the keg for before the urge to drink it became too strong?

 

[DeeterGroup]

Looks Stunning!

 

[unclepumble]

It looks fantastic; I love the colour!
Out of interest, how long did you leave it to mature in the keg for before the urge to drink it became too strong?

a couple of days

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[Vossy1]

Twas a fine beer, very subtle for 7%...the sort of beer that'd creep up on ye and then it'd be tomorrow :lol:
I'd be happy with this as a 'house ale', great brew S :thumb: