Lenticular A-IPA (Feedback Welcome)

[markpeace]

Ok, here's a go at an American IPA - any advice welcome...

Style: American IPA			OG: 1.061	
Type:					FG: 1.015	
Rating: 0.0				ABV: 6.03 %	
Calories: 199				IBU's: 54.04	
Efficiency: 80 %				Boil Size: 26.46 L	
Color:    8.3 SRM  			Batch Size: 23.00 L	
Preboil OG: 1.057			Boil Time: 60 minutes	
 
Fermentation Steps
Name	Days / Temp
Primary 	7 days @ 68.0°F
Secondary 7 days @ 68.0
(then into corny keg)

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount	Percentage		Name			Time		Gravity
5.50 kg	 91.29 %		Crisp Maris Otter	60 mins	1.038
275.00 g	 4.56 %		Crystal Malt - 40L	60 mins	1.034
250.00 g	 4.15 %		Carapils			60 mins	1.034
 
Hops
Amount	IBU's		Name	Time		AA %
20.00 g	 24.44	Chinook	First Wort	13.00
15.00 g	 14.10	Centennial	First Wort	10.00
10.00 g	 3.41		Centennial	10 mins	10.00
10.00 g	 7.04		Galaxy	15 mins	15.10
5.00 g	 1.19		Cascade	15 mins	 5.10
10.00 g	 0.00		Galaxy @ 120F	0 mins	15.10
15.00 g	 0.00		Cascade @ 120F	0 mins	 5.10
10.00 g			Galaxy	7 days	15.10
15.00 g			Cascade	7 days	 5.10
 
Yeasts
Amount	Name	Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg	Safale US-05	Fermentis US-05
 
Additions
Amount	Name				Time	Stage
0.50 cup	 Camden Tablet (pre mash)	 02 hours	 Mash
15.25 g	 Gypsum	 			60 mins	 Mash
5.50 g	 Epsom Salt	 		60 mins	 Boil
 
Mash Profile
Medium Body Infusion		60 min @ 154.0°F
 Add 15.71 L ( 2.91 L/kg ) water @ 172.8°F

Fly Sparge
 Sparge 20.78 L of 170.0°F water over 60 mins
 

 

[RobWalker]

I recently learned that with your flame out hops, you need to keep them in there for a while, 10-20 minutes - during cooling if you use a copper coil is fine. Just thought it may help...

looks great!

 

[rich27500]

Looks great. Not used all of those hops before but suspect a hoptacular

 

[markpeace]

Cheers guys. Rob: I've also picked up recently that the particular hoppy goodness from things like cascade can tend to evaporate off above 120F (i.e. even at flame out), so it's best to wait until the cooling hits that point (maybe this might also be behind the waiting 20mins issue). See here for source: http://beersmith.com/blog/2012/05/13/ho ... odcast-38/

 

[RobWalker]

sweet. i'm moving into full AG soon so that's good to know, cheers!