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Beer Recipes / Re: Session IPA's

« on: May 11, 2013, 04:20:36 pm »

Brett should not be present simply because it is a lower alcohol beer. I commonly make beers on the order of 4.5 to 5% ABV and have never noticed a Brett character from the lower alcohol. I don't think I've ever done an IPA that low, but I see no reason why one would develop a Brett flavor. This is most likely a result of an infection.

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Ingredients / Re: Christmas Beer

« on: April 28, 2013, 01:26:58 pm »

I did a mint stout and have had a few other mint beers from other homebrewers. All of them have been porters or stouts. I think a subtle mint flavor can go well in a chocolaty stout. Especially around the Christmas season. I used spearmint leaves for my beer. And know of another brewer that used a mint extract that went well, and resulted in a stronger mint flavor.

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Ingredients / Re: combo hops for rye pale ale

« on: April 27, 2013, 03:05:23 pm »

I did a rye IPA with Amarillo, cascade, and centennial that came out great. You could drop the centennial and do just the cascade and amarillo.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: pin vs ball??

« on: March 18, 2013, 06:37:12 pm »

Either way you go, I would strongly recommend getting the flared fittings.  It is so easy to swap between the pin and ball lock kegs that it doesn't matter which type of kegs you buy, which can be nice if you find a great deal on pin lock kegs, but you already have ball lock kegs.  Also, if you end up with ball lock kegs, but have a friend that brings over a pin lock keg, you can easily put it on your taps and they will not have to lug around any fittings or gas cylinders.

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Beer Recipes / Re: Rye IPA Recipe

« on: February 12, 2013, 09:03:15 am »

Thanks for the advice!  I'll up the rye to 15 or 20%.  I have only used mash hops once when I brewed Janet's Brown Ale.  I am just trying to get a bunch of hop character in there, and figured it couldn't hurt to include them.  I might eliminate those as well.

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Beer Recipes / Rye IPA Recipe

« on: February 11, 2013, 07:10:23 pm »

Hey guys,
Looking for some feedback on this recipe.  Going for a good IPA with a touch of the Rye spiciness to come through.  Any thoughts would be great.  Using a blend of Amarillo, Centenial, and Cascade for my flavor with additions in the Mash, First Wort, 40 min, 20 min, and flameout, plus dry hopping.  Doing Magnum at 60 minutes to adjust bitterness.  I will also do a whirlpool for 30 minutes before cooling after the boil.

Any and all input is welcome!
Thanks,
Bob


Type: All Grain Date: 2/16/2013
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.00 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Equipment: My Equipment
End of Boil Volume 6.76 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 6.50 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage

Ingredients:
15 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 4 91.2 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 5 8.8 %
0.40 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Mash 60.0 min Hop 6 1.9 IBUs
0.40 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Mash 60.0 min Hop 7 1.2 IBUs
0.40 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Mash 60.0 min Hop 8 2.2 IBUs
0.20 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 9 5.6 IBUs
0.20 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 10 3.6 IBUs
0.20 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 11 6.5 IBUs
0.40 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 12 15.6 IBUs
0.30 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 40.0 min Hop 13 6.2 IBUs
0.30 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 40.0 min Hop 14 4.0 IBUs
0.30 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 40.0 min Hop 15 7.3 IBUs
0.30 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 16 4.3 IBUs
0.30 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 17 2.8 IBUs
0.30 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 18 5.0 IBUs
1 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining
0.50 tsp Wyeast Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 22 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 23 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 24 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 26 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 27 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 28 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.4 %
Bitterness: 66.2 IBUs
Est Color: 6.3 SRM

Mash Profile
Total Grain Weight: 17 lbs
Sparge Water: 5.97 gal
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Mash In Add 21.25 qt of water at 163.3 F
Single Infustion: 148.0 F for 60 min
Sparge Step: Fly sparge with 5.97 gal water at 168.0 F