Lord Raja Goomba I said:
Recipe would be fantastic, I'd like to see if my assumptions about hops and the schedule are correct.
Here it is below, I remember I also subbed Columbus in for Chinook which was what the LHBS used for their fresh wort kit (in same quantity).
My actual numbers were 18-19L in the cube at 1.064, so diluted with 1.3L of water to start at 1.060 on the day I pitched the cube. I am starting to realise my other F-ups, as on brew day I realised I forgot to adjust the AA% of the hops, so the IBU on that recipe is not representative of the actual. True AA%s of what I used were Citra 14%, Amarillo 4.8%, Magnum 12.5%, Simcoe 13% and Colombus 13.9%.
Also realised I didn't use a fresh pack of US-05, rather harvested slurry from a previous batch, had pre-calculated the volume based on Mr Malty estimations and went +10% for good measure. Primary for 9 days then I dry hopped and set the fridge to 1C for cold crashing and left hops in for 4 days before kegging/bottling.
Final gravity there were discrepancies, refractometer (corrected) suggested 1.011 but on kegging/bottling day, hydrometer measure 1.014 (sample take at a different height of the beer as I kegged 9L then took sample, then bottled the remainder. So ABV in range of 6 - 6.3%
Dave's IPA *tweaked* (ode to LHBS owner)
American IPA
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 23.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.870
Total Hops (g): 83.20
Original Gravity (OG): 1.060 (°P): 14.7
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (°P): 2.8
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 6.37 %
Colour (SRM): 7.4 (EBC): 14.5
Bitterness (IBU): 49.3 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
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3.110 kg Weyermann Pale Ale Malt (52.98%)
1.840 kg Weyermann Pilsner (31.35%)
0.710 kg Weyermann Munich I (12.1%)
0.210 kg Weyermann Caramunich I (3.58%)
Hop Bill
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7.2 g Citra Pellet (11.1% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
7.2 g Columbus Pellet (14.2% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
7.2 g Magnum Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
7.2 g Simcoe Pellet (12.2% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
3.6 g Amarillo Pellet (8.6% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 g/L)
3.6 g Citra Pellet (11.1% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 g/L)
3.6 g Columbus Pellet (14.2% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 g/L)
3.6 g Simcoe Pellet (12.2% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 g/L)
10.0 g Amarillo Pellet (8.6% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.4 g/L)
10.0 g Citra Pellet (11.1% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.4 g/L)
10.0 g Magnum Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.4 g/L)
10.0 g Simcoe Pellet (12.2% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.4 g/L)
Misc Bill
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1.5 g Irish Moss @ 10 Minutes (Boil)
Single step Infusion at 66°C for 90 Minutes.
60min boil.
Fermented at 18°C with Safale US-05
