Archive Ipa Competition Results

[argon]

cough... vote for number 3... cough

 

[bconnery]

No, vote for Route 56 IPA cough cough...

My beer, 1st off the rank, should be on tap starting tomorrow (Thursday) so head on down to taste and vote for mine, and then head down and try the others later in the month

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[Lord Raja Goomba I]

Ben, have you got any stats on that, or is it all secret?

I'm assuming a "for the public" IPA, wouldn't be exceedingly high in IBU?

Goomba

 

[Bribie G]

IIRC I had a sip of Ben's at the July BABBs meeting and she's hoppy.
Like you I imagined that because the beers were being judged by the staff at Archive and based on what they'd imagine they could sell, then a lighter hopped version would be advisable. That's what I did with my 2 entries.

Fail


So last week I dry hopped keg #2 with 40g of Chinook and it's pretty good now. :icon_drunk:

 

[argon]

Ben, have you got any stats on that, or is it all secret?

I'm assuming a "for the public" IPA, wouldn't be exceedingly high in IBU?

Goomba

Not at all... my IPA is 85IBU... At 6.5% it's just right. I think the Archive drinkers aren't really your average pub goers drinking XXXX Gold and are used to/chasing a bit more hoppiness.

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

Rollon thursday then.

@BribieG - I probably would have done the same thing.

I'm now researching those hop balls, because my current APA (100g at 10m, and a 30 m bittering addition) isn't quite hoppy enough. Just trying to decide between Cascade, Galaxy, Willamette, Citra or Stella...mmmm....... I wonder.

Goomba

 

[Bribie G]

Argon, did you achieve that 85 IBU mainly with 60min bittering additions, or did you do the massive later hop method? (i.e. 20 minutes whatever)

Edit: Goomba if you can find hop balls then give me a yell. I've got one treasured one that Fourstar kindly brought back from Vietnam for me a couple of years ago, but can't find them anywhere - tried all the Chinese and Koreans in FV etc. Craftbrewer don't stock them any more as they had corrosion problems with the clasp and the little ones from Robin's Kitchen etc are far too small.

 

[argon]

Argon, did you achieve that 85 IBU mainly with 60min bittering additions, or did you do the massive later hop method? (i.e. 20 minutes whatever)

As below - check out the dry hop additions... that's where all the goodness is. I did the No chill post cube boil thingo (La Methode DeArgonaise) which adds another few IBU and locks in the late hop aroma.

Archive IPA - Blackbeard's Delight
American IPA
Type: All Grain Date: 19/06/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 43.00 l Brewer: Argon
Boil Size: 49.70 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: 2 Double (50HLT, 50MT, 80K)
Final Bottling Volume: 43.00 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Fermentation: My Aging Profile Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9.36 kg Ale - Golden Promise (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 4 85.4 %
0.90 kg Crystal Malt Pale (Thomas Fawcett) (50.8 SRM) Grain 5 8.2 %
0.45 kg Special B (Dingemans) (147.5 SRM) Grain 6 4.1 %
0.25 kg Victory Malt (biscuit) (Briess) (28.0 SRM) Grain 7 2.3 %
80.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 24 0.0 IBUs
80.00 g Cascade [5.40 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 22 0.0 IBUs
80.00 g Chinook [11.40 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 23 0.0 IBUs
20.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 9 14.2 IBUs
20.00 g Chinook [11.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 13.3 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 11 4.8 IBUs
20.00 g Chinook [11.40 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 12 10.2 IBUs
20.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 13 10.9 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 14 3.1 IBUs
20.00 g Chinook [11.40 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 15 6.6 IBUs
20.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 16 7.0 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 17 2.3 IBUs
20.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 18 5.2 IBUs
20.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 20 0.0 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 19 0.0 IBUs
3.00 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
3.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Boil 60.0 mins) Water Agent 10 -
3.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3 -
4.00 g Salt (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast 21 -
Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.059 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.062 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.2 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.6 %
Bitterness: 77.6 IBUs Calories: 585.1 kCal/12 oz
Est Color: 14.9 SRM

 

[bconnery]

Rollon thursday then.

@BribieG - I probably would have done the same thing.

I'm now researching those hop balls, because my current APA (100g at 10m, and a 30 m bittering addition) isn't quite hoppy enough. Just trying to decide between Cascade, Galaxy, Willamette, Citra or Stella...mmmm....... I wonder.

Goomba

I tried to make something at the lower end of an IPA malt and alcohol wise, but hoppy enough to be a US IPA, without being out of balance.
The beer was actually pretty much what I intended, although I cam up a little short on my planned OG on the day.
A slightly higher OG (1056) at Bacchus/Craftbrewer, combined with their good attenuation, has turned my beer into a 6.1% beer by the time it hits the keg, so it will be interesting to taste the difference

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 16.00 l
Boil Size: 20.00 l
Bottling Volume: 16.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 15.7 EBC
Estimated IBU: 60.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 70 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3000.00 g Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) Grain 2 87.0 %
250.00 g Dark Caramalt (Thomas Fawcett) (80.0 EBC Grain 3 7.2 %
200.00 g Carabelge (29.6 EBC) Grain 4 5.8 %
20.00 g Chinook [11.40 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
20.00 g Centennial [9.10 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
20.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
5.00 g Chinook [11.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 9.6 IBUs
5.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 10.3 IBUs
15.00 g Chinook [11.40 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 14.3 IBUs
15.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 10 15.3 IBUs
20.00 g Centennial [9.10 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 11.1 IBUs
10.00 g Centennial [9.10 %] - Aroma Steep 1.0 mi Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
10.00 g Simcoe [12.20 %] - Aroma Steep 1.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
0.50 tsp Salt (Boil 60.0 mins) Water Agent 8 -
1.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -
1.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Boil 60.0 mins Water Agent 7 -

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

I tell you what, the hopping schedules between argon and ben's beers (except dry hop quantity) are pretty well exactly the same. Replacing Cascade (argon) with Centennial (bconnery) is almost a like-for-like replacement.

IBU very similar.

Great to see recipes. I mean, it's not like you can get the Holgate Hop Thief's recipe. I reckon AHB members should head down and get the beers, just to support the homecraftbrew scene and show archive that they continue to be onto something, when they pioneer these sort of ideas (and beers).

I might use the schedule to do an IPA with what I've got (tons of cascade, citra, willamette and galaxy). I've an ESB to produce first (partly to celebrate the fact that there is a brewery in England producing camra-backed ales with my last name. It's in the blood!) and a wei to produce after that.

Goomba

Goomba

 

[Ross]

Beer drinkers,

Ben's beer will be going on tap Monday 5th September.


Cheers Ross

 

[bconnery]

Beer drinkers,

Ben's beer will be going on tap Monday 5th September.


Cheers Ross

So does that mean they'll change them on a Monday each time, dependent on sales? So its likely next Friday or Saturday night will be my weekend to try it?

 

[Snow]

Beer drinkers,

Ben's beer will be going on tap Monday 5th September.


Cheers Ross

D'oh! I'm heading down there tomorrow for lunch and was looking forward to getting a taste of BC's IPA. Oh well, I guess i'll have to go back next week.....

Cheers - Snow.

 

[Florian]

Brewers and Drinkers,

my beer will be on tap the second week of September, so please ignore the numbering on the Archive Flyer.

I had a little sneak preview of the finished product at the brewery on Saturday, right after it was freshly kegged and carbonated, and it seems to live up to the hype.

The main hops used are Citra, Cascade, Centennial and Willamette, bittered to 58 IBU, with a small addition of Amarillo for good measure. All hops are flown in from the US as the label suggests.
The grain bill contains amongst the usual suspects also 40% of Bohemian Pilsner malt and a balanced dose of Carahell.

I welcome anyone to give it a try at the Archive bar from Monday 12th September. On tap for one week only, so organise your leave pass now.

 

[winkle]

Brewers and Drinkers,

my beer will be on tap the second week of September, so please ignore the numbering on the Archive Flyer.

I had a little sneak preview of the finished product at the brewery on Saturday, right after it was freshly kegged and carbonated, and it seems to live up to the hype.

The main hops used are Citra, Cascade, Centennial and Willamette, bittered to 58 IBU, with a small addition of Amarillo for good measure. All hops are flown in from the US as the label suggests.
The grain bill contains amongst the usual suspects also 40% of Bohemian Pilsner malt and a balanced dose of Carahell.

I welcome anyone to give it a try at the Archive bar from Monday 12th September. On tap for one week only, so organise your leave pass now.

Let me know when you're going Could be a fair number of trips down to Archive this coming month.

 

[bconnery]

Let me know when you're going Could be a fair number of trips down to Archive this coming month.

I'll be heading down Friday 9th for a sampling of mine, and a few others no doubt

I also plan to drop in Monday night, and maybe again in between

 

[NickB]

Might be able to make it....

 

[bconnery]

The 4 winners of the IPA competition go on tap starting today.
They will be on one each week, changing on Mondays (at least that's the current plan).

5/9 Ben Connery - Route 56 IPA
12/9 Florian Loehr - FlyPA
19/9 Michael McShanag - Blackbeard's Delight
26/9 Liam Ahearn - Ryeld Chiald

There may be a day at the end where all 4 are on tap, but why take the chance , head on down and try a tasty IPA each week and don't forget to vote for your favourite!

Cheers
Ben

 

[bconnery]

No, vote for Route 56 IPA cough cough...

My beer, 1st off the rank, should be on tap starting tomorrow (Thursday) so head on down to taste and vote for mine, and then head down and try the others later in the month

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The 4 winners of the IPA competition go on tap starting today.
They will be on one each week, changing on Mondays (at least that's the current plan).

5/9 Ben Connery - Route 56 IPA
12/9 Florian Loehr - FlyPA
19/9 Michael McShanag - Blackbeard's Delight
26/9 Liam Ahearn - Ryeld Chiald

There may be a day at the end where all 4 are on tap, but why take the chance , head on down and try a tasty IPA each week and don't forget to vote for your favourite!

Cheers
Ben

Shameless bump
Head down this month to try some tasty IPAs and don't forget to vote!

 

[chunckious]

Went there last night B.
Sampled, and filled out the rating card. So nice I bought another. Nice and fruity.
Good Luck!!