Washington AIPA
1058/1015 (5.7%)
67.4 IBU / 26.8 EBC
25l @ 70% efficiency
5.50 kg Pale Malt, Halcyon (Thomas Fawcett) 80.1 %
0.50 kg Munich I (Weyermann) 7.3 %
0.40 kg Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) 5.8 %
0.39 kg Wheat, Flaked 5.6 %
0.08 kg Black Malt (Simpsons) 1.2 %
60m - 30.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.70 %] 41.2 IBUs
20m - 20.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] 14.7 IBUs
15m - 20.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] 4.6 IBUs
10m - 10.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.70 %] 5.0 IBUs
5m - 20.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] 1.9 IBUs
0m - 20.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] 0.0 IBUs
0m - 10.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.70 %] 0.0 IBUs
Stepped mashed:
50(10) - 63(10) - 67(40) - 72(10) - 78(10)
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First time using Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire too. Yum! Was a hazy sort of morning off the back of tucking into this. The wheat gives it nice lacing all the way down the pint (and the next and..!) Very happy with this one, is a keeper, I got marmalade, others got pear/peach. Good balance, perfect copper colour, nice medium body too. Glad I didn't manage to quoff it all last night. The first of many AIPAs I think.
Glass is a bit dirty but easily clear enough for my tastes, just from 2 weeks of Cold crashing.
Cascade gives that first US-style citrus in the taste but the Columbus and Simcoe come through to give it more complexity/earthiness without going nuts on the tropical fruit thing.
This is more like an ESB with a hint of citrus or something, I'm no hophead, 67 IBU is enough for me.