Extract Milkshake IPA (18-1)

Milwaukee Milkshake (DO NOT GOOD THAT)

Drinkablilty: Mix of raw hops, grapefruit candies, resin, and a sweet cream dominate the smell.  Lactose adds a certain sweetness in aroma I wasn't expecting.  With the amount of Citra and El Dorado dry hop added during the dry hop (equivalent of 10 oz for 5 gallons), I anticipated more tropical fruit, but get the other end of the IPA spectrum is present in way of resin, citrus peel.
The first sip is all caramelized lactose.  Not sure if adding it at the end of the boil scorched the dairy sourced powder, but there is a present Werther's Originals flavor.  Underneath are candies grapefruit peel and coating vanilla.  Finishes sweet on the front and dry in the back.

Changes for next time: A very eh beer, not bad for the first brew but def some things I'd alter if i wanted to brew this style again. Dry extract and lactose are  too polarizing. I'd add some heft to the  grain bill in the way of an English base malt or protein rich adjunct, to support the sweet lactose. Also, drop the vanilla and let one of the others shine.  Between the vanilla, lactose, hops, and grapefruit peel there are too many competing factors, and vanilla is such a suppoting role, it probably wouldn't get an IMDB credit.  In summary, more meat from the grain, drop the 'nilla and pick a rounder flavored fruit.



Batch Size: 1.5 gal
IBU: 60
OG: 1.060
FG: 1.009
ABV: 6.69%
Boil Time: 60 Mins

Fermentables
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87 % - 1.25 lbs Light DME
13% - 3 oz Lactose


Mash
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Hops
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5 g Columbus (Pellet, 15.5% AA) @ 60 min
6 g Chinook (Pellet, 12.00% AA) @ 0 min
25 g Citra (Pellet, 12.00% AA) @ Day 2 Dry Hop
15 g Citra (Pellet, 12.00% AA) @ Terminal Dry Hop
15 g El Dorado (Pellet, 12.4% AA) @ Terminal Dry Hop

Other
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1.5 g Calcium Chloride @ Mash

.5 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) @ Mash
1/4 Vanilla Bean @ 0 min
6 g Dried Grapefruit Peel @0 min

3 g Safale S-04 Ales Dry Yeast

Notes
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1/8/18 - Brewed
1/15 - Terminal Dry Hop (1.009)
1/17 - Bottled
1/29 - Sampled