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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

West Coast IPA: Pale Parrot


// Second Place in Category 14B at Upstate Premier Homebrew Competition!//


Style: American IPA - 14B
Type: All Grain
Taste: (30.0) Fermenting

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.70 gal
Batch Size: 5.00 gal   
Bottling Volume: 5.33 gal
Estimated OG: 1.066 SG
Estimated IBUs: 65
Estimated AV: 6.7%
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Ingredients:
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12 lbs                Pale Malt (2 Row)   
8.0 oz                Crystal Malt - 60L
8.0 oz                Wheat Malt

0.53 oz               Summit [16.30 %] - Boil 60.0 min   
0.25 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min
0.50 oz               Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min
0.50 oz               Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min 
0.50 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min  
0.50 oz               Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min
0.50 oz               Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min     
0.50 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min 

1.0 pkg               White Labs #WLP051


2.00 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop
1.00 oz               Amarillo [8.50 %] - Dry Hop


Mash Schedule:
  
Add 4.06 gal of water at 161.5 to reach 150.0 F for 60 min        
Batch sparge with 4.20gal of 168.0 F water


Brewed: April 12, 2014
Dry Hopped: April 19, 2014
Bottled: April 22, 2014

OG: 1.061
FG: 1.011
ABV: 6.56%

Notes:
4/27 - Over carbed.  Hazy, straw. Tropical, Pine aroma.  nice rocky head.
5/7 - Carb has settled down. nice lacing and hazy golden color. Wonderful.  Will up mix up dry hop additions and add Amarillo for more tropical to balance pine/dank.
5/17 -  Second Place in Category 14B at Upstate Premier Homebrew Competition!

Friday, February 7, 2014

Hoppy Wheat: Beat Your Wheat

// RJ Rockers & Growler Haus Homebrew Competition Winner!!! //


Recipe: American Wheat - 16C
Brewer: Bobby
Asst Brewer: 
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
TYPE: All Grain 

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 6.00 gal   
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 4.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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5 lbs                  Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)  
3 lbs 8.0 oz       White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)  
8.0 oz                Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM)

9.00 g                 Apollo [16.00 %] - Boil 60
0.50 oz               Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min
0.50 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min
0.50 oz               Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min
0.50 oz               Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min
0.50 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min 

1.0 pkg               American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast 

0.50 oz               Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop
0.50 oz               Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Dry Hop
0.50 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days



Name              Description                             Step Temperat Step Time     
Mash In           Add 2.81 gal of water at 161 F        148.0 F       75 min        

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.12gal, 2.85gal) of 168.0 F water


Notes:
Threw in a hand full of rice hulls to prevent stuck sparge.  Great tropical, grapefruit aroma and flavor.  Can't detect Nelson, but don't really know what to look for.  Love the mouth feel and color.  FG dropped way off, don't know where that came from.  Will Mash higher, 151ish



OG:1.044
FG: 1.004
ABV: 5.25
Bottle Date: March 1, 2013