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Rayface IPA
This is my style of IPA. It's got an assertive but clean bitterness and a floral and slightly pungent hop bouquet. It's a bit higher in OG that I was shooting for due to better than expected efficiency, but hey, that's fine with me! Awesome IPA!
| Brewer: | Marc Rehfuss | Email: | myr3838@ksu.edu | |||||
| Beer: | Rayface IPA | Style: | India Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 81 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.074 | FG: | 1.013 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.8% v/v (6.2% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 2 tsp gypsum were added to the mash. | |||||||
| Grain: | 9 lb. Beeston's Maris Otter 1.5 lb. Durst Munich 0.5 lb. DWC Aromatic 0.5 lb. DWC Biscuit Malt 1 lb. DWC CaraVienne |
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| Mash: | 79% efficiency | |||||||
| Mashed at 152 degrees for 2 hours (had to run an errand) No mashout done. Sparged w/ 170 degree water until 6.75 gallons were collected. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.055 | 6.75 gallons | |||||
| Forgot the Irish Moss. Didn't make a difference, I think. The aroma hops were as follow: 1/2 oz Crystal + 1/2 oz Santiam at 5 min., 1/2 oz Crystal + 1/2 oz Santiam were steeped while chilling. | ||||||||
| Hops: | .5 oz. Yakima Magnum (15.1% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Yakima Magnum (15.1% AA, 30 min.) 2 oz. Santiam (6.8% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Santiam (6.8% AA, 10 min.) .5 oz. Crystal (4.7% AA, 10 min.) .5 oz. Santiam (aroma) .5 oz. Crystal (aroma) 1 oz. Crystal flowers (dry-hop) (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | A one liter starter w/ Wyeast 1028 London Ale was prepared 24 hours in advance. | |||||||
| Log: | Primary fermentation at 66 degrees in glass for 8 days. Secondary in glass for 2 weeks at 64 deg. w/ the whole Crystal flowers. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 2/3 cup glucose for priming. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Although it would seem that ~80 IBU's would be excessive, the Yakima Magnums give a very clean bitterness, along w/ a spiciness and flavor that works very well with the Santiam and Crystal hops. The hop flavor is quite complex, and is not the one dimensional "citrusy" profile of many IPAs. I really love Magnum & Crystal hops! Match made in heaven. As for the Santiams-- they added a pungency that I never tasted in any other American hop. They added nicely to the hop flavor. The aroma is quite spicy w/ slight citrusy notes. The malt profile of this beer is quite big. The combination of Maris Otter, Munich and Aromatic provides a wonderful base for the hops. It's got "chewy" maltiness. This beer was an absolute success. This is why I love homebrewing. | |||||||
Recipe posted 08/24/01.
