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Snakebite Imperial IPA
This is my first IPA. It will be quite a while before it is ready. It is going to be racked until late spring with a bit of oak chips or into a oak wine cask if I can find one!
| Brewer: | Funky Monk | Email: | michael@speakingintongues.org | |||||
| Beer: | Snakebite Imperial IPA | Style: | India Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 61 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.085 | FG: | 1.018 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 8.7% v/v (6.8% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Philly water. | |||||||
| Grain: | 1 lb. American crystal 10L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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| Steep: | Steeped both bags in 2 gal. until boiling and then pulled off heat and let set for another half hour or so. Sparge grains with 3/4 gallons of 150 deg. water. | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.142 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 9 lb. Light dry malt extract | ||||||||
| 1/2 tsp Irish Moss | ||||||||
| Hops: | 3 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | EasYeast American Ale Liquid. | |||||||
| Log: | Dry hopped with 1 1/2oz. of Cascade flowers. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 3/4 cup dextrose | |||||||
| Tasting: | I didn't oak it, but it came out great! It brings a rim of tear to your eye from the bitterness, but man it is good! | |||||||
Recipe posted 10/23/02.
