Red Moose Honey IPA

I was shooting for a "summer" IPA that was still quite strong. This one crosses over the bounderies of IPA and barleywine, but the honey almost places it another category alltogether.

Brewer:	Matthew Brown		Email:	mattwbrown@hotmail.com
Beer:	Red Moose Honey IPA		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	20 HCU (~12 SRM)		Bitterness:	79 IBU
OG:	1.084		FG:	1.018
Alcohol:	8.5% v/v (6.6% w/w)
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 20L 1 lb. American crystal 40L
Boil:	minutes	SG 1.119	3.5 gallons
	6 lb. Light dry malt extract 2 lb. 12 oz. Honey 2 oz. Molasses
Hops:	1 oz. Chinook (10.6% AA, 60 min.) 1.5 oz. Galena (10.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Galena (10.5% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5.1% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5.1% AA, 20 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5.1% AA, 15 min.) 4 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast
Log:	Honey was added 15 minutes before the end of the boil. After primary fermentation I crashed cooled the beer for 3 days on dry hops. Then I racked to secondary and alowed the beer to come back to room temperature on more hops for a few more days. Afterwards I transfered back to primary for bottling. I also steeped about an ounce of hops in the water I used for priming (3/4 cup of priming sugar).
Tasting:	Taste before bottling was very good. The beer was very cleer and smelled like a wonderful mixture of honey and citrusy hops. Possibly some fruityness and butterscotch as well. I think I accomplished my original goal. The alcohol is masked well and the bitterness seems in balance with the honey sweetness. I think it is going to be very dirnkable, but I'll have to wait until it's carbonated to know for sure.

Recipe posted 05/13/03.