Satan's agenda IPA (update)

God said, he who eats the fruit from the tree of life shall perish. Satan had a different idea... and tempted eve with the fruit. If ol' nick had tempted eve with this beer, I think she would have rolled over just that much quicker.

Brewer:	Rathole		Email:	am1nightcreature@yahoo.com
Beer:	Satan's agenda IPA (update)		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	16 HCU (~10 SRM)		Bitterness:	65 IBU
OG:	1.057		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Water:	meant to use some gypsum, but I forgot. I forgot so much in this beer, I should have called it "I forgot IPA"
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 40L
Steep:	steep 'em in a grain bag for a half hour at 155°
Boil:	70 minutes	SG 1.062	5 gallons
	7 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Light dry malt extract
	The Recipator, good as it is, can't keep up with my hopping schedule. Here's what I did: 1 oz Perle (7.6 AA) 60 min 1/2 oz cascade (6.6 AA) 30 min 1/2 oz cascade 25 min 1/2 oz cascade 20 min 1/2 oz cascade 15 min 1 oz cascade 10 min 1/2 oz cascade 5 min 1 oz cascade dry hop 1 1/2 tsp irish moss, 10 min Additionally, each batch I brew has just a tiny bit of Copenhagen snuff added. Did I tell you that?
Hops:	0.77 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 0.77 oz. Perle (8% AA, 60 min.) 0.77 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.) 0.77 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) 0.77 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	Danstar "nottingham" dry yeast, rehydrated per instructions
Log:	Brewed it today, 11/12/03. Only meant to put 1/2 oz each at 20,15,10 and 5 minutes... forgot the irish moss, didn't want to screw up my hop sched, so I just kept dumping hops in for the next 10 minutes to give the irish moss leprechans a chance to work. I get the idea that there is a slight chance that this will be a bit hoppy. 11/17/2003: Racked from primary to carboy. SG 1.012 and smells real good. Dry hopped with 1 oz cascade 12/3/2003: Bottled tonight. Taste shows nice clean bitterness, wonderful hop aroma, just smells wonderful while bottling. SG 1.010 12/16/2003: Tried about my third bottle, very nice. Medium bitterness for an IPA, seems balanced, lacking some fruitiness from what appears to be the wrong yeast choice. Very nice hop aroma, all in all seems a nicely balanced beer. I would change to the danstar windsor yeast (I have always used dry yeasts, if you use liquid use something that gives your favorite level of fruitiness) Upon retrospect, this seems to be a highly hopped pale ale more along the lines of a sierra nevada with a kick, than an IPA. But I like it a lot, call it IPA lite if you wish. IBU's changed due to use of pellet hops rather than whole hops. I like this beer, and will make it again. Don't forget the gypsum! It needs it I think.
Carbonation:	3/4 cup corn sugar

Recipe posted 12/17/03.