Hodson's Horse IPA

A traditional IPA

Brewer:	Bendersville Brewery		Email:	cotton042@aol.com
Beer:	Hodson's Horse IPA		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	19 HCU (~11 SRM)		Bitterness:	61 IBU
OG:	1.061		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	6.5% v/v (5.1% w/w)
Water:	Spring fed tap water.
Grain:	10 lb. American 2-row 2 lb. American crystal 10L 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 2 oz. Roasted barley
Mash:	70% efficiency
	Mash in and held at 124° for 20 minutes. Raise to 150° and hold for 60 minutes. Mash out at 168° for 10 minutes. Sparge with 170° water treated with 1 tsp. gypsum to get 6.5 gallons.
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.051	6.5 gallons
	Added 1 tsp Irish moss last 10 minutes boil
Hops:	1 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 5 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	London Ale #1028. One pint starter.
Log:	Boiled 2 oz. oak chips for 10 minutes and added all the chips and half the water to secondary. Held in 2ndary for 2 weeks.
Carbonation:	Primed with 1/2 cup corn sugar and bottled. Held in bottles for 3 weeks before tasting.
Tasting:	Hoppy and strong. Nice taste of oak adds to experience. After being transported in oak barrels this is what it must have tasted like. Brewed 5 times. It's still a big hit with my beer drinking friends.

Recipe posted 08/22/04.