Pith Helmet IPA

Brewer:	Rowan Williams		Email:	rowan@canberrabrewers.org
Beer:	Pith Helmet IPA		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	20 liters
Color:	19 HCU (~11 SRM)		Bitterness:	38 IBU
OG:	1.073		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	7.8% v/v (6.1% w/w)
Water:	1 Teaspoon of Gypsum in mashtun
Grain:	1kg Bairds Pale Ale Malt 300g Bairds Munich 200g Bairds Amber 300g Weyermann Cara-Pils 300g Thos. Fawcett crystal 50-60L 500g IMC Pale Ale Malt
Mash:	70% efficiency
	Mashtun capacity is limited to 2.6Kg of grains. 66°C mash for 90 minutes. Sparge at 75°C to get 12L in the kettle.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.121	12 liters
	1kg Coopers Light Dry Malt Extract 1.7kg Coopers Pale Ale kit
	Add the Dry malt extract at start of boil. Add the Coopers Pale Ale extract kit at flameout to improve hop extraction efficiency and preserve the hop aroma and flavours in the Coopers kit.
Hops:	14g Chinook (15.3% AA, 60 min.) 28g Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 16g Kent Goldings (5% AA, 30 min.) 16g Kent Goldings (5% AA, 20 min.) 20g Cascade (6% AA, 2 min.)
Yeast:	Windsor Ale yeast or Wyeast 1028 London Ale yeast. Keep the fermentation temp to around 18°C.
Log:	Rack to secondary and bulk condition after the primary fermentation has finished in approx. 2 weeks. Allow the beer to brighten and then rack to the keg, force carbonate and enjoy!
Carbonation:	2.2 volumes	Keg: 8.6 psi @ 4°C
	You can alternatively bulk prime with 180g of dextrose before bottling if kegging isn't an option...
Tasting:	Day 7 of primary - shows great promise! Well balanced.

Recipe posted 09/30/05.