Bumpy Butt IPA

This is my first attempt at brewing and recipe formulation. It turned out good and I'll make it again.

Brewer:	Patrick Crabtree		Email:	crabtre@gzis.com
Beer:	Bumpy Butt IPA		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	18 HCU (~11 SRM)		Bitterness:	65 IBU
OG:	1.074		FG:	1.019
Alcohol:	7.0% v/v (5.5% w/w)
Water:	Used charcoal filtered water and added 2 teaspoons Burton Salts
Grain:	1 lb. 0 oz. American crystal 20L
Steep:	Steep grain in a muslin bag. Start with 2 gallons of cold water in brewpot. Raise temperature to 175°F and then sparge with 1 gallon 170°F water. Then add extract and bring to a boil.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.123	3 gallons
	8 lb. 4 oz. Light malt extract 1 lb. 5 oz. Amber malt extract
Hops:	1.0 oz. Cascade (5.8% AA, 60 min.) 2.0 oz. Perle (7.0% AA, 60 min.) 1.0 oz. Cascade (5.8% AA, 30 min.) 1.0 oz. Perle (7.0% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (5.8% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Perle (7.0% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (aroma) .5 oz. Perle (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs WLP002 English Ale. Made a 1 pint starter and let it work for 24 hours. Pitched at high krausen at +/- 73°F.
Log:	3/28/99 Brewed, fermented at 65°F in plastic; 4/2/99 Racked off to secondary fermenter (glass carboy), added 1 oz. Cascade Hops (plugs) for dry hopping and 2.5 tsps. gelatine as a fining agent. 4/10/99 Siphoned off into keg and force carbonated. Beer is great, However I think that a longer secondary fermentation would have allowed the beer to clear more. Combined with the chill haze it is a rather cloudy (though sorta cool) orange/amber. Very hoppy with a definite alcoholic character and a beautiful Cascade hops aroma. I'll make this again, although with a longer secondary fermentation. Unfortunately the OG reading in the recipe is only a guess. I found that my hydrometer was cracked and had let the wort INTO the bulb, so who knows what it might have been.
Carbonation:	0.0 volumes
	Force carbonated.
Tasting:	The beer is excellent! I might reduce the amount of bittering hops just a tad next time. I love the hops, but like other flavors to come through as well. I think that this one needs to be a bit better balanced.

Recipe posted 03/04/07.