Imperial IPA

Another "kitchen sink" beer to use up some aging grain.

Brewer:	Joel Plutchak		Email:	plutchak@hotmail.com
Beer:	Imperial IPA		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	13 HCU (~9 SRM)		Bitterness:	134 IBU
OG:	1.087		FG:	1.020
Alcohol:	8.7% v/v (6.8% w/w)
Water:	Carbon-filtered city water, mildly Burtonized. Acidified our high pH mash and sparge water.
Grain:	5.5 lb. Schreier Special Pale 5.5 lb. Weyermann Pilsner 1 lb. Weyermann Wheat malt 8 oz. Weyermann Carahell 8 oz. Dingeman Crystal 45L 4 lb. Schreier Euro Vienna
Mash:	70% efficiency
	Mash at 154°F for 60 minutes. Sparge with 170°F water.
Boil:	120 minutes	SG 1.062	7 gallons
	One tablespoon rehydrated Irish moss flakes, 15 minutes before end of boil.
Hops:	2 oz. Chinook (13.7% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Centennial (10.1% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (6.6% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (6.6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Centennial (10.1% AA, 0 min.) 0.5 oz. Centennial (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs WLP023 Burton Ale
Carbonation:	Medium carbonation.

Recipe posted 03/23/05.