BoSox IPA - more bitter than '86
Based on Dave Brockington's recipe. All hops are whole hops.
Brewer: | Dave Kerr | Email: | dkerr@semc.org | |||||
Beer: | BoSox IPA - more bitter than '86 | Style: | IPA | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 115 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.061 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.3% v/v (4.9% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 3 tsp Gypsum added to local tap water (pre-boiled). | |||||||
Grain: | 10.0 lb. British pale 0.50 lb. Wheat malt 1.00 lb. British crystal 50-60L |
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Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
12 qts 155F water with 3 tsp gypsum -> 140F for 15 min add ~3 qts boiling water -> 152F for 60 minutes direct heat (propane on 1/2 barrel keg w/ EZMasher) -> 168F 15 minutes |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.040 | 7.5 gallons | |||||
2 oz of the Chinook were first wort hopped (hops added to the kettle while sparging pre-boil) 1/2 tsp Irish Moss rehydrated in 4 oz hot water, added 15 minutes before end of boil. |
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Hops: | 3 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (aroma) 1 oz. Willamette (aroma) |
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Yeast: | 2 packets DanStar Nottingham dry yeast - rehydrated in 4 oz. 105F water |
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Log: | Brewed 2/15 pitched yeast @66F, ambient temp 64F, "Fermometer" topped out at 70F on day 2 of primary ferment Racked to secondary on 2/21, dry hopped with 1 oz Willamette Bottled 3/2/98 |
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Carbonation: | Primed with 2/3 cup corn sugar | |||||||
Tasting: | Tasted great going into the bottle. Big citrus nose, flavor. Big bodied enough to support all of those hops. |
Recipe posted 03/04/98.