Larry's IPA

This recipe is a modified version of a Bell's Two-Hearted Ale clone recipe printed in the March 2001 issue of BYO Magazine. This beer took third place in the IPA category of the 2001 Pacific Brewer's Cup (http://www.pacificbrewerscup.org/). I'm still waiting on the scoresheets for numeric score and feedback.

Brewer:	Matt Walker		Email:	brew@suckerfish.net
Beer:	Larry's IPA		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	12 HCU (~8 SRM)		Bitterness:	51 IBU
OG:	1.060		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	6.2% v/v (4.9% w/w)
Water:	San Francisco water, straight from the tap.
Grain:	1 lb. American 2-row .5 lb. Belgian aromatic .5 lb. American crystal 10L .5 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Mash:	77% efficiency
	Single infusion mash at 154° until fully converted, in this case 90 minutes.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.100	3 gallons
	6.25 lb. Light malt extract
	1 Tsp. rehydrated Irish moss added at 15 minutes to flameout.
Hops:	.75 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 20 min.) 1.5 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 5 min.) 1 oz. Centennial (aroma)
Yeast:	Pitched 800 mL starter of WYeast 1056 - Amercan Ale/Chico.
Log:	Dry hop with 1 oz. Centennial hops in secondary for 2 weeks.
Carbonation:	Bottled with 3/4 cup corn sugar.
Tasting:	Clean IPA with great hop flavor and aroma. Since I did a 3 gallon boil, the beer was not as bitter as it would have been had I done a full wort boil. Next time I'll up the bittering hops to compensate, if I haven't bought a bigger kettle by then. :-)

Recipe posted 10/24/01.