Hitching Post IPA
This is a nice light colored, medium strength, nice & bitter, very aromatic IPA with great head retention.
Brewer: | Brian Cooper | Email: | brewerbrian@sbcglobal.net | |||||
Beer: | Hitching Post IPA | Style: | India Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 79 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.063 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.4% v/v (5.0% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | I use spring water because the water in my area sucks. | |||||||
Grain: | 10 lb. 8 oz. American 2-row 4 oz. British Munich 4 oz. American crystal 10L 4 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 4 oz. Flaked wheat |
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Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
I use 2 rubbermaid picnic coolers, one fitted with a phil's phalse bottom as a sparge / mash setup. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.053 | 6 gallons | |||||
1 tsp gypsum added to water. 1 tsp Irish Moss added last 15 minutes. | ||||||||
Hops: | 2 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 5 min.) 2 oz. Chinook (whole hops) (aroma) |
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Yeast: | yeast nutrient 1/8th tsp. added to boil (anytime) | |||||||
Log: | brewing on april 11, 2004. ask me how it came out and I'll be happy to share the results! | |||||||
Carbonation: | kegging this batch with forced CO2 to achieve medium carbonation level. |
Recipe posted 04/11/04.