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Big Guy Imperial IPA
This is a Imperial IPA recipe I got from my beer calendar.
| Brewer: | Gregg | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Big Guy Imperial IPA | Style: | India Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 44 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.100 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 11.6% v/v (9.1% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | I will be using Lansing City Water. | |||||||
| Grain: | 1 lb. 4 oz. American victory | |||||||
| Steep: | Steep specialty malts for 30 minutes at 150° | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.166 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 13 lb. Light malt extract | ||||||||
| Boil the LME for 60 minutes. Add enough cold water to bring to 5 gallons. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.75 oz. Nugget (12% AA, 60 min.) 0.5 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 45 min.) 0.5 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) 0.5 oz. Centennial (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Cool to 70° areate and add American Ale yeast. | |||||||
| Log: | You will need to dry hop 2 oz of Cascade. Ferment at 65°-70° until finished. Transfer to a secondary and condition at 55°- 60° for an additional 2-3 weeks | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 2.0 volumes | Dried Malt Extract: 4.68 oz. for 5 gallons @ 60°F | ||||||
| 4.68 malt extract boiled in 2 cups of water. Bottle and store at room temperature for an additional 2-3 weeks. | ||||||||
Recipe posted 07/14/09.
