Sunset IPA

This is an attempt at a semi-traditional style British IPA--the bigger, more highly hopped versions that were exported to India in the early 1800s.

The name comes from the old saying, "The sun never sets on the British Empire".

Brewer:	G. Sumner Hayes		Email:	-
Beer:	Sunset IPA		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	13 HCU (~9 SRM)		Bitterness:	71 IBU
OG:	1.074		FG:	1.015
Alcohol:	7.6% v/v (6.0% w/w)
Water:	I semi-Burtonize the water. This means going up about 1 tsp of gypsum above my normal water chemistry.
Grain:	2 lb. British pale 8 oz. Belgian biscuit
Mash:	73% efficiency
	I mash @152 for an hour or until full conversion.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.074	5 gallons
	7 lb. Light dry malt extract
	Irish moss @15 mins.
Hops:	5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 10 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1028, with an appropriately large starter (I think it was about 2L; use the mrmalty calculator).
Log:	Dry hop for the last week before you bottle or keg it with 1 oz of Fuggles.
Carbonation:	I carbed to 2.2 volumes.

Recipe posted 04/05/10.