#19 Bend Brewing's Hophead I-IPA clone
| Brewed: | Mar 2013 |
| Style: | IPA |
| ABV: | 8.8% |
| Original Gravity: | 1.083 |
| Final Gravity: | 1.017 |
| Bitterness: | 81 IBUs |
| IBU/OG: | 0.981 |
| Batch Size: | 19 ltr |
| Method: | Batch Sparge |
| Mash Temp: | 64°C |
| Mash Volume: | 21.3 ltr |
| Sparge Volume: | 13 ltr |
| Mash Time: | 60 min |
| Boil Time: | 60 min |
| 6.6kg | Pale Malt (Maris Otter) | |
| 300g | Medium Crystal Malt | |
| 100g | Acidulated Malt | |
| 35g | Saaz 4% | First Wort Hop |
| 45g | Chinook 12% | Boil 60 min |
| 55g | Northern Brewer 8.5% | Boil 5 min |
| 55g | Cascade 5.5% | Steep 5 min |
| 50g | Cascade 5.5% | Dry Hop 7 Days |
| Safale S-04 English Ale Yeast | ||
| 105g Dextrose | ||
I was long over due for another brew, and I was keen to try first wort hopping and found this recipe… which sounded great. I adjusted the malt values and hop values just for nicer numbers.
Notes
I just do not know what is up with me and mashing. Just not getting the numbers I want – so I thing I really need to look at my equipment setup in BeerSmith and look at my process too. I overshot the water temp so process is a big one here! My pre boil gravity was low, and I had too much volume. The wort into the fermenter tasted good.
23/3: Bottling day. I have been busy collecting 500ml glass bottles as I decided to move away from the plastic bottles. The clatter they make as you move them around rocks! Anyway bottling went well. I am disappointed by the final gravity. Too high a mash temperature. The beer tasted ok.
Tasting Notes
21/4 The carbonation is high – maybe a little too high. The colour is good, although cloudy/chill hazy. Tastes sweet which is disappointing – not bad, just not great. No yeast taste so the cold crash would have helped there.