Session IPA & Hop Comparison (concentrated)
American Pale Ale

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 3/25/2014

Batch Size: 7.00 gal

 Brewer: Mike Young
Boil Size: 7.94 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (8 gal) and Cooler (48 qt)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00
Taste Notes:
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt, Golden Promise (3.0 SRM) Grain 60.00 %
4.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 22.50 %
2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 10.00 %
1.50 lb Wheat, Red (2.3 SRM) Grain 7.50 %
1.50 oz Summit [17.60 %] (60 min) Hops 56.4 IBU
2.00 oz Citra [13.70 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
2.00 oz Simcoe [11.90 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
3.00 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (10 min) Hops 16.3 IBU
3.00 oz Amarillo [7.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs Safale American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.074 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.074 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.71 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 8.37 %
Bitterness: 72.7 IBU Calories: 333 cal/pint
Est Color: 11.0 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 20.00 lb
Sparge Water: 3.34 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
30 min Mash In Add 28.00 qt of water at 166.9 F 156.0 F

 
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2) Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 10.2 PSI Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 38.0 F Age for: 21.0 days
Storage Temperature: 60.0 F  
 

Notes
Brew Day - split into two fermenters & topped up with water. SG=1.052 after mixed with water. Split one packet of US-05 between the two fermenters.
4/8/14 - Added 2 oz Simcoe to one fermenter and 2 oz Citra to the other.
4/15/14 - Kegged - both finished at 1.010.
- Citra half had tangerine & other citrus notes with a little pine. Pretty cloudy/hazy.
- Simcoe half had a bright pine & resiny hop aroma and flavor. Very similar to Stone Go to IPA. Put that half in the kegerator to carbonate.
6/22/14 - Blew the keg. Citra keg seemed to be the favorite between the two, and I agreed. The hop aroma and flavor lasted the longest out of several different hop varieties I've used to dry-hop. I'll definitely be using this one as a dry-hop again!

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