It has been a busy couple of months with the move of the bike shop, so I have not had the chance to make any beer since September. In fact, except for some chocolate stout, we have run out of beer for the first time in 4 years. Since Monday and Tuesday were our first multi-days off since the middle of November, I dedicated Monday to making two batches of IPA.
For the most part it went very smoothly. I did have to chase down a Fed Ex driver who had driven over the top of my wort cooler. That caused a little excitement during the second batch.
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| Checking the mash temp |
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| Where it all happens |
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| Chasing the FedEx Van |
| Beer # |
52
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| Date |
Jan 12, 2014
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| Description | Just a good solid IPA with the Magnum hops doing the bittering work and some “citrus” hops for the aroma. | ||||||||
| Yeast | WLP #001 CA Ale Yeast | ||||||||
| Grain Bill | Quantity |
Grain
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| 28 lbs | 2-row pale malt |
12.7 kg
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| 2 lbs | Caramel Malt (40L) | ||||||||
| 1 lbs | Carapils | ||||||||
| Hop Schedule |
Quantity
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Hop
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Schedule
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| 2 oz | Magnum |
Mashout
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| 2 oz | Magnum |
1h
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| 1 oz | Cascade |
15m
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| 2 oz | Crystal |
15m
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| 2 oz | Citra |
5m
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| 2 oz | Citra |
Dry hop
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| Alcohol % |
OG
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FG
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%
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1.064
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| Notes | Everything went pretty smoothly. I had the mash at exactly 154 degrees, but I may not have had my water temp up high enough during the lautering. | ||||||||
| Beer # |
53
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| Date |
Jan 12, 2013
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| Description | Racer 5 Clone with some extra hops here and there | |||
| Yeast | WLP #001 CA Ale Yeast | |||
| Grain Bill |
Quantity
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Grain
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26 lbs
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2 row
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4 lbs
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American Wheat
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2 lbs
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Caramel Malt (20l)
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1 lbs
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Carapils
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| Alcohol |
OG
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FG
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%
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1.060
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| Hop Schedule |
Quantity
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Hop
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Schedule
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1 oz
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Columbus
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1h
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2 oz
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Columbus
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20m
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2 oz
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Cascade
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20m
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1 oz
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Columbus
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10m
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2 oz
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Cascade
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10m
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2 oz
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Amarillo
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Dry Hop
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2 oz
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Columbus
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Dry Hop
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2 oz
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Centennial
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Dry Hop
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| Notes | I haven’t made this one in a long time. I was a little low on the mash temperature, but that was the least of my problems. Just before mashout, the Fed Ex driver drove over the top of my wort cooler. I only noticed it when I walked out to check some temperatures and I saw it smashed in the driveway. I ran down the street and chased her for about 4 blocks before catching up with her. Luckily she was lost. I confronted her and she said that I should not be leaving it in the road and that she was concentrating on street numbers and not what was in the road. Anyway, she was not to sorry about the situation. We called Fed Ex and lodged a complaint. Anyway, when I got back after the chase, the sparge water was way too hot, I had to add some cold water to cool it down. The mash was also at the end of its time, so I had to rush. I think it is okay. I was able to straighten out the wort cooler, but it has some extra leaks and some of the tubing is on the verge of cracking. | |||