This is a recipe that turned out to be a great beer. I intended for it to be an IPA and it is *almost* there. It has the bitterness and the aroma, but when I brew it again I am going to add another .5oz flavor addition around 20 minutes. The bitterness comes through and the biscuit and toast comes through from the grain so I want to add just a touch more hop flavor. This is only my second time trying first wort hopping and replacing the flavor addition removed just a touch too much of the hop flavor.
5.25 gallon all grain recipe
OG: 1.059
FG: 1.009
Est. ABV: 6.5%
Est IBU: 66
Mash at 150F for 60min, 60min boil
Grains:
6lbs 2-row (46.6%)
3lbs Vienna (23.3%)
3lbs Maris Otter (23.3%)
.88lbs Crystal 40L (6.8%)
Hops:
0.75oz Centennial 6% First Wort Hop
0.25oz Citra First 11% Wort Hop
0.4oz Warrior 17.2% 60 min
0.5oz Centennial 6% 5 min
0.5oz Centennial Dry Hop
0.5oz Citra Dry Hop
Yeast: Safale US-05
Let’s switch gears a bit from our normal posts and talk about how addicted we are to reality TV. The first step to recovery is admitting we have a problem. Here is a list of the reality shows we can’t live without. A lot of these are Jennifer’s favorites… she has a much bigger reality TV problem than me! I put who watches the show in paranthesis.
