Oak Aged IPA
Oaked IPA
14-B American IPA
Original Gravity: 1.046 (1.056 - 1.075)
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.010 - 1.018)
Color: 24.26 (6.0 - 15.0)
Alcohol: 4.51% (5.5% - 7.5%)
Bitterness: 59.2 (40.0 - 70.0)
Ingredients:
2.0 lb Crystal Malt
4.5 oz Crystal Malt 60°L
6.6 lb Liquid Amber Extract
1.0 oz First Gold (7.5%) - added during boil, boiled 5.0 min
1.0 oz Mt. Hood (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1.0 oz Pilgrim (9.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.5 oz Oak Wood Chips - added dry to primary fermenter
11.5 gr Fermentis S-04 Safale S-04
Notes
Started steeping grains @ 3:35 @ 168, will steep for 30 minutes
Added LME and 2 oz hops at 4:10 (used hop ball, hope it extracts enough!)
Boil started at 4:30
Will add the UK First Gold to last 5 minutes of the boil @5:25, adding immersiion chiller @ 5:20
Turned off boil & started chiller @ 5:25-5:30
Chill to 80 degrees then add top off water to fermenter
This was simply an extract kit, I just added a bit extra to use up what little I had, 2 row malt and 1oz of Mt. Hood hops. Bubbling away in the fermenter now. I thought this one a bit strange due to the oak chips addition but figured, what the hell, I’ll give it a shot! OG came in at 1.046, expecting the finishing gravity to be about 1.012.
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IPA will be my next batch. I need to find a decent recipe. Of course I will be going pure extract again so I can get this brewing stuff somewhat down =)
Comment by Dave — October 17, 2008 @ 8:12 am
I just picked up a Brewer’s Best kit dude, still highly recommend the Northern Brewer kits! The Tongue Splitter is an excellent IPA from them!
Comment by Brad — October 17, 2008 @ 8:42 am
Yo, Sickpuppy,
You need to start using some Carapils or Malto-dextrin in your brews. Head, head retention, and a nice mouthfeel (i.e., not watery) are benefits to any style. Going to use a pound of Carapils in my next brew, which will be a Porter. Hey Dave, if you let me know if you can boil 6 gal. in your BK, I can give you some great recipes.
Cheers
Comment by Madison Bill — October 17, 2008 @ 6:15 pm
Bill,
I am fine with the head retention on this beer, I have yet to need malto-dextrin as all of my batches have come out plenty carbonatated and lots of mouthfeel, all comes down to personal preference as brewers I guess! Thanks for your input!
Comment by Brad — October 21, 2008 @ 6:53 pm
Hey think Ebenshire Brewery can handle something like this : A strong beer straight from the Scottish Highlands. Subtle hops and a hint of peat smoked malt give this beer it’s complex character. Kit includes the most appropriate malt extract, hops (measured by HBUs, not just weight), priming sugar, caps, grains and a grain bag, and an appropriate liquid yeast culture (from White Labs). Because of its high starting gravity, this kit also includes an additional 1/2 pound of malt extract and instructions for making a 1/2 gallon yeast starter.
I’m especially concerned about the liquid yeast…….let me know…Hutch Jr……PS Chocolate Rain was bomb!
Comment by Hutch Jr. — October 27, 2008 @ 9:28 pm
Hey Hutch! Thanks for the kind words on the Chocolate Rain. Is that a Northern Brewer kit you mentioned above? You should be fine with this. I try to use the White Labs liquid yeast exclusivley as I’ve always had great success with it and it’s readily available in our area.
Comment by Brad — October 28, 2008 @ 10:07 am
Actually it was from South Hills, but Northern has it for 20 bucks cheaper now that I look….Wee Heavy
Comment by Hutch Jr. — October 28, 2008 @ 4:33 pm