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002. Hop On Your Bike

216 calories 23.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.77 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.106 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 216 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 5th 2014
1.065
1.018
6.2%
66.2
9.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.75 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber2.75 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 31.4%
2.75 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light2.75 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 31.4%
2.75 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light2.75 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 31.4%
8.25 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 5.7%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Falconer's Flight1.5 oz Falconer's Flight Hops Pellet 10.8 Boil 60 min 41.22 21.7%
0.50 oz Falconer's Flight0.5 oz Falconer's Flight Hops Pellet 10.8 Boil 45 min 12.61 7.2%
0.40 oz Cluster0.4 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 30 min 5.08 5.8%
0.50 oz Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 3.91 7.2%
0.50 oz Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 2.52 7.2%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4 Boil 2 min 0.86 14.5%
2.50 oz Cascade2.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Dry Hop 0 days 36.2%
6.90 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 5.53 g | 22.1 qt) 2.13 8.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.53 g | 22.1 qt) 2.17 8.7  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.06 -0.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.7 2.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.17 g | 24.7 qt) 2.77 11.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil volume 4.5 18  
Going into fermentor 4.5 18  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.13 8.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Added Irish Moss at 15m.

Thermometer broke during wort chilling. Yeast wasn't hydrated and pitched 2.5 hours after boil. Didnt know exact temperature - probably 19-22 C.

Active fermentation 12-24 hours after pitching!

Dry hop 2.5 oz. of Cascade whole leaf hops for 8 days.

3/4 cup of corn sugar with 2 cups boiling water. Bottled on March 10, 2014. I guess the whole hope leafs absorbed a lot of the beer because I only had enough for 30 bottles, not the 40-46 I had planned for. Might not dry hop again if the aroma isn't worth it. Will find out during tasting. :)

First taste on March 23: tastes amazing, blew my expectations away! Surprisingly similar to Muskoka Mad Tom. They have the same specs though. The dry hopping of cascade really came through on the nose. Very fruity and citrusy nose. A very sweet and malty taste. Good carbonation. Maybe I am biased...

Side-by-side comparison with Mad Tom: Colour: MT is a lot lighter and clearer. Mine is relatively hazy. Head retention and size is pretty similar for both. Smell: MT has a more pungent hoppy nose. Mine is slightly more fruity. Taste: MT definitely has more punch to it - sharp hop taste. Mine is sweeter and laid-back. MT had distinct citrus notes. Grapefruit. Mine tastes more of darker fruits. Mouthfeel: MT is crisp with greater carbonation. Mine is smooth with delicate/light carbonation. Overall, it's hard to pick a winner in my biased opinion. I think MT nudges mine slightly. Think of slight changes to the recipe next time. Maybe not so dark colour with greater fruit emphasis on the nose and in the mouth.

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