Brewed 04/04/22. Mashed in with 16 L city water with 4 g gypsum and 1 ml lactic acid, 161 F, mash temp approx 150 F. Added 6 L 150 F water, ran off, added strike water (190 F, 8 g gypsum, 1.5 ml lactic acid) to top of mash tun and ran off to collect 26 L. Efficiency not good with the picnic cooler set up at higher gravities. Added whirlpool hops at 185 F, held 10 minutes, dropped temp to 170 F, held 15 minutes, chilled to 60 F and pitched 400 ml slurry (1.2 L starter). Fermentation ramps up to 68 F. Yeast is a top cropper.
04/11/22: Added 1 oz each Mosaic and Citra to primary.
04/15/22: Added 1 oz each Talus and El Dorado to primary.
04/18/22: Racked to keg, gravity 1.010. Cold rashed at 32 F.
05/05/22: Moved to serving fridge.
Tasting notes: excellent IPA. Targeted Focal Banger, and hit the mark of a juicy NEIPA with a drier finish and more bitterness. Adding the dry hops directly into the primary, loose with no hop bag, really seemed to bring out the hop aroma/flavor compared to my previous attempts.