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2015/04/13 Blind Pig

192 calories 19.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Mark & Paul
Calories: 192 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 12th 2015
1.058
1.014
5.8%
60.9
5.6
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
21 lb American - Pale 2-Row21 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 93.6%
13 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L13 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.6%
10 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)10 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.8%
359 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.85 oz Columbus0.85 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.8 Boil 90 min 23.34 8.6%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 90 min 25.86 10.2%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 30 min 11.72 10.2%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 0 min 10.2%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 10.2%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 10.2%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 0 min 10.2%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 0 days 10.2%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.2 Dry Hop 0 days 10.2%
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.8 Dry Hop 0 days 10.2%
9.85 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 709 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30 qt Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.01 gal (52.03 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.01 gal (4.03 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 7.46 29.8  
Mash volume with grains 9.26 37  
Grain absorption losses -2.8 -11.2  
Remaining sparge water volume 8.59 34.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 13 52  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 16.05 64.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Made a starter the NEW way. 4500ml of filtered water with 1# DME and it made a good amount of yeast. Only had a couple days for this one so we crashed it early and poured it off the day of the brew.

NO WATER TREATMENT!

First time with the new false bottom and so no underlayment present. Used the Brewers Friend calculator which said 166 for strike temp for a 153 rest - seemed to work pretty well.

Sparged well. First Runnings were 1.085 final were 1.010. Preboil gravity 1.057. Used about all of the 10g. sparge water this time.

Boiled 90 minutes w/ hop additions as shown. Chilled using an ice bath in the decoction boiler before the wort chiller. Was to save water, but I'm not sure it did. We heated a gallon of water in the HLT to push all the beer through the elongated path. This was OK, but then we couldn't collect the first 10g. of hose water in the HLT like usual. And the ice costs money, and we could have used two bags, etc. Maybe next time we just collect the chiller water in the big blue tub!

Pitched the yeast at 68°. Original gravity was around 1.065 so we boiled ~3 qts. of filtered water and let it cool to add to it. Added about 8 hours later. According to BF calculator this should bring it to 1.060. Good activity 8 hours later. Fermented out to about 1.012 in around 5 days - cold crashed for another 4 and then kegged with dry hops. Purged w/CO2 and bubbled up once it was sealed to 30#.

Pulled the dryhops after 5 days and tasted the drippings - very excited for this one! Excellent IPA - we are both Very happy. Hop nose is maybe our best. 7 out of 10 (Drakes) on a commercial scale maybe. Hop flavor is delicious and it is well balanced. May be our best IPA, although Mark still loves him some Texas Tea!

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