For 6 US gallons (22.7 L)
MALTS
9 lb. (4.08 kg) Pilsner malt
2 lb. (0.9 kg) oats
2 lb. (0.9 kg) pale two-row malt
4 oz. (113 g) honey malt
10 oz. (283 g) dextrose in boil
HOPS
0.35 oz. (10 g) Columbus, 14% a.a. @ 60 min
1.5 oz. (42.5 g) Mosaic, 12.5% a.a. @ 10 min
3 oz. (85 g) Mosaic, 12.5% a.a. @ 0 min, whirlpool 20 min
0.75 oz. (10 g) Columbus, 14% a.a. @ 0 min, whirlpool 20 min
0.75 oz. (10 g) El Dorado, 14.3% a.a. @ 0 min, whirlpool 20 min
2 oz. (57 g) LupuLN2 Citra Cryo pellets, 23% a.a., dry hop 6 days
2 oz. (57 g) Mosaic, 12.5% a.a., dry hop 6 days
1 oz. (28 g) Columbus, 14% a.a., dry hop 6 days
1 oz. (28 g) LupuLN2 Mosaic Cryo pellets, 24% a.a., dry hop 6 days
YEAST
Imperial #A07 Flagship ale yeast, starter or multiple packs
WATER
Mash pH of 5.45, pre-boil pH of 5.25, flameout pH of 5.0–5.1. Add acid where needed to hit these numbers. Acidify sparge water to 5.6 pH. Target a water profile of 140 ppm Ca, 50 ppm Mg: 20 ppm Na, 300 ppm SO4 and 75 ppm Cl.
SPECIFICATIONS
Original Gravity: 1.068 (16.5° P)
Final Gravity: 1.010 (2.5° P)
ABV: 7.50%
IBU: 68
SRM: 4
DIRECTIONS
Mash in at 149°F (65°C) and hold for 50 min. Mash out at 168°F (76°C) for 10 min. Fly sparge at 168°F (76°C). Add dextrose and boil 60 minutes. Whirlpool with flameout hops for 20 minutes, and then cool. Oxygenate and pitch an adequate amount of yeast (a starter or multiple packages of yeast) according to mrmalty. com. Don’t significantly overpitch. Ferment at 67°F (19°C).
After a successful forced diacetyl test, cool the beer to 53°F (12°C) for two days. Dump the yeast and trub, if fermenting in a conical, then add the dry hops, back-flushing with CO2 or bubbling CO2 through the fermenter while adding the hops, if possible. Let the fermenter rise to 67°F (19°C) again during the dry hop. The large dry hop amount will likely add another few points of attenuation.
After six days, cool the fermenter to 40° F (4° C) for two days, again dumping hops and remaining yeast, if possible. Fine with 15 mL of BioFine, agitating the beer with CO2 to mix it in thoroughly. Allow the beer to settle and clarify for two days before transferring it to a keg.
Try to avoid introducing oxygen into the finished beer as much as possible (e.g. flush transfer lines with CO2 immediately before the transfer, completely seal the fermenter or keep slight positive pressure on the fermenter during the cold crash and perform a closed transfer to the keg).
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