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Heady Topper Clone

Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 237 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday October 28th 2014

Original Gravity:

1.072

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

7.8%

IBU (tinseth):

127.3

SRM (morey):

5.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
11.50 lb	United Kingdom - Pearl11.5 lb Pearl	37	2.1	82.1%
12 oz	United Kingdom - Cara Malt12 oz Cara Malt	35	17.5	5.4%
12 oz	American - White Wheat12 oz White Wheat	40	2.8	5.4%
1 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	46	0.5	7.1%
14 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Hopshot 10.00 ml2 oz Hopshot 10.00 ml Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	90 min	105.99	12.5%
0.50 oz	Apollo0.5 oz Apollo Hops	Pellet	20	Boil	5 min	6.58	3.1%
1 oz	Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Boil	5 min	8.36	6.3%
1 oz	Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	0 min		6.3%
2 oz	Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Boil	0 min		12.5%
1 oz	Amarillo - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min	Pellet	8.6	Whirlpool at 210 °F	0 min	1.07	6.3%
0.50 oz	Apollo - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min	Pellet	20	Whirlpool at 210 °F	0 min	1.25	3.1%
0.50 oz	Centennial - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min	Pellet	10	Whirlpool at 210 °F	0 min	0.62	3.1%
1 oz	Columbus - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min	Pellet	15	Whirlpool at 210 °F	0 min	1.87	6.3%
1 oz	Simcoe - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min	Pellet	12.7	Whirlpool at 210 °F	0 min	1.59	6.3%
1 oz	Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops	Pellet	8.6	Dry Hop	8 days		6.3%
0.50 oz	Apollo0.5 oz Apollo Hops	Pellet	20	Dry Hop	8 days		3.1%
1 oz	Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Dry Hop	8 days		6.3%
1 oz	Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Dry Hop	8 days		6.3%
2 oz	Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Dry Hop	8 days		12.5%
16 oz / $ 0.00

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Hops Summary

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Hopshot 10.00 ml (Pellet)	105.99	12.5%
1 oz	Apollo (Pellet)	6.58	6.2%
5 oz	Simcoe (Pellet)	8.36	31.3%
2 oz	Columbus (Pellet)	0	12.6%
1 oz	Amarillo - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min (Pellet)	1.07	6.3%
0.50 oz	Apollo - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min (Pellet)	1.25	3.1%
0.50 oz	Centennial - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min (Pellet)	0.62	3.1%
1 oz	Columbus - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min (Pellet)	1.87	6.3%
1 oz	Simcoe - Whirlpool to 170 or 30 min (Pellet)	1.59	6.3%
1 oz	Amarillo (Pellet)		6.3%
1 oz	Centennial (Pellet)		6.3%
16 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5 gal	Fly Sparge	--	150 °F	60 min
5 gal	Sparge	--	170 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Yeast

GigaYeast - Vermont IPA Yeast

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	62 - 75 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	60 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 398 B cells required

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Notes

you can use any yeast, they say use Conan Yeast but you can't buy it so any British style yeast will do

you will need 400 billion cells of yeast so 4 packets dry or 2 with a good 1.071 starter

Split dry hop in half and add half on day 14 and day 21. Carb on day 25.

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