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Brewed an IPA

Brewed an IPA from the last of the grains. Â I will need to make an expensive trip to my local homebrew shop next weekend.

Bottom of the Barrel IPA

14-B American IPA

Final Volume: 12.0 gal (S.G.: 1.070)

Ingredients:

Grains

  • 8.0 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
  • 16.0 lb Pilsner Malt
  • 2.0 lb Honey Malt
  • 1.5 lb Crystal Malt 40°L
  • .75 lb Crystal Malt 80°L
  • 5.0 lb White Wheat Malt

Hops (57.5 IBU)

  • 2.0 oz Magnum (14.5%) – added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
  • 1.0 oz Perle (8.3%) – added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
  • 1.0 oz East Kent Goldings (5.0%) – added during boil, boiled 10.0 min
  • .875 oz Simcoe (11.0%) – added during boil, boiled 5.0 min
  • 1.25 oz Cascade (5.5%) – added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
  • 3oz Cascade (5.5%) - Dry hop the secondary

Yeast

  • Safale US05 (Used a 2 gallon starter)

Belgian Pumpkin

18-E Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Size: 12 gal
Original Gravity:
1.103 (1.075 – 1.110)
Terminal Gravity: 1.017 (1.010 – 1.024)
Color: 18.1 (12.0 – 22.0)
Alcohol: 11.44% (8.0% – 11.0%)
Bitterness: 26.5 (20.0 – 35.0)

Ingredients:

  • 15 lb Pilsner Malt
  • 15 lb American 2-row
  • 2 lb White Wheat Malt
  • 1 lb Crystal Malt 40°L
  • 1 lb Crystal Malt 80°L
  • .5 lb Crystal 120
  • 1.0 lb Victory® Malt
  • 0.25 lb Chocolate Malt
  • 1.0 lb White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
  • 1.0 lb Candi Sugar Amber
  • 3.0 lb Honey
  • 1.25 oz Magnum (12%) – added during boil, boiled 60 min
  • 1.0 oz Czech Saaz (5.0%) – added during boil, boiled 10 min
  • 1.0 oz Simcoe (13.0%) – added during boil, boiled 0 min
  • 6.0 lb Pumpkin (canned) – added during mash
  • 3.0 lb Pumpkin (canned) – added during boil, boiled 60 min
  • 2.0 tsp cinnamon – added during boil, boiled 5.0 min
  • 2.0 tsp pumpkin spice and vanilla – added during boil, boiled 5.0 min
  • 1.5 gal White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale

Licorice Root Stout

13-F Russian Imperial Stout

Original Gravity: 1.120 (1.075 – 1.095)
Terminal Gravity:
1.023 (1.018 – 1.030)
Color:
33.94 (30.0 – 40.0)
Alcohol:
12.98% (8.0% – 12.0%)
Bitterness:
85.8 (50.0 – 90.0)

Ingredients:

  • 20.0 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
  • 0.5 lb 2-Row Black Malt
  • 3.0 lb 2-Row Chocolate Malt
  • 3.0 lb Victory® Malt
  • 2.5 lb White Wheat Malt
  • 3.0 lb Crystal Malt 40°L
  • 1.0 lb Corn Sugar
  • 2.0 lb Light Brown Sugar
  • 3.0 lb Honey
  • 2.0 oz Warrior (16.0%) – added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
  • 3.0 oz Cascade (6.4%) – added during boil, boiled 30 min
  • 1.0 oz Cascade (6.4%) – added dry to primary fermenter
  • 2.0 oz Licorice (root) – added during boil, boiled 20.0 min
  • 1.5 gal White Labs WLP001 California Ale