Post-boil: 5.75 gal
Efficiency: 68.95%
Attenuation: 84.0%
OG: 1.074
FG: 1.012
7 SRM
8.19% ABV
161.3 IBU
Grain Bill:
14.33 lb (6.5 kg) 2-Row Brewers Malt
0.66 lb (300 g) Cara-amber®
0.66 lb (300 g) White Wheat Malt
1.00 lb (450 g) White Table Sugar
Mash at 148ºF for 80 minutes with a water:grain of 1.3 qt:1 lb
Hops:
1.00 oz (28 g) Glacier (5.5%) 60 min
1.00 oz (28 g) Amarillo (8.2%) 60 min
1.00 oz (28 g) Apollo (16.0%) 60 min
0.25 oz (7 g) Amarillo (8.2%) 20 min
0.25 oz (7 g) Apollo (16.0%) 20 min
0.25 oz (7 g) Glacier (5.5%) 20 min
0.25 oz (7 g) Amarillo (8.2%) 10 min
0.25 oz (7 g) Apollo (16.0%) 10 min
0.25 oz (7 g) Citra (11.0%) 10 min
0.50 oz (14 g) Amarillo (8.2%) 0 min
0.50 oz (14 g) Apollo (16.0%) 0 min
0.50 oz (14 g) Glacier (5.5%) 0 min
0.75 oz (21 g) Amarillo (8.2%) dry hop - 5 days, removed after 5th day
0.75 oz (21 g) Apollo (16.0%) dry hop - 5 days, remove after 5th day
0.75 oz (21 g) Citra (11.0%) dry hop - 5 days, remove after 5th day
0.50 oz (14 g) Amarillo (8.2%) dry hop - added on 5th day for 5 days
0.50 oz (14 g) Citra (11.0%) dry hop - added on 5th day for 5 days
0.50 oz (14 g) Glacier (5.5%) dry hop - added on 5th day for 5 days
Total dry hop time; 10 days. Used a fine nylon bag tied off with unwaxed, unflavored dental floss in a keg so the hops were easy to remove.
Yeast:
Wyeast British Ale II - 3 L stir plate starter
Start fermentation at 66ºF, hold around 68-70ºF for 3 days, then let temp raise to around 72ºF until finished. This beer took 5 days to get to 1.012, 84% attenuation
.Impression:
Just kegged and forced carbed, all in 6 hours. Still very cloudy with hop particles. Nice tight head that lasts through the pint, lacing on its way down. Aroma is unlike any other IIPA I have had. Very fruity; tropical fruit, pineapple, peach, orange, citrus, and floral. Very smooth bitterness, not harsh or overpowering. The flavors of this beer are amazing and very unique; you get that tropical sweet fruit from those Citra hops, pleasant peach from the Glacier, citrus/orange/grapefruit from the Amarillo, and an other layer of orange zest/dank/resin from the Apollo. Slight presence of fruity esters that blend perfectly with the hops. Super tasty, dry, and drinkable.
I really like use of Glacier hops, I highly recommend you try adding these to your APAs, IPAs, and IIPAs... Or anything beer you would like to add an interesting or new layer of flavors.
Edit for grammar
Edited by Rick, 04 July 2010 - 03:39 PM.
