Gyle 123 – Double IPA (Vic Secret, El Dorado, Citra)

Is this our first true double…? No. Citra, Vic Secret and El Dorado IPA.

MALT:

Crisp Extra Pale Maris Otter Malt (EBC 2.5-3.5) – 3.5kg

Crisp Extra Pale Malt (EBC 2.5-3.5) – 3.5kg

Crisp Wheat Malt (EBC 2.5-4.5) – 500g

HOPS:

Vic Secret (19.2%) – 10g / 60 minutes

Vic Secret (19.2%) – 20g / 15 minutes

El Dorado (14%) – 20g / 15 minutes

Vic Secret (19.2%) – 50g / 5 minutes

El Dorado (14%) – 50g / 5 minutes

Citra Lupomax (18.5%) – 70g / Flameout

El Dorado – 100g / Dry Hop (whole cones) for 3 days

Citra – 100g / Dry Hop (whole cones) for 3 days

IBU (23 litres / 20 litres / 1.085 OG): 96

TARGET VOLUME: 20 litres

STRIKE VOLUME: 30 litres @ 69°C

SPARGE VOLUME: 1 full kettle

FERMENTER VOLUME: 20 litres

PACKAGED VOLUME: x 330ml bottles

ADJUNCTS: 1x Campden tablet, 1x Whirlfloc tablet

MASH: 67°C / 90 minutes

BOIL: 60 minutes

YEAST: 2 litre starter of Wyeast 1056

FERMENTER TEMP: Set to 20°C but at 23°C @ 24hrs, 22°C @ 24hrs

OG: 1.068

FG: 1.009

ABV: 7.8%

CARBONATION: 2.0 units

INGREDIENT COST: £26.45

BOTTLE COST: p

CONDITIONING TIME:

BREWING NOTES: Smooth brew day but came up really short on the OG. Maybe the 1 litre sparge and 2 litre starter to blame? Yeast got off to a roaring start but was at 23°C in the cellar after 24 hours.