Gyle 138 – Red IPA (Chinook, Ella, Amarillo, Centennial)

Our first red IPA.

MALT:

BESTMALZ Red X (EBC 30) – 7000g / 94.6%

Weyermann Carapils (EBC 4) – 400g / 5.4%

HOPS:

Chinook – 20g / 60 minutes

Chinook – 20g / 45 minutes

Amarillo – 20g / 30 minutes

Chinook – 30g / 10 minutes

Ella – 30g / 10 minutes

Amarillo – 30g / 10 minutes

Ella – 70g / Aroma steep @ 80°C for 15 minutes

Amarillo – 50g / Aroma steep @ 80°C for 15 minutes

Chinook – 30g / Aroma steep @ 80°C for 15 minutes

Magnum – 65g / Dry hop (whole cone) @ day 5

Chinook – 30g / Dry hop (whole cone) @ day 5

HOP RATIO: g/l

IBU:

TARGET VOLUME: 25 litres (20 litres clean wort into fermenter)

STRIKE VOLUME: 35 litres @ 70°C

SPARGE VOLUME: 0 litres

FERMENTER VOLUME: 20 litres

PACKAGED VOLUME: 46x 330ml bottles

ADJUNCTS: 1x Protofloc tablet, 1x Clarity Ferm

MINERALS: Gypsum 6.9g Calcium Chloride 3.4g Epsom Salt 3.4g

MASH: 68°C / 90 minutes

BOIL: 60 minutes

YEAST: 1 litre / 24 hour starter of WLP001 California Ale Yeast

FERMENTER TEMP: 20°C / 22°C @ day 3

OG: (1.-56-1.070) 1.066 @ day 2

FG: (1.008-1.014) 1.022 @ day 2 / 1.015 @ day 4 / 1.013

ABV: (5.5-7.5%) 7%

CARBONATION: 2.0 units

INGREDIENT COST: £

BOTTLE COST: p

CONDITIONING TIME: 3 weeks.

BREWING NOTES: Not happy with the colour. Next time: 4150g Bestmalz Red X, 3000g Weyermann Extra Pale Pilsner, 375g Weyermann Carapils.