4th version with big tweaks. Entering in the Elusive Brewing, Anglian Craft Brewers and Station Hop homebrew competitions.
*** This beer won 2nd place in the IPA category at the Anglian Craft Brewers 2022 competition with a score of 38/50 ***
MALT:
Simpsons Best Pale Ale Malt (EBC 5.5) – 3000g
Weyermann Extra Pale Premiere Pilsner Malt (EBC 2.5) – 3000g
Simpsons Crystal T50 (EBC 130) – 300g
Dextrose Sugar – 200g
HOPS:
Magnum – 10g / 90 minutes
Amarillo – 15g / 45 minutes
Strata – 30g / 30 minutes
Cascade – 20g / 1 minutes
Centennial – 20g / 1 minutes
Amarillo – 20g / 1 minutes
Strata – 20g / 1 minutes
Cascade – 44g / Dry hop on day 5 for 5 days
Amarillo – 10g / Dry hop on day 5 for 5 days
Strata – 56g / Dry hop on day 5 for 5 days
Columbus – 24g / Dry hop on day 5 for 5 days
DRY HOP RATIO: 5.8 g/l
IBU: 65
TARGET VOLUME: 23 litres
WATER: Ashbeck
STRIKE VOLUME: 26.8 litres @ 70°C
SPARGE VOLUME: 6 litres
FERMENTER VOLUME: 22 litres
PACKAGED VOLUME: 54x 330ml bottles
ADJUNCTS: 1x Protofloc tablet, 1x Clarity ferm
MINERALS: 9.9g Gypsum
MASH: 68°C / 60 minutes
BOIL: 90 minutes
YEAST: 1x Safale US-05, rehydrated with 1x yeast nutrient capsule and oxygen
FERMENTER TEMP: 19°C
OG: (1.056-1.070) 1.054
FG: (1.008-1.014) 1.010
ABV: (5.5-7.5%) 5.8%
CARBONATION: 2.0 units
INGREDIENT COST: £
BOTTLE COST: p
CONDITIONING TIME: 3 weeks.
BREWING NOTES: Slightly low OG. Back to 90 minute mashes in future.