Gyle 150 – Double India Pale Ale (Citra, Amarillo)

For our 150th brew, a big DIPA with hops at every stage of the process. Really pushing the dry hop limits of our new fermenter set-up.

MALT:

Crisp Extra Pale Maris Otter Malt (EBC 2.5-3.5) – 3000g

Simpsons Golden Promise (EBC 5.5) – 5000g

Crisp Cara Malt (EBC 23-32) – 500g

Dextrose Sugar – 500g

HOPS:

Citra (leaf) – 10g / Mash hop

Amarillo (leaf) – 20g / Mash hop

Magnum – 20g / 60 minutes

Amarillo – 33g / 30 minutes

Citra LUPOMAX – 27g / 15 minutes

Amarillo BBC – 29g / 10 minutes

Citra LUPOMAX – 50g / 5 minutes

Amarillo (leaf) – 50g / Aroma steep for 30 minutes at 75°C

Amarillo – 100g / Dry hop 5 days

Citra LUPOMAX – 70g / Dry hop 5 days

Citra LUPOMAX – 63g / Dry hop 1 day

IBU: 90

TARGET VOLUME: 23 litres

WATER: Tap water

STRIKE VOLUME: 33 litres @ 69°C

SPARGE VOLUME: 1x kettle

FERMENTER VOLUME: 24 litres

PACKAGED VOLUME: 39x 500ml bottles

ADJUNCTS: 1x Campden tablet, 1/2 Protofloc tablet

MINERALS: 8.5g Gypsum

MASH: 67°C / 90 minutes stirred at 15 minutes

BOIL: 70 minutes

YEAST: 1 litre starter of WLP001 California Ale Yeast with oxygen and nutrient tablet

FERMENTER TEMP: 20°C

OG: 1.078

FG: 1.008

ABV: 9.2%

CARBONATION: 2.0 units

INGREDIENT COST: £

BOTTLE COST: p

CONDITIONING TIME:

BREWING NOTES: Topped out at 23°C due the the heatwave