My best tasting IPA to date

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My best tasting IPA to date

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BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Kitchen Sink IPA
Brewer: Roger
Asst Brewer: Ralph the Wonderdog
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0) To me the aroma was very grapefruit. My friends all identified it as orange. Flavor very citrusie.

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 5.70 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.20 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.064 SG
Estimated Color: 7.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 103.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 81.6 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 8.2 %
12.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.1 %
8.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 4 4.1 %
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 5 21.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 15.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 23.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 11.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 16.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 6.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 9.3 IBUs
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 12 -
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Day Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs 4.0 oz
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Re: My best tasting IPA to date

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That looks very tasty Gymrat! May have to borrow that one from ya!
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Re: My best tasting IPA to date

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To me, that's the quintessential IPA.....Right about the 1.065 range. I've made tons of them very much like this with variations of specialty grains and hop mixtures. Not a one is bad and everyone could be my house IPA.
I've got 5 lbs of white wheat and wasn't sure how much I should use so this gives me a good idea.
I did one similar recently but added some Cascade with the Amarillo and Simcoe which I like. And then my favorite so far added some Citra. It was my NOLA Hopocalypse.

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: NOLA Hopocalypse
Brewer: Paul
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.41 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.41 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.068 SG
Estimated Color: 7.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 117.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 76.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 79.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 80.0 %
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 8.0 %
8.0 oz Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.0 %
8.0 oz Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.0 %
8.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.0 %
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 49.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 8.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 12.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 9 13.7 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 5.3 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 7.5 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 12 8.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 13 2.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 14 4.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 15 4.5 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 17 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 18 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35. Yeast 19 -
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Day Hop 20 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 21 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 22 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: BIAB, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 29.29 qt of water at 166.7 F 156.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min 168.0 F 10 min

Sparge: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
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Re: My best tasting IPA to date

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Roger...that looks like a great recipe. I may have to give it a shot if you don't mind. Have you shared that on the BeerSmith recipe site?
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Re: My best tasting IPA to date

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Roger/Paul,

Both of those look great. And to think two years ago I didn't like IPAs at all. :o
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Re: My best tasting IPA to date

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I'm working on another one right now to take advantage of all the hops I have in stock. I'll likely switch back and forth before I decide for sure but I want to make and drink so many IPA's I start to hate them.
Don't hold your breath as this may take awhile.
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Brew good beer and live a hoppy life
Fermenting

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Smelly Hops
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