Thursday, October 27, 2011

Big Blimp IPA

Wanted to take a minute to share a recipe and notes from the BLack IMperial IPA that was brewed back in early September. Big Blimp... get it? So far I've gotten a lot of good feedback and I'm pretty proud of the brew. The recipe was derived from the grain bill of a Black IPA (not a CDA) and the measured amounts of an Imperial IPA. This is a partial extract recipe

Yeast:
2 packs Wyeast 1056

Grain:
1 lb Crystal 60
1 lb Brown malt
12 oz De-bittered black

Extract:
8 lb light LME

Hops:
1.67 oz Warrior (bittering)
6 oz Amarillo (aroma)

Other:
8 oz Turbinado raw sugar
1 tsp Irish mos
Yeast nutrient

Boil:
Steep grains for 30 min @ 160 deg F
Bring to boil. Add 1/3 DME
Add bittering hops (45min)
Add 2/3 DME, 1/3 aroma hops, sugar, Irish moss, nutrient (15min)
Add 1/3 aroma hops end of boil

Fermentation:
7-10 days in primary
14 days in 2ndry (dry hop w/ 1/3 aroma hops after 2 days)

I hope everyone enjoys. Feel free to comment.
Cheers!

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