Friday, October 24, 2014

Fallbrook IPA

Grain
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11 lbs American 2 Row (US 2.0 SRM)
3 lbs Munich Malt
.5 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt 40L (40.0 SRM)
.25 lbs Smoked Malt (BBQ smell)

Hops
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1 oz Simcoe [13%]- (60 min)
1 oz Chinook  [12%] - (25 min)
1 oz Simcoe [13%] - (15 min)
1 oz - Citra (10%) - (10 min)
.5 oz - Simcoe [13%] - 1 min
.5 oz - Chinook  [12%] - 1 min
.5 oz - Simcoe [13%] - Dry hop 7 days in primary (added Mon)
.5 oz - Chinook  [12%] - Dry hop 7 days in primary (added Mon)

Yeast
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American Ale Yeast Northwest California


SG 1.05 ish
FG 1.005
IBU: 100+


It was a lot of hops! I didn’t get the “piney” flavor I was shooting for. Dialing back the hops to about half of this would maybe produce better results. Nonetheless, it had good clarity and body.