Thunderhead IPA
Batch Size:
5 gal.
Brewed By: The New Guy
Efficiency:
75%
Mash
Malt Name
Wt. (lbs.)
% of Mash
Crystal (10L)
2
14.3
Flaked Corn (Maize)
2
14.3
Pale Malt 2-Row (Muntons)
10
71.4
Total Weight
14.00
Mash & Sparge Water info.
Strike Temp.
Mash In Gallons
Sparge Gallons
Sparge Temp.
170.9°F
4.4 gal.
3.2 gal.
170°F
Hops
Hop Variety
Alpha Acid %
Amt. (oz.)
Boil (min.)
Hop IBU
Cascade - Pellet
5.75
1
Warrior - Pellet
13
1
35
38.2
Chinook - Pellet
13
1
10
16.7
Beer Stats
Estimated Beer Color
SG
ABV(%)
AA(%)
Balance Value (BV)
7 SRM
1.080
7.5
70.0
1.29
FG
IBU
Calories
Target BV
1.024
54.9
357
(per 16 oz. Pint)
1.72
Target Beer Style Info. & Typical Ingredients
INDIA PALE ALE
American IPA
SG Range: 1.056 to 1.075
FG Range: 1.010 to 1.018
IBU Range: 40 to 60+
SRM Range: 6 to 15
Pale ale malt (well-modified and suitable for single-temperature infusion mashing); American hops; American yeast that can give a clean or slightly fruity profile. Generally all-malt, but mashed at lower temperatures for high attenuation. Water character varies from soft to moderately sulfate.
This information is derived from the BJCP Style Guidelines, 2008 edition, with permission of the copyright owner, Beer Judge Certification Program, Inc. The most current version of the full guidelines can be found on the BJCP website,
www.bjcp.org
.
Session Notes
Yeast Strain(s) Used: Wyeast 1056
Fermentaion Temp: 68°F
This is my first attempt at my own all grain recipe. It's a bitter, hop forward brew with a balanced citrus tinge. I used Citra Hops, not Warrior. Citra is not an option.