The Averagely Perfect American IPA Project - Poll #31- Fermentation Temperature

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Select the Target Fermentation Temperature

Poll closed Mar 10, 2013.

  1. 60F

    4 vote(s)
    5.1%

  2. 62F

    7 vote(s)
    8.9%

  3. 64F

    22 vote(s)
    27.8%

  4. 66F

    15 vote(s)
    19.0%

  5. 67F

    4 vote(s)
    5.1%

  6. 68F

    26 vote(s)
    32.9%

  7. 70F

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%

  8. 72F

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. 74F

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Okay. I forgot to do a poll on target fermentation temperature. This of course would only apply to those who can control fermentation temps. Others can just do what they can do.

    This one will run partially in parallel with poll #31. I hope this doesn't cause confusion. Please vote in both.

    I recommend voting in the context of all that has gone before.

    For those looking ahead, at the end of this poll, I will publish 2 Versions of the recipe (one assuming pellet hops, and one assuming leaf hops). Each of those versions will have an all grain option and an extract plus steeped grain option. For a preview (the all grain with pellet hops combination), see this thread...

    http://beeradvocate.com/community/t...a-project-not-a-poll-believe-it-or-not.73474/

    This poll will be open for 48 hours.

    If you don't know what this thread is about, please see this thread...
    http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/the-averagely-perfect-american-ipa-project.59552/

    If you have issues with or suggestions for methodologies used in this project, please Beer Mail me.
    Let's keep the threads themselves on topic to the question at hand (not about how you would have asked the question differently). I will not address methodology questions in the forum any more. I'm not going to risk having a thread deleted due to a flame war. If this irks you, please consider not playing.

    The Averagely Perfect American IPA Recipe so far...
    5 Gallons (into fermenter)
    Target ABV: 6.5%
    Target OG: 1.062
    Target FG: 1.012
    Apparent Attenuation: 81%
    Recommended Mash Temp: 151F
    Fermentation Temp TBD
    64 IBUs (per Tinseth Calc)

    Grain Bill:
    Two-Row Brewer's Malt (92%)
    Crystal 40 (5%)
    Carapils (3%)

    Bittering Hop:
    Magnum

    Flavor/Aroma Hop Schedule:
    15 minutes - Simcoe 0.5 oz, Centennial 0.5 oz, Cascade 0.5 oz
    10 minutes - Simcoe 0.5 oz, Centennial 0.5 oz, Cascade 0.5 oz
    5 minutes - Simcoe 0.75 oz, Centennial 0.5 oz, Cascade 0.5 oz
    FO/Whirlpool/Stand - Simcoe 1.0 oz, Centennial 0.75 oz, Cascade 0.75 oz
    Dry Hop - Simcoe, Centennial, Cascade, Qtys TBD

    Yeast:
    Wyeast 1056/WLP001/US-05​
     
    #1 VikeMan, Mar 8, 2013
  2. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
    Pooh-Bah

    65*F
     
    #2 jbakajust1, Mar 8, 2013
  3. porcelli426

    porcelli426 Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2008 Colorado

    I like to pitch cool (63-65) and let it raise to temp (68)
     
    #3 porcelli426, Mar 8, 2013
  4. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    That's odd.
     
    #4 VikeMan, Mar 8, 2013
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  5. BumpkinBrewer

    BumpkinBrewer Pundit (993) Jan 6, 2010 Massachusetts

    Somewhere in the 60s for me as i currently cant control ferm temp. :slight_frown:
     
    #5 BumpkinBrewer, Mar 8, 2013
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  6. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
    Pooh-Bah

    Select the Target Fermentation Temperature​


    This poll will close on Mar 10, 2013 at 10:38 AM.
    1. 60F
    2. 62F
    3. 64F
    4. 66F
    5. 67F
    6. 68F
    7. 70F
    8. 72F
    9. 74F
    Your vote will be publicly visible.​


    As is 67F :grimacing:
     
    #6 jbakajust1, Mar 8, 2013
  7. barfdiggs

    barfdiggs Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 California

    90F as I feel the fusel alcohols really volatilize the delicate hop aromatics.

    Actual vote 68 F.
     
    #7 barfdiggs, Mar 8, 2013
  8. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
    Society Pooh-Bah

    voted 66, but my freezer usually reads 64-66 so ... :rolling_eyes:
     
    #8 AlCaponeJunior, Mar 8, 2013
  9. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Well, believe it or not, I'm going to brew this one TOMORROW!

    I can't start the maris otter / simcoe smash (that won the day in my own "what should I brew? poll) because I haven't decided on yeast or a hops schedule. My bro can't make the starter I need for my blonde ale in time, and I need to brew something! With dry yeast! This one will use dry yeast so here we go!

    If I'm a degree or two off of the "fermentation temperature poll" I don't really care. :sunglasses:

    Everything else will be done according to teh evul plan that's been decided on via polling! :rolling_eyes:

    Here we go! :grinning:
     
    #9 AlCaponeJunior, Mar 9, 2013
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  10. bulletrain76

    bulletrain76 Maven (1,311) Nov 6, 2007 California

    I vote cool-in at 62, cap at 66, and let rise to 70 after 2/3 of fermentation. :grinning:
     
    #10 bulletrain76, Mar 9, 2013
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  11. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
    Society Pooh-Bah

    done. brewed. in the fermentation freezer. :grinning:

    every indication says it's going to be a whopper of a beer. :sunglasses:
     
    #11 AlCaponeJunior, Mar 10, 2013
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  12. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Don't hate me, but I left the magnum hops at home when I went to my bro's to brew. (My hops are split into two freezers because one is full, lol). So I had to use bravo. :grimacing:

    Blogged here with link back to post #1.
     
    #12 AlCaponeJunior, Mar 10, 2013
  13. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! JK. Somehow :rolling_eyes: , I don't think it will make much difference. Nice blog, BTW.
     
    #13 utahbeerdude, Mar 10, 2013
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  14. sergeantstogie

    sergeantstogie Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2010 Washington

    So you're the first. Honestly, as much as I know it won't really change the end result too much, this bothers me. Why bother if you are going to change things on the fly. Then it becomes the Almost Averagely Perfect American IPA. BTW I'm quite a few months out from being able to brew at all. But I saw it as a chance to exchange beers with BAs you admire/respect and compare theirs with yours and vice versa. Small changes negate that. Do push ups.
     
    #14 sergeantstogie, Mar 10, 2013
  15. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Hey, I'm out of the army now! Well, I'll do 20 push-ups. :grinning:

    It was an almost 60 mile round trip to go back for the magnum, and we didn't have anything else to brew, so I did teh evul deed. 20 push ups is less work and doesn't cost any gas money!
     
    #15 AlCaponeJunior, Mar 10, 2013
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  16. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I had a sinking feeling that this is where the debate would come in. I said 62 because (a) I don't like esthers in my pales and (2) I like to start cold and ramp up a little after krausen settles.
     
    #16 SFACRKnight, Mar 10, 2013
  17. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Including the write-in, the mean and median are both 66F. Stay tuned for the recipes.
     
    #17 VikeMan, Mar 10, 2013
  18. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
    Society Pooh-Bah

    p.s. I will still trade if my slight lapse of memory with teh bittering hops can be forgiven. :rolling_eyes:
     
    #18 AlCaponeJunior, Mar 10, 2013
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