IIPA recipe aftermath thoughts

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  1. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I'm looking for some advice on a Double IPA that I brewed. I missed my gravity because my crush was too coarse, (working on the grainmill), and too much post boil volume. I had about an extra half gallon.

    OG: 15 brix 1.061 post boil Predicted 1.074
    IBU: 76 from a 90 min boil

    Grain bill:
    13 # American 2 row
    1# Munich
    #.75 crystal 40
    #.75 GNO Golden Naked Oats
    #.5# carapils

    1.5 oz Magnum for 90 min
    1.5 oz both Citra and Equinox for 5 min
    1.5 oz both Citra and Equinox for hop stand

    Mashed at 152 for 40 min.

    1.5 Satchels of rehydrated US-05. I'm hoping a shortened mash time, higher mash temp than most of you would use, and some sweetness from the GNO and the crystal will help the low gravity. Thoughts here?

    I had planned on adding #.75 of sugar after high krausen. This was actually calculated into my OG too. That would put me at about 1.068, but I'm not so sure I want to now. Any thoughts on raw sugar additions? I know I'll be keeping more DME around the house for days like today. I'm considering dropping about 6 oz of hops into primary. 1 oz each Citra and Equinox and 4 oz of Amarillo. Maybe this should just hide my mistakes and I'll chug this beer at the beginning of 2016.

    The best part of brew day will be getting the soggy hops off of me. Time for a hot beer and a cold shower--Or something like that.
     
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  2. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Adding 0.75 lbs. of sugar will indeed increase your OG and it will completely ferment out as compared to malt.
    What mistakes are you anticipating in the finished beer?

    Cheers!
     
    #2 JackHorzempa, Dec 7, 2015
  3. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,958) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
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    So, you ended up with a higher volume of a lower gravity than you expected beer. Are you worried about the IBUs relative to the gravity? I would just go with what you have, call it an IPA and move on.

    Next time pay more attention to the crush :slight_smile:
     
    #3 wspscott, Dec 8, 2015
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  4. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    Shudda saved the extra half-gallon for the après Hi-K addition.

    On occasion ... I come up a wee bit short of wort for the fermentor.
    I chill the trub overnight then draw off the clear wort.
    Once Hi-K has passed ... the recovered wort is boiled ... cooled ... and added to the fermentor on or about D+3.

    Chris Colby (Beer & Wine Journal) writes about feeding the fermentor to achieve hi-ABV without stressing the yeast a la Duvel over at http://beerandwinejournal.com/feed-3/
     
    #4 HerbMeowing, Dec 8, 2015
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  5. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    Low gravity and high IBU
    I've got 76BU:61GU, and I wonder if simple sugar would pull this in the wrong direction


    I currently plan to save the extra half gallon for bottling. I need to get some of this over to family while it's fresh. I'll see them over Christmas, and won't see them until February after that. I'll do better next time. :slight_smile:
     
    #5 inchrisin, Dec 8, 2015
  6. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    The bitterness might be a little unapproachable. It may be the sort of beer that sits around in the keg for a while, until the bitterness fades. However, I love GNOs and munich in a pale ale. I usually use less crystal, but maybe it all works out perfectly with the bitterness. I'd have concerns about missing the intended mark, trying to figure out what is going on in my brewhouse, while remaining open to a happy accident. I'm not all that keen on high gravity IPAs anyhow.
     
    #6 pweis909, Dec 8, 2015
  7. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Right now the BU:GU ratio is 1.2. If you add 0.75 lbs. sugar the ratio would be 1.1. This is an inconsequential difference IMO.

    I think @wspscott had a good suggestion of: "I would just go with what you have, call it an IPA and move on."

    Cheers!
     
    #7 JackHorzempa, Dec 8, 2015
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  8. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    +1 to roll with it
     
    #8 MrOH, Dec 9, 2015
  9. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    Your best beer ever
    It may not be but it's beer
    Better brews ahead.

    -hOm3br3w HaiKu
     
    #9 HerbMeowing, Dec 9, 2015
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  10. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    :grinning:
     
    #10 inchrisin, Dec 9, 2015
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