Side A IPA

American IPA

Alaskan Brewing Company, Juneau, Alaska
Steve Jayich (recipe), Great Northern Brewers Homebrew Club
Henry Friedman (coordinator), Cascade Brewers Guild

Sponsors

Great Western Malt provided by Country Malt Group
Hopunion
K & L Distributors

Ingredients for 5.5 U.S. gallons (20.82 L)

7.3 lb (3.3 kg) Crisp Maris Otter malt
5.0 lb (2.3 kg) American two-row malt
1.5 lb (0.68 kg) rye malt
1.0 lb (0.45 kg) 6˚ L Munich malt
1.0 lb (0.45 kg) 35˚ L crystal malt
0.63 lb (0.29 kg) melanoidin malt
1.25 oz (35 g) Magnum, 13.1% a.a. (FWH)
0.63 oz (18 g) Magnum, 13.1% a.a. (30 min)
1.33 oz (37 g) Cascade, 6.6% a.a. (15 min)
0.67 oz (19 g) Cascade, 6.6% a.a. (0 min)
0.75 oz (21 g) Simcoe, 12% a.a. (dry hop)
0.50 oz (14 g) Cascade, 6.5% a.a. (dry hop)
0.50 oz (14 g) Willamette and/or US Tettnang, 4.5% a.a. (dry hop)
2.2 oz (62 g) Amarillo, 10% a.a. (dry hop)
Whirlfloc (10 min)
WLP007 Dry English ale yeast or WY1098 London ale yeast, 1L starter

Directions

Mash in at 120° F (49° C) for 30 minutes, ramp to 153° F (67° C) and hold for 30 minutes. Sparge with 165° F (74° C) water to collect 7 gallons (26.5 L) of wort and boil. Ferment at 67° F (19° C) for 4 days. Add dry hops, hold at 67° F (19° C) until fermentation is complete. Carbonate to 2.5 volumes of CO2.

Mini-Mash Version: Substitute 9.25 lb (4.2 kg) pale malt extract for the 12.3 lb (5.6 kg) pale malt. Mash rye, Munich, crystal, and melanoidin malts at 155˚ F (68˚ C) for one hour. Rinse grains, completely dissolve extract, and proceed with boil.

Specifications

Original Specific Gravity: 1.081
Final Specific Gravity: 1.018
ABV (%): 6.6
IBUs: 85
SRM: 10
Boiling Time: 60 min