Justin Snair's BrewBlog > Current BrewBlog > BB California Style Imperial Ale [Imperial IPA]

Batch No:	001
OG:	1.045
OG (Plato):	11.2° P
Reading 1:	1.024 (3 days)
Reading 2:	1.020 (6 days)
FG:	1.013
FG (Plato):	3.32° P
Real Extract:	4.74° P
App. Atten.:	70.3%
Real Atten.:	57.6%

General Information

Method:	Extract
Cost:	$42

Picked up this kits from Ben's Homebrew. I think it is a Brewer's Best kit. Other than thats its just your run of the mill super hoppy Imperial IPA.

Comments

A very nice beer with a much darker color than I expected. It turned out really well for my first attempt at home brewing and now it has me HOOKED! I guess its worth mentioning that after about 70 days of aging in bottles it started to pick up some undesirable flavors. So I wouldn't recommend aging it for any longer than 2 months.

A very nice beer with a much darker color than I expected. It turned out really well for my first attempt at home brewing and now it has me HOOKED! I guess its worth mentioning that after about 70 days of aging in bottles it started to pick up some undesirable flavors. So I wouldn't recommend aging it for any longer than 2 months.

Recipe

Extracts

6.60 pounds

LME - Dark

68.8% of grist

2.00 pounds

DME - Amber

20.8% of grist

8.60 pounds

Total Extract Weight

89.6% of grist

Grains

1.00 pounds

Crystal Malt 20L

Color (L):	20 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

10.4% of grist

1.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight

10.4% of grist

Hops

1.00 ounces

Chinook

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Heavy spicy aroma, strong versatile bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Galena, Eroica, Nugget, Bullion
Example:	Pale Ale, Stout, Porter, IPA; Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Stout

13% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

13 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Chinook

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Heavy spicy aroma, strong versatile bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Galena, Eroica, Nugget, Bullion
Example:	Pale Ale, Stout, Porter, IPA; Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Stout

13% Pellets @ 15 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

13 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Chinook

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Heavy spicy aroma, strong versatile bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Galena, Eroica, Nugget, Bullion
Example:	Pale Ale, Stout, Porter, IPA; Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Stout

13% Pellets @ 5 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

13 AAUs

3.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

39 AAUs

Yeast

Fermentis US-05 — Dry — 23g

Water Profile

Source:

Filtered tap water

Amount:

2.5 gallons

Procedure

1. Steeped 1lb Crushed Crsytal Malt at 165F for 20 minutes. 2. Added all LME and DME and started boil. 3. Once boiling I added 2oz of Chinook hops for bittering. 4. 45 minutes in to the boil I added 1oz of Chinook hops for flavoring. 5. 55 minutes in to the boil I added 1oz of Chinook hops for aroma. 6. Rapidly cooled wort to 70F 7. Wort transfered to fermenter for 10 days. 8. Bottled and aged for 1 month. 9. Enjoy

1. Steeped 1lb Crushed Crsytal Malt at 165F for 20 minutes.

2. Added all LME and DME and started boil.

3. Once boiling I added 2oz of Chinook hops for bittering.

4. 45 minutes in to the boil I added 1oz of Chinook hops for flavoring.

5. 55 minutes in to the boil I added 1oz of Chinook hops for aroma.

6. Rapidly cooled wort to 70F

7. Wort transfered to fermenter for 10 days.

8. Bottled and aged for 1 month.

9. Enjoy

Fermentation