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Citrass Down and Drink This

I love Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin but it costs too much.

Brewer: Chris Ungvarsky Email: chris.ungvarsky@gmail.com
Beer: Citrass Down and Drink This Style: India Pale Ale
Type: All grain Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
6 HCU (~5 SRM)
Bitterness: 63 IBU
OG: 1.067 FG: 1.013
Alcohol: 7.0% v/v (5.5% w/w)
Water: Tapwater with 2 tbs gypsum added.
Grain: 11 lb. American 2-row
8 oz. Caravienne
8 oz. American crystal 10L
4 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Mash: 78% efficiency
Add grain and 1 oz Columbus hops to kettle, strike with 162°F water at 1.3 quarts per pound and hold at 148°F for 60 minutes. Decoction mash out at 160°F. Fly sparge with 165°F water to collect 7.5 gal.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.067 5.5 gallons
8 oz. Corn sugar
1 oz CTZ hops in the mash. 1/2 oz each Centennial and Chinook for 60 minutes. 1/2 oz each Centennial and Chinook for 30 minutes. At flameout, peel 2 thoroughly washed red grapefruits and toss the peels into the wort (trying not to get too much of the white pith). Half the peeled grapefruits and squeeze juice into the wort as well. Add 1 oz each Galaxy and Citra hops and whirlpool for 15 minutes before cooling. Aerate well.
Hops: 1 oz. Columbus (13% AA, !!!Mash Ho min.)
.5 oz. Centennial (10% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Chinook (13% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Centennial (10% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Chinook (13% AA, 30 min.)
1 oz. Galaxy (14% AA, 1 min.)
1 oz. Citra (12% AA, 1 min.)
1 oz. Centennial (aroma)
1 oz. Chinook (aroma)
1 oz. Galaxy (aroma)
2 oz. Citra (aroma)
Yeast: WLP001/WY1056 in a 2000ml starter or 2 packets Safale US-05.
Log: Primary fermentation at 66°F for 10 days. Rack to secondary and add 1 oz. Centennial, 1 oz Chinook, 1 oz. Galaxy, and 2 oz. Citra dry hops (listed as "aroma" in this recipe), rousing every two days for 6 days. After 6 days, add 1 thawed can Minute Maid white grapefruit juice concentrate. Allow to sit for 2-3 days, cold crash 4 days and keg. Allow two weeks in keg for profound grapefruit taste to mellow.
Carbonation: 2.0 volumes Keg: 6.8 psi @ 40°F
Tasting: Yep. Better than Grapefruit Sculpin.

Recipe posted 08/31/15.