JosephsonsIPA (G Wheelers thanks)

This recipe is a slight alteration to Graham Wheelers IPA from the exellent CAMRA book "Home Brewing".This book is a must. The recipe change is due to my personal love of Goldings hops and a descent maturation period to round the flavour of the hop.

Brewer:	Bilstonbetts		Email:	bilstonbetts@aol.com
Beer:	JosephsonsIPA (G Wheelers thanks)		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	23 liters
Color:	10 HCU (~7 SRM)		Bitterness:	58 IBU
OG:	1.046		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w)
Water:	Pre-filtered water is then Burtonised the day before . Citric acid used to atcheve 5.3pH
Grain:	4kg British pale 250g British crystal 70-80L
Mash:	65% efficiency
	Mix grains into 10 liters of water @ 75deg C.Adjust temp to 65deg mash for 90 min
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.041	26 liters
	500g Cane sugar
	Irish moss 1tsp .15 mins before boil end. Dry hoped 2 cones of Goldings.
Hops:	90g Kent Goldings (5% AA, 90 min.) 20g Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	2 x muntons english ale dry yeast as per instructions. Pitched @ 20deg C
Log:	Fermented @ 18 deg C for 9 days. Dropped after 4 days. Primed with 50 grams of honey in 400 ml sollution.Racked and matured for 3 months before tapping. rolled barrel twice a week.Immediately brewed more.
Carbonation:	1.8 volumes	Keg: 13.4 psi @ 16°C
	vent 2 days after priming. no co2 req'd.
Tasting:	Burtonising, the correct starting pH ,and the long wait certainly told with this brew. Whether or not one can tap earlier i dont know, but for this taste, its not worth risking.Next time i may replace some cane sugar with honey.

Recipe posted 04/06/05.