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Mike's Big Beer
What can I say, It's just another good IPA recipe.
It could probably use more hops all around. I would love to
see what a judge would say about it, but I just can't bare with
sending 8 bottles in the mail.
| Brewer: | Mike Desautels | Email: | mrdezy@earthlink.net | |||||
| Beer: | Mike's Big Beer | Style: | India Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 10 gallons | |||||
| Color: |
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Bitterness: | 43 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.066 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.2% v/v (5.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Carbon filtered tap water | |||||||
| Grain: | 19.5 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American Vienna 1 lb. American crystal 10L 1 lb. American crystal 40L |
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| Mash: | 80% efficiency | |||||||
| Held at 150° F for 80 minutes. Mashed out at 170° F for 10 minutes. Sparged with 10 gallons of 175° F water |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.055 | 12 gallons | |||||
| Added .5lbs dextrine sugar to the boil for extra body. Added Irish Moss 15 min before end of boil. |
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| Hops: | 2 oz. Chinook (11.5% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Saaz (3.00% AA, 15 min.) 1.5 oz. Saaz (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | White Labs California ale yeast. 2 pint starter | |||||||
Recipe posted 11/18/01.
