Sunday, November 21, 2010

Citra IPA

Yesterday I brewed an IPA using all Citra hops. I had about 8 ounces of Citra hops from the 2009 crop and figured I would use them up in an IPA. Here is the recipe.

7 Gallon Batch

60 Minute Boil


Grain/Sugar

11 lbs of American Two Row

2 lbs of Maris Otter

1 lb of Wheat Malt

1 lb of Crystal 20

½ lb of Carapils

1/2 lb of Corn Sugar


Hops

1.5 oz of Citra [11%] (60 min)

1 oz of Citra [11%] (30 min)

1 oz of Citra [11%] (10 min)

1 oz of Citra [11%] (5 min)

1 oz of Citra [11%] (0 min)


2 oz Dry Hop for 12 days

1 oz Dry Hop for 5 days


Yeast

White Labs WLP001 (1 vial with a starter)


Targets

Pre-Boil Gravity = 1.045 (takes into account just the grain bill)

OG = 1.063

FG = 1.010

ABV = 7.1 %

IBU = 69


Mash

5 gallons @ 152 for 60 minutes


Sparge

fly sparge with 7 gallons

2 comments:

  1. Tom,
    We'll have to compare/contrast to the Hill
    Farmstead Citra IPA that just came into the market! Are these naturally carbonated, or kegged? Can't wait.

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  2. I'm gonna keg it (force carb) and then bottle some off the keg. I just pulled off a sample (about 5 days in) and I'm down to 1.024. A load of mango/tropical fruits coming through right now. Threw in the first dry hop addition. Hoping it gets down to 1.010 and I would love to try some next to the Hill Citra IPA.

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