Saturday, October 7, 2017

Hazy IPA


Ingredients:
Extract
8 lbs. ultralight liquid malt extract

Steeping Grains
1 lb flaked oats
1 lb flaked wheat
8 oz. Carapils malt
8 oz. wheat malt
4 oz honey malt

Boil hops
1 oz. Centennial hop pellets (8.5% AA) @ 60 min.
1 oz. Citra hop pellets ( % AA) @ 5 min.
2 oz. Mosaic hop pellets ( % AA) @ 0 min.
1 oz. Citra hop pellets ( % AA) @ 0 min.

Dry-hop additions
2 oz. Mosaic hop pellets ( % AA)
1 oz. Citra hop pellets ( % AA)
1 oz. Mosaic hop pellets ( % AA)
2 oz. Citra hop pellets ( % AA)

Yeast
2 vials White Labs California Ale yeast, WLP001


Procedure:
Brought 3 gallons water to 160F, turned flame off, and added grain bag.
Steeped grains for 30 mins. Removed grain bag and returned to boil.
Added bittering hops - 1 oz. Centennial.
After 30 mins, turned off flame and  added LME. Dissolved and turned flame back on.
Returned wort to boil and added flavor and aroma hops at prescribed times.

Cooled, and racked to fermenter with addition of enough distilled water to make 5.5 gals.

Aerated wort and pitched yeast at 79F.

8 hrs later yeast actively fermenting.

10/14: Added 1 oz. Citra hop pellets & 2 oz. Mosaic hop pellets

OG: 1.068
FG: 1.015
ABV: 6.7%