Jeff's Brewing Adventures

Brewed up another batch on Sunday 5/18...lets just say it did not go as planned.....I planning on using a bunch of whole hops....more about that later...

First the Recipe:

Recipe: IPA!!! - modified....
Brewer: Jeff
Style: American IPA 15 gallons & 5 gallon Belgian IPA.
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 23.26 gal
Post Boil Volume: 21.84 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.50 gal   
Bottling Volume: 20.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.064 SG
Estimated Color: 5.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 70.0 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.8 %
Boil Time: 85 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
31 lbs                Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)           Grain         1        62.3 %        
15 lbs 11.8 oz        Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)         Grain         2        31.6 %        
1 lbs 8.0 oz          Caramalt (Thomas Fawcett) (15.0 SRM)     Grain         3        3.0 %         
1 lbs 8.0 oz          White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)               Grain         4        3.0 %         
4.00 oz               Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min   Hop           5        17.8 IBUs     
4.00 oz               Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min          Hop           6        25.1 IBUs     
4.00 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min         Hop           7        27.2 IBUs     
5.3 pkg               American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)         Yeast         8   

1.0 pkg               Belgian Golden Ale (White Labs #WLP570)  Yeast         9 
                
4.00 oz               Equinox™ HBC 366 [12.70 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Hop           10       
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 49 lbs 11.8 oz
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Name              Description                             Step Temperat Step Time     
Mash In           Add 16.04 gal of water at 163.3 F       152.0 F       60 min     

Sparge: Fly sparge with 13.68 gal water at 168.0 F


Brew day notes:
pre-boil = 1.060
post boil 1.067

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I am using an exciting new hop for my dry hops. HBC 366 or as it's now called Equinox. These hops are packed full of oil and should be great for dry hopping. 

Dry Hops 

http://beerpulse.com/2014/04/equinox-hbc-366-revealed-as-latest-hop-varietal-from-the-hop-breeding-co-video-2878/

This did not go well...to many whole leaf hops. The whole leaves expanded and they did not want to stay in my hop spider. Instead of my planned 12 oz at 15 minutes and 12 oz at flameout I ended up just adding 12 oz and boiling an extra 15 minutes to get the bitterness I needed for an IPA.