Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Yet to be Determined.

This time around I will be brewing yet another Belgian style ale. I contacted the brewers of de Ranke, and asked what the IBU of XX Bitter was. I got an answer, and though I am using only one of the hop varieties that they do, I will be aiming for that figure.
I guess for all intents and purposes, this will be my 'clone' of that beer. A hoppy IPA but brewed with a Belgian yeast strain to impart some of those tasty esters. I am again using a hop bursting technique, though I am using a bittering addition as well at the start of the boil. Name yet to be determined, but that sounds like a good name itself.
Yet to be Determined Belgian IPA.
11 lb 5 oz German Pils
1.75 oz Hallertau pellet @ 90 min.
1.25 oz Hallertau pellet @ 20 min.
1.5 oz Hallertau pellet @ 15 min.
.25 tsp Irish moss @ 15 min.
1.5 oz Hallertau pellet @ 10 min.
1.5 oz Hallertau pellet @ 5 min.
1.5 oz Hallertau pellet @ 0 min.
Wyeast 3538.
Estimated OG- 1.061
Actual OG- 1.055
7/6/10- This strain of yeast was one of Wyeasts VSS strains last quarter. It was dated March 31 and the packet was swollen so I decided to make a starter just to be sure it would be ok.
7/7/10- Mash at 149 for 90 min. Sparged with 8+ gallons of water. Had to do a long boil to reduce this inital volume (near ten gal) to a bit under six. My estimation on how much evaporation I was getting was off, so I ended up a bit under gravity, with a higher volume but that is ok. Tastes very hoppy and active fermentation happening by the next morning.

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