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Heady Topper Clone (O)

Beer was made with yeast given to the Sudzers by the Gigayeast folks at one of our meetings.


Brewed 5.0 gallons on 2013-09-28

Original gravity: 1.061

Final gravity: 1.008

ABV: 7.0%

Apparent Attenuation: 86.9%


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Process notes

2013-10-20
Racked to secondary, S.G. is 1.009
2013-10-26
Kegged. Got ~4 gallons, had a tough time siphoning this one since it got clogged. Tried putting grain bag around siphon, but that didn't help much.

Taste is just like that of some hop pellets, vegetal, same with aroma. Maybe 7 days dry hop is too much? Not getting tropical notes. Bitter, almost peanutty aftertaste, maybe the yeast?

Boil for 90 minutes

At 90 minutes
1.5 ounces of 13% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets
At 15 minutes
At 5 minutes
0.5 ounces of 13% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets
At 5 minutes
0.5 ounces of 17% Alpha Acid Apollo pellets
At 5 minutes
At 0 minutes
2 ounces of 13% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets
At 0 minutes
1 ounce of 15% Alpha Acid Columbus pellets
While cooling
1 ounce of 13% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets (Added when wort cooled to 165°)
While cooling
0.5 ounces of 17% Alpha Acid Apollo pellets
While cooling
0.5 ounces of 10.5% Alpha Acid Centennial pellets
While cooling
1 ounce of 15% Alpha Acid Columbus pellets
While cooling
0.5 ounces of 9.5% Alpha Acid Amarillo pellets

Mash

[88.24%] 11 pounds 4 ounces of 2-Row (Briess)

[5.88%] 12 ounces of Carapils (Briess)

[5.88%] 12 ounces of White Wheat (GreatWesternMalting)

Single infusion mash. Mashed with 5 gallons (1.57 quarts per pound) of tap water for 75 minutes. 12lb 12oz of grain was used in the mash. (1/4 campden tablet added to strike water)

Strike water temp: (0.2/1.57) * (150 - 70) + 150 = 160.2

Sparge

Sparged for 30 minutes with 4 gallons of 170° tap water. (1/4 campden tablet added to sparge water)

Yeast

2013-09-28
Pitch starter (started on 2013-09-26 with 1500mL water, IntermittentShaking, 150 grams DME) made from 1 pack of GY054 Vermont IPA (GigaYeast) at 73°.

Dry additions

2013-10-12
0.5 ounces of 13% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets.
2013-10-12
1 ounce of 15% Alpha Acid Columbus pellets.
2013-10-12
0.25 ounces of 17% Alpha Acid Apollo pellets.
2013-10-12
0.5 ounces of 10.5% Alpha Acid Centennial pellets.
2013-10-12
0.5 ounces of 9.5% Alpha Acid Amarillo pellets.
2013-10-20
0.5 ounces of 13% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets. (Dryhopped after racking to secondary)
2013-10-20
1 ounce of 15% Alpha Acid Columbus pellets.
2013-10-20
0.5 ounces of 17% Alpha Acid Apollo pellets.
2013-10-20
1 ounce of 10.5% Alpha Acid Centennial pellets.
2013-10-20
0.5 ounces of 9.5% Alpha Acid Amarillo pellets.

Tasting notes (5.00/10; 1 rating)

2014-01-18
[5/10] Last bottle. Moderate carbonation. White head, larger bubbles, some lacing. Very turbid. Without light shining directly through it, it looks brown. With light, it's a dark orange color, but super turbid. Fresh hop aroma, no citrus, just dank hops. Harsh bitterness on the tongue. Not pleasant, but not horrible. Slight astringency. Bitter finish.

Beer competition results

Placed 3rd in Sudzers IPA Gigayeast Competition.