Grandma's IPA, Hop Experiment (BE)

A beer made for Grandma.

Brewed 5.0 gallons on 2018-08-19

Preboil gravity: 1.067

Original gravity: 1.075

Final gravity: 1.013

ABV: 8.1%

Apparent Attenuation: 82.7%

Inspired by Citra++ (AO)

Process notes

2018-08-20

Strong fermentation after 24 hours. Temp is at 68°.

2018-09-10

Kegged. Milky yellow, orange color. looks appropriate. Pineapple, mango, citrus aroma. No real harsh bitter flavor. Flavors are similar to aroma should be good.

Boil for 90 minutes

At 90 minutes

12 ounces of Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (Brewmaster)

At 30 minutes

2 ounces of 9.4% Alpha Acid Centennial pellets

At 15 minutes

2 ounces of 11.61% Alpha Acid Columbus pellets

At 0 minutes

2 ounces of 11.8% Alpha Acid Citra pellets

While cooling

2 ounces of 11.8% Alpha Acid Citra pellets

Mash

[90.32%] 14 pounds of California Select (Pure California) 2-Row (GreatWesternMalting)

[4.84%] 12 ounces of Carapils (Briess)

[4.84%] 12 ounces of Crystal Light 45L (CrispMalt)

Single infusion mash. Mashed with 4.8 gallons (1.24 quarts per pound) of reverse osmosis water for 60 minutes. 15lb 8oz of grain was used in the mash.

Strike water temp: (0.2/1.24) * (153 - 68) + 153 = 166.7

0.70g calcium chloride, 4.30g gypsum, and 1.40g epsom salt added to water

After 0 mins

mash is 151°

After 30 mins

mash is 151°; pH is 5.67

After 60 mins

mash is 151°; pH is 5.54

Sparge

Sparged for 40 minutes with 4.5 gallons of 170° reverse osmosis water.

0.70g calcium chloride, 4.10g gypsum, 1.40g epsom salt, and 0.50mL lactic acid added to water

After 0 mins

pH is 5.23; specific gravity is 1.093

After 15 mins

pH is 5.35; specific gravity is 1.073

After 30 mins

pH is 5.34; specific gravity is 1.022

After 40 mins

pH is 5.32; specific gravity is 1.017; Pre Boil SG before sugar: 1.060

After sugar: 1.067

Yeast

2018-08-19

Pitch starter (started on 2018-08-17 with 1400mL water, StirPlate, 140 grams DME, 0.50 tsp FermaidK) made from 1 pack of GY054 Vermont IPA (GigaYeast) at 66°. (Yeast had a "Starter After: 9/27/2018" date on it. Decanted before pitching.)

Dry additions

2018-09-04

2 ounces of 11.8% Alpha Acid Citra pellets.

2018-09-07

2 ounces of 11.8% Alpha Acid Citra pellets.

Tasting notes (5.50/10; 2 ratings)

2018-10-21

[6/10] Should've taken notes sooner, but it's been pretty consistent over the past month. White head, good retention, some lacing. Smells like overripe mango, papaya, some orange zest. Bitter orange, a tad grassy, bitterness stays on the finish. Hop character is a bit muddled. Some grapefruit notes. A bit of a murky orange, brown color. Looks dull. Not bad , but some brightness would be nice.

2018-12-11

[5/10] Final pour. Very full, tropical fruit aroma. Some orange blossom. Almost detecting a phenolic character in the flavor. Long, grassy pine finish. Certainly, and obviously, past its prime.