So I passed the California Bar Exam the second time around. Although passing the bar exam the second time feels a little like winning the special olympics, it is definitely cause to celebrate, so I am brewing a style I haven't attempted since my extract days - Imperial/Double IPA. It's not only a pleasant style to drink, but it also happens to be the most "celebratory" style I can think of, and a great style to brew when "money is no object" since it uses up a lot of hops. I am brewing this one with a pretty traditional hop bill and a now-traditional zero-crystal malt bill. Also unusual for me, the beer will be augmented by some cane sugar to keep it nice and dry and to boost the ABV a bit. I have a fresh cake of WLP051, so I will be using some of that for this beer and saving the rest for a Mirror Pond Clone I am planning to brew in the near future. Here's the recipe:
Passing the Bar DIPA
Style: 14C-India Pale Ale(IPA)-Imperial IPA
Wort Volume Before Boil: 9.00 US gals
Wort Volume After Boil: 6.50 US gals
Volume Transferred: 5.50 US gals
Volume At Pitching: 5.50 US gals
Final Batch Volume: 5.02 US gals
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.053 SG
Expected OG: 1.080 SG
Expected FG: 1.014 SG
Expected ABV: 8.8 %
Expected ABW: 6.9 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 192.3
Expected Color: 5.1 SRM
Apparent Attenuation: 81.6 %
Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Duration: 90.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 64 degF
Fermentables
US 2-Row Malt 16lb 0oz (88.9 %) In Mash/Steeped
Canadian Munich 10L Malt 1lb 0oz (5.6 %) In Mash/Steeped
Sugar - White Sugar/Sucrose 1lb 0oz (5.6 %) Start Of Boil
Hops
US Centennial (11.1 % alpha) 60 g Bagged Pellet Hops used First Wort Hopped
US Apollo (18.0 % alpha) 50 g Bagged Pellet Hops used 60 Min From End
US Columbus(Tomahawk) (13.2 % alpha) 50 g Bagged Pellet Hops used 30 Min From End
US Centennial (11.1 % alpha) 90 g Bagged Pellet Hops used 10 Min From End
US Amarillo (10.1 % alpha) 90 g Bagged Pellet Hops used At turn off
US Centennial (11.1 % alpha) 30 g Bagged Pellet Hops used At turn off
US Amarillo (10.1 % alpha) 60 g Bagged Pellet Hops used Dry-Hopped
US Columbus(Tomahawk) (13.2 % alpha) 30 g Bagged Pellet Hops used Keg-Hopped
US Centennial (11.1 % alpha) 30 g Bagged Pellet Hops used Keg-Hopped
Yeast: White Labs WLP051-California Ale V
Mash at 148 degF for 60 mins
