Results tagged “IPA” from paulbeer

snowy weekend stash update

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The weather forecast for this weekend calls for 12+ inches of snow...sweet! I can't think of a better way to spend the snowed in weekend than sitting in front of the fireplace and enjoying some really good beer. Instead of buying more beer, I decided to check and see what I have available in my stash. Here's the run down:
Ommegang Hennepin
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence
Paulbeer Winter Ale 08 (my very own home brew, brewed with spices and stuff)
Stone Vertical Epic 080808 - Check out the Vertical Epic Challenge...I accept.
Stone Russian Imperial Stout
Stone Arrogant Bastard - You are not worthy.
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard - You really are not worthy.
Stone Old Guardian
Stone 13th Anniversary Ale
Stone / Brew Dog Bashah
Rogue Chipotle Ale
Rogue Imperial Red Ale
Cisco Indie Pale Ale
Cisco Captain Swains Extra Stout
DFH 90 Minute IPA
DFH Palo Santo Marron
DFH Burton Baton
DFH Chateau Jiahu
Victory Wild Devil
Southern Tier Choklat Stout, Blackwater Series
Southern Tier Raspberry Porter
St. Bernardus Abt 12
St. Bernardus Tripel
St. Bernardus Pater 6
St. Bernardus Prior 8
Chimay Red
Chimay Blue
Chimay Triple
Duvel
Orval
Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale

Is this the most impressive beer stash? Maybe not, but it's a work in progress. :) If you have any suggestions for the stash, drop me a note.

brew day: ipa

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I had a very tasty IPA on draft a few days ago and it inspired me to brew one. Not following any particular recipe, I brewed what seems to be a pretty basic IPA. The recipe I put together is a partial mash:

  • 6lbs Briess Light DME
  • 1lb Victory malt crushed
  • 1lb Crystal malt 40L crushed
  • .5oz Chinook - 60 minutes
  • .75oz Cascade - 40 minutes
  • .75oz Cascade - 20 minutes
  • .5oz Cascade 5 minutes
  • 1/2 tsp Irish Moss last 15 minutes
IPA Ingredients
 
I steeped the grains for 30 minutes at 152F and transferred the liquid to the brew kettle. I added the DME to the wort and when it started to boil I added the first round of hops.

Cascade Hops Chinook Hops

During the last 15 minutes of the boil, I added a half a teaspoon of Irish Moss for clarity. During the last 5 minutes, I tossed in the final dosage of hops and boiled away.

The next step was to chill the wort down to yeast pitching temperature. After the wort was cooled, I transferred to the primary. Here you can see the color, a nice amber finish:

Siphoning IPA into primary fermenter

Promash calculated the SG to be 1.065. I did the gravity test to see where I was and at the time it read 1.062. I checked this morning and it's sitting at 1.064. Cool.

IPA OG 1.062


I pitched the yeast and sealed the fermenter. I'll leave it in the primary for about a week. After that, I'll transfer to the secondary and dry hop with one ounce of Hallertau hop leaves. I'll have more photos on my flickr page later this week.