India Pale Ale

Description:

I was in the mood for a hop-head beer so I made an I.P.A.I wasn't too fond of any that I tried except for Victories Hop Devil And this is what turned me on to I.P.A.'s.If you have never tried Hop Devil and have access to it try one.

Size:

• 2 1/2 gallon

Ingredients:

• 3.3 Lb. either light DME or Extract
• 1 lb. 2 row
• 1/8 lb. aromatic
• 1/8 lb. victory
• 1/4 lb. gambrinus honey malt
• 1/4 lb. crystal 80
• 3/4 oz. perle (60 min.)
• 1/4 oz. bullion (20 min.)
• 1 oz.hal. hersbuckler (steeped for 5 min.)
• 1/2 oz bramblings (dry hopped)
• 1 tsp. irish moss (15 min.)
• Wyeast 1056 Starter
• 1 tsp polyclar
• 3/8 cup corn sugar

Brewing Instructions:

Mash all grains in 3 qrts. of water at 145f for 1 hour. Rinse grain with 170f water and accumulate 3 1/2 gallons of water. Bring this to a boil, remove from heat, and add the extract. Boil for 60 min. adding hops and irish moss at designated times.Cool to 75-80f and pitch yeast.Ferment and add corn sugar at bottleing time.

Fermentation:

• primary: about 1 week( No this is not a missprint 3 days)
• Secondary: 1 week @ 70F with Polyclar

• O.G.-approx. 1.060
• F.G.-approx. 1.010-1.015
• Alcohol-Approx.6%