I know this is an old post but I thought I would resurrect it. I've already put in the grain order at the LHBS. I will be subbing Caramel 20 for Caramel 15 since that's all I can get around here. I figure a 150F mash should get it close and it seems here recently they've been using whirlpool hops in the brew. I'm speaking of from when I tried this the past few months and drank it consistently. It was a different beer. I tried it at the same brew pub tap out of town over the course of three months. First time it tasted like Space Dust in the bottle, however, the most recent variations have been more like a hazy ipa of sorts. I figured maybe it was this pub. Anywho I got a can at a gig this weekend (7 hours away from said brew pub) and it tasted just like that as well. Now the only thing I can figure is either the recipe has changed a tad or the factory that is brewing this (southeast us) may have changed the formulation up a bit. Taking what seems to either be the most recent changes or possibly just a fresher batch in general here's what I'm brewing
Title: Space Dust clone
Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: Double IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.061
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.079
Final Gravity: 1.017
ABV (standard): 8.2%
IBU (tinseth): 73.13
SRM (morey): 7.63
FERMENTABLES:
12.5 lb - Pale 2-Row (80.6%)
2 lb - Caramel / Crystal 15L (12.9%)
1 lb - Carapils Malt (6.5%)
HOPS:
0.5 oz - Chinook, Type: Pellet, AA: 13, Use: First Wort, IBU: 24.6
0.75 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 14.09
0.75 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 11.01
1 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 7.55
1 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 5.9
1 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Whirlpool for 15 min at 180 °F, IBU: 5.6
1 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Whirlpool for 15 min at 180 °F, IBU: 4.38
1.5 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
1.5 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Strike, Temp: 150 F, Time: 60 min, Amount: 4.84 gal
2) Fly Sparge, Temp: 168 F, Time: 60 min, Amount: 4.2 gal
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
YEAST:
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001