Amarillo Imperial IPA in the fermenter

[Rick500]

Undershot my intended SG by 7 points, but it's still 1.093.

Hydro sample tasted awesome. Expecting good things!

19 lbs 2-row
14 oz crystal 40
1.3 lbs corn sugar
...and a little over 10 oz of Amarillo

I think this is the first time I hit pitching my yeast starter at exactly the right time -- high krausen. That Cal Ale yeast was going crazy.

The recipe's in Brew Builder on BMW if anyone's interested.

 

[JVD]

Look like it will be good!

 

[kyleobie]

Can't go wrong with Amarillo!

 

[SwampassJ]

Might add this to a future try. Already got a name for it. "Hate your face IPA"

 

[wrestler63]

Sounds yummy.......I love Amarillo !!!!

 

[Teufelhunden]

I didnt make the imperial, but i did do the all ammarillo thats in the recipe section here on the forum. I tasted yesterday only two weeks in the bottle and it was freakin awesome! let us know how this one turns out, I would like to give it a try.:rockin:

 

[Montanaandy]

Interested in how this one turns out. I do love Amarillo but I have never done a single hopping with Amarillo and have always used Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial, etc. in conjunction with it. Montanaandy

 

[chrisgray]

WHOA! Looks like it's gonna be TASTY! Keep us posted...

 

[Rick500]

Just dry hopped it.

Those WLP001 did their thing with no special encouragement (love those little guys)! 1.019 after 16 days in the fermenter, so 9.7% abv so far.

The hydro sample was awesome! Still a little more alcohol warmth than I'd like, but it's warm and flat and has 7-10 days to go, so I'm expecting great things!

 

[Rick500]

Just kegged it and started carbing it.

Very tasty! This recipe is definitely a keeper.

I'm not even tempted to tweak anything...that's a first.

 

[coastwx]

I moved from a 5 gal MLT to a 12 gal Ice Cube MLT this weekend, so hope to try a large beer like this soon. I did attempt a Bell Two-hearted clone with Amarillo rather than Centennial. It's a good one. On a side note, I used my new MLT to split 12 gal of wort into two 6 gal boils this past Friday. It was a 8 hour brew day, but was able to two ales with the same wort on different hop schedules and yeast strain. I'm hoping to do a lot of experimentation in the future.

 

[Rick500]

My biggest learning from this beer is that a 1.100 (planned) OG gets you a lower efficiency. I'll plan on my efficiency being a few points lower on a huge beer like this in the future.

 

[Rick500]

And... Here it is!

It's a keeper.

 

[kyleobie]

Beautiful!

 

[MikeG]

Nice.

 

[xiang]

Looks tasty!!!!