American IPA Hair of the Dog Cascade IPA

[DHdriver]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

US-05

Yeast Starter

.9L

Batch Size (Gallons)

5.5

Original Gravity

1.054

Final Gravity

1.009

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

43.4

Color

8.1

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

8 days 64 degrees

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

5 days dry hop

Tasting Notes

Delicious flavour, maybe add a couple more IBU\\'s

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.48 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 8.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 43.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 83.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 78.0 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.9 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.9 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 12.2 %
0.75 oz Cascade [6.20 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 5 17.1 IBUs
0.90 oz Cascade [6.20 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 3.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 13.2 IBUs
0.90 oz Cascade [6.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 9.3 IBUs
1.50 oz Cascade [6.20 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 9 -

Mash Schedule: BIAB, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 4.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 25.92 qt of water at 156.4 F 148.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min 168.0 F 10 min

Sparge: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort


This was made as a "sessionable" IPA, somewhat similar to Hops and Robbers. Something with some hops but you can still drink it all night. With the lighter grain bill there was still some malt backbone that came through. This was a beer that disappeared very quickly and will be one that is frequently on tap.
This was the first batch I fermented in my conical and when I got the conical my dog (chocolate lab) wouldn't leave it alone so there was dog hair everywhere, I guess he likes stainless too.

 

[Beer-lord]

Really more like an APA than an IPA but I get ya. I just did a Chinook IPA with more IBU's but a similar grain bill and it's pretty tasty. These are great summer brews and as you said, sessionable. Others can argue if it's technically an IPA or not but it's just good tasting beer.

 

[DHdriver]

According to Beer Smith other then the OG being in the yellow (0.002 low) it's an IPA and next batch I'll probably be closer to 48-50 IBU which puts it over an APA for bitterness. But I agree it falls almost in between, I'd say a little more hop flavour then most APAs but not as bitter as the bigger IPAs. But like you said doesn't matter too much as long as it's a good beer.