March 31, 2012
Belgian Tiger IPA - PM
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Brewer: Trollby
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale
Batch: 2.40 galPartial Mash
Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.052 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 38 IBU
Recipe Color: 8° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.013
Alcohol by Volume: 5.0%
Alcohol by Weight: 4.0%
Ingredients
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Crystal 08L (Belgian) - [Body, Caramel, Head, Sweet]0.50 lb, Grain, Mashed
MrB. Cowboy Golden Lager 1.21 lb, Extract, Extract
MrB. Mellow Amber UME 1.21 lb, Extract, Extract
Two-row (Belgian) 1.00 lb, Grain, Mashed
Cascade 1.00 oz, Whole, 0 minutes
Cascade 1.00 oz, Whole, 20 minutes
MrB. Cowboy Golden Lager 1.00 oz, Pellet, 5 minutes
Wyeast 3522 - Belgian Ardennes™1.00 unit, Yeast, Temperature Range: 65°-75° F (ABV 12%) High Floculation
Notes
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Recipe Notes:
Remove yeast packet from under lid of HME, then place unopened cans of HME and UME in hot water (warm liquid pours more easily).
Add 2 quarts of filtered tap water to 5qt pot and heat to 165*F turn off heat and add grains and mash for 60min.
Heat 1 quart filtered water in seperate pan to 170*F.
Remove grains, lightly squeeze and sparge the grains with the additional heated water then light squeeze again.
While continually stirring ADD UME and bring to a boil, ADD whole Cascade Hops and boil 20 min remove from heat.
Remove and drain hops, stir HME into mixture.
Ice bath the pot until WORT reach 110*F
Fill keg with cold water to the 4-quart mark on back.
Pour WORT into fermentor, top off Mr. Beer keg to the bottom of the "Q" on the 8.5 side mix well.
Take OG sample.
Add Liquid yeast into keg and stir vigorously again (aerate), then screw on lid.
Allow beer to FERMENT room temperature (between 66°-75°F) for 3 weeks.
After Primary fermentation add 1oz whole Cascade hops (7-10 days)
OG = 1.056 @ 68*F
FG = 1.012 @ 68*F
ABV = 5.9%
04/22/2012
Bottled 24 - 12oz bottles and had about 5oz left to taste. Used 65g Booster for about 2.5 C02.
Taste was really good, not as hoppy as I would of liked for an IPA
05/18/2012
First Pour
Taste is really good, not as hoppy as an IPA should be.
But.....Needs some more time yet, still slightly green