brew #003: convocation ipa

My buddy Chris Danzig and I threw together what I hope to be a rocking IPA on the day before my convocation ceremony at Northwestern. This third one-gallon batch rounds out the end of my inaugural ‘pale’ series as well as the end of my first batch of yeast (this is their 3 pitch). Approximately three brews down I can already run down some of my strengths and weaknesses. Strengths: sanitation, carbonation, process knowledge (no need to reference a book to see what to do next). Weakness: recipe formulation, system-specific knowledge (i.e. boil off rate, but I am getting better). I am also happy to report that with graduation around the corner, my 5 gallon batch is not far behind. Next up for the one-gallon series? Porters and stouts. Yum.


Ingredients
1.20 lb Extra Light Dry Extract
0.10 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt – 80L
0.21 oz Simcoe [12.70%] (60 min) Hops 51.8 IBU
0.20 oz Cascade [6.00%] (30 min) Hops 17.9 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade [6.00%] (5 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
0.05 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
0.15 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM)
1.65 gal Chicago, IL Water
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale (from #1.002)


The Brew
Soundtrack: As Tall As Lions, Bloc Party, South Park episodes
Brew Beer:  Newcastle Brown Ale, Goose Island 312 (thanks Danzig!)


Stats
Original Gravity: 1.056
Final Gravity: 1.009
Est. ABV: 6.1%
IBU: 75.6 (Tinseth, still not 100% behind these estimates)
Color: 8.0
Brewed: 6.18.09
Bottled: 6.29.09

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