#37DECEMBER 2009
HARDCORE IPA Download BeerXML
THIS BEER IS
Pounding a triple payload of the biggest North American hops humanity has devised, braced by a backbone of caramel malt, this beer is deep, astringent and resinous, pushing to the extremes of lupulin thresholds.
There’s nothing inscrutable going on; no mystery in the backstory. It doesn’t seek to be understood. A beer incapable of empathy; only hop overload.
BASICS
| VOLUME | 20L | 5.3gal |
| BOIL VOLUME | 25L | 6.6gal |
| ABV | 9.2% | |
| Target FG | 1016.0 | |
| Target OG | 1085.0 | |
| EBC | 40.0 | |
| SRM | 20.0 | |
| PH | 4.4 | |
| ATTENUATION LEVEL | 81.18% |
METHOD/TIMINGS
MASH TEMP
| 65°C | 149°F | 75mins |
FERMENTATION
| 21°C | 70°F |
INGREDIENTS
MALT
| Extra Pale | 7.40kg | 16.3lbs |
| Caramalt | 0.38kg | 0.8lbs |
| Crystal 150 | 0.29kg | 0.6lbs |
HOPS
| (g) | Add | Attribute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Extract | 30.8g | Start | Bitter |
| Columbus | 19.2g | Start | Bitter |
| Columbus | 19.2g | Middle | Flavour |
| Centennial | 19.2g | Middle | Flavour |
| Simcoe | 19.2g | Middle | Flavour |
| Columbus | 19.2g | End | Flavour |
| Centennial | 19.2g | End | Flavour |
| Simcoe | 19.2g | End | Flavour |
| Centennial | 115.4g | Dry Hop | Aroma |
| Columbus | 96.2g | Dry Hop | Aroma |
| Simcoe | 96.2g | Dry Hop | Aroma |
| Amarillo | 76.9g | Dry Hop | Aroma |
YEAST
- Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II
FOOD Pairing
- Spicy wings with blue cheese dip
- Pan seared scallops with a chilli sauce
- Creamy chocolate and caramel cheesecake
BREWER'S TIP
There are so much hops in this beer it may break your gear! Watch out for the end of casting (or knockout for our American brethren), you don’t want to pull too much trub into the fermenter.