#20OCTOBER 2008
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THIS BEER IS
A 9.2% Double IPA aged for 21 months in a 1965 Invergordon cask with 30 kg of fresh highland strawberries. This beer is a riot of whisky, caramel and strawberry, all tempered by a toe curling bitterness inducing rapture in all who taste it. Who needs champagne?
BASICS
| VOLUME | 20L | 5.3gal |
| BOIL VOLUME | 25L | 6.6gal |
| ABV | 12.5% | |
| Target FG | 1016.0 | |
| Target OG | 1087.0 | |
| EBC | 40.0 | |
| SRM | 20.0 | |
| PH | 4.4 | |
| ATTENUATION LEVEL | 81.61% |
METHOD/TIMINGS
MASH TEMP
| 65°C | 149°F | 75mins |
FERMENTATION
| 21°C | 70°F |
TWIST
| Oak Chips | 15.0g | |
| Strawberries | 3000.0g |
INGREDIENTS
MALT
| Extra Pale | 6.30kg | 13.9lbs |
| Caramalt | 0.38kg | 0.8lbs |
| Crystal 150 | 0.29kg | 0.6lbs |
HOPS
| (g) | Add | Attribute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Extract | 31.0g | Start | Bitter |
| Columbus | 19.5g | Start | Bitter |
| Columbus | 19.5g | Middle | Flavour |
| Centennial | 19.5g | Middle | Flavour |
| Simcoe | 19.5g | Middle | Flavour |
| Columbus | 1.5g | End | Flavour |
| Centennial | 19.5g | End | Flavour |
| Simcoe | 19.5g | End | Flavour |
| Centennial | 115.5g | Dry Hop | Aroma |
| Columbus | 96.0g | Dry Hop | Aroma |
| Simcoe | 96.0g | Dry Hop | Aroma |
| Amarillo | 77.0g | Dry Hop | Aroma |
YEAST
- Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II
FOOD Pairing
- Poached eggs and smoked salmon
- Salt and pepper squid
- Key Lime Pie
BREWER'S TIP
Rack into a secondary fermenter and add your strawberries. Use a blow-off rather than an airlock as the fermentation can get pretty wild as the yeast starts using the sugar from the strawberries.