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Short Bus IPA All-grain
Color
Stats
OG1.075
FG1.010
IBU107
ABV8.40 %
SRM7
BJCP Style
07. India Pale Ale, India Pale Ale
Description
Brewed with a stupid amount of hops... this beer is SPECIAL. I don't have the actual AAUs for the hops but it is in the right ball park. If you get any higher than 70 IBUs, you just can't taste the differences. Replace Comet Hops with Citra
Submitted by DrDonkie on 24-Jan-2012

Recipe Details
Tasting Notes Aroma of ripe fruits (peach, mango, apricot) Taste of bitter citrus with a slight touch of pine Finish is dry Thirst quenching even at 8% ABV
Awards Nothing... yet
Boil Volume 6.50 gallons
Boil Time 90 minutes
Batch Size 5.00 gallons
Yeast White Labs WLP 001 California Ale Yeast (80% app. attenuation)
Primary Fermentation 7 days (Glass Carboy)
Secondary Fermentation 7 days (Plastic Carboy)
Other Fermentation
Procedure Dry Hopping - 1 oz Chinook and 1 oz Columbus in Primary Dry Hopping - 1 oz Amarillo, 1.5 oz Cascade, and .5 oz Citra in Secondary
  Style Comparison
  Low   High
OG 1.050 1.075 1.075
FG 1.012 1.010 1.016
IBU 40 107 60+
SRM 8 7 14
ABV 5 8.40 7.8
Fermentables
% Weight Weight (lbs) Grain Note Gravity Points Color
88.2 % 15.00 American Two-row Pale 66.6 1.8
11.8 % 2.00 American Crystal 10L 8.4 10.0
  17.00     75.0  
Hops
% Wt Weight (oz) Hop Note Form AA% AAU Boil Time Utilization IBU
2.8 % 0.25 Columbus Pellet 15.4 3.9 90 0.253 14.6
2.8 % 0.25 Columbus Pellet 15.4 3.9 80 0.250 14.4
2.8 % 0.25 Columbus Pellet 15.4 3.9 60 0.237 13.7
2.8 % 0.25 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.0 3.0 90 0.230 10.4
2.8 % 0.25 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.0 3.0 80 0.227 10.2
2.8 % 0.25 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.0 3.0 60 0.215 9.7
1.5 % 0.13 Comet Acutal Hop Citra Pellet 8.0 1.0 40 0.208 3.1
1.5 % 0.13 Cascade Pellet 6.6 0.9 40 0.208 2.6
2.8 % 0.25 Amarillo Whole/Plug 7.0 1.8 40 0.189 5.0
1.5 % 0.13 Comet Acutal Hop Citra Pellet 8.0 1.0 30 0.182 2.7
1.5 % 0.13 Cascade Pellet 6.6 0.9 30 0.182 2.3
2.8 % 0.25 Amarillo Whole/Plug 7.0 1.8 30 0.165 4.3
4.3 % 0.38 Cascade Pellet 6.6 2.5 15 0.118 4.4
1.5 % 0.13 Comet Acutal Hop Citra Pellet 8.0 1.0 15 0.118 1.8
2.8 % 0.25 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.0 3.0 10 0.078 3.5
5.7 % 0.50 Simcoe Whole/Plug 13.0 6.5 5 0.043 4.2
11.4 % 1.00 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.0 12.0 DH 0.000 0.0
11.4 % 1.00 Columbus Pellet 15.4 15.4 DH 0.000 0.0
11.4 % 1.00 Amarillo Whole/Plug 7.0 7.0 DH 0.000 0.0
17.1 % 1.50 Cascade Pellet 6.6 9.9 DH 0.000 0.0
5.7 % 0.50 Comet Acutal Hop Citra Pellet 8.0 4.0 DH 0.000 0.0
  8.78               107.0
Miscellaneous Ingredients
Weight/Units Name Notes
1 tsp Irish Moss last 15 mins