Once more into the Citra, dear friends…
OG 1.054, FG 1.008, so ABV 6.0%.
Tasted as good as usual when the dry hops went in!
Jasmine IPA (AG#110)
A friend really liked a Jasmine IPA he had when he was in Vietnam (brewed by Pasteur Street), as asked if I could do something similar. I wasn’t sure how to use jasmine, but after a bit of reading around I settled on making something inspired by this recipe from the Homebrew Talk forum.
Grist is pretty close to my normal pale ale grain bill, tweaked to match what I had in stock, and the hops are German as the Pasteur Street description is that they used Hallertauer at the end, but I don’t have any so I went with Perle and Saaz. Steeped with Amarillo, as that’s what the Homebrew Talk recipe went for (and I like them and have plenty in stock!)
Brewday details:
- Length: 21 litres
- OG: 1.054
- FG: 1.006
- ABV: 6.3%
BeerXml File: Jasmine IPA
Jasmine IPA
- Style: American IPA
- Length: 20 litres
- Yeast:
- OG: 1.062
- FG: 1.016
- ABV: 6.1 %
- Colour: 13.5 EBC
- Bitterness: 47.0 IBUs
| Name | Colour | Amount (kg) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pale Ale (Crisp) | 6 | 4.499 | 85 |
| Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) | 4 | 0.399 | 8 |
| Biscuit (Dingemans) | 44 | 0.299 | 6 |
| Caramalt (Thomas Fawcett) | 30 | 0.099 | 2 |
| Total | 5.299 | ||
Hops:
| Name | Alpha | Form | Amount (g) | Time (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum | 14 | Leaf | 15 | 60 |
| Amarillo | 11.2 | Pellet | 10 | 15 |
| Perle | 9.6 | Leaf | 10 | 15 |
| Tettnang | 4.5 | Leaf | 10 | 15 |
| Amarillo | 11.2 | Pellet | 10 | Aroma |
Comments:
Smelled marvellous when I added the dried jasmine, so I hope the aroma and flavour last through to the glass.
Um… as I type this I realised that I forgot the 15 minute Amarillo that’s in the recipe. Never mind… (I always seem to forget something!)
Looks like I ended up with 21 litres at 1.054, which matches a BeerSmith efficiency of 70%. A little lower than normal, but I’m happy with mid-5%s as a final beer; makes it a little more sessionable than one north of 6%! Not sure why my efficiency suffered today, I’m normally in the mid-70%s, nothing unusual happened. Maybe I screwed up the measuring of something – wouldn’t be the first time. Doesn’t help that my scales can’t be zeroed all the way down when my measuring bucket is hanging from them: my zero point is 500g.
2017-10-03: Finished fermenting and looking pretty clear; temp dropped to 12C while the other beer in the same fridge dry-hops. Tastes really good, and there’s still definite jasmine aroma and flavour. FG was 1.006, so that’s 6.3% ABV, which is a little strong, but might help it last a little longer (yeh, right!)
Elvis Juice (slight variation) – AG#109
Another batch of ELvis Juice, but this time with a slightly different grist. This is not because of any unhappiness with the recipe, but purely because of what grains I had in my stores!
Brewday details:
- Length: 21 litres
- OG: 1.054
- FG:
- ABV:
BeerXml File: Elvis Juice – variant
Elvis Juice - variant
- Style: American IPA
- Length: 20 litres
- Yeast: Safale American (DCL/Fermentis US-05)
- OG: 1.064
- FG: 1.011
- ABV: 7.0 %
- Colour: 8.5 EBC
- Bitterness: 62.4 IBUs
| Name | Colour | Amount (kg) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Pale Maris Otter (Crisp) | 3 | 4.499 | 83 |
| Pilsen (Dingemans) | 3 | 0.599 | 11 |
| Caramalt (Thomas Fawcett) | 30 | 0.199 | 4 |
| Carapils (Weyermann) | 4 | 0.099 | 2 |
| Total | 5.399 | ||
Hops:
| Name | Alpha | Form | Amount (g) | Time (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum | 14 | Leaf | 3 | 60 |
| Amarillo | 11.2 | Leaf | 13 | 30 |
| Simcoe | 13 | Leaf | 13 | 30 |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 25 | Aroma |
| Mosaic | 11.8 | Leaf | 25 | Aroma |
| Amarillo | 11.2 | Leaf | 13 | Aroma |
| Simcoe | 13 | Leaf | 13 | Aroma |
| Amarillo | 11.2 | Pellet | 50 | Dry Hop |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 50 | Dry Hop |
| Simcoe | 13 | Pellet | 50 | Dry Hop |
Comments:
I did this last week, and can’t think of anything useful to add..!
Equanot (AG#108)
A second batch of this one, with more hops throughout. The last batch smelled and tasted wonderful at the end of fermentation, but by the time it had reached the keg after dry-hopping it had tailed-off a bit. The intention is that this batch bumps all the doses of hops up by a bit in the hopes of getting a really flavourful beer!
Brewday details:
- Length: 21 litres
- OG:
- FG:
- ABV:
BeerXml File: Equanot
Equanot
- Style: American IPA
- Length: 20 litres
- Yeast: Safale American (DCL/Fermentis US-05)
- OG: 1.060
- FG: 1.013
- ABV: 6.2 %
- Colour: 11.2 EBC
- Bitterness: 80.5 IBUs
| Name | Colour | Amount (kg) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagon Pale Ale Malt | 6 | 4.199 | 83 |
| Munich Malt | 18 | 0.419 | 8 |
| Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) | 4 | 0.419 | 8 |
| Total | 5.039 | ||
Hops:
| Name | Alpha | Form | Amount (g) | Time (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 15 | First Wort |
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 13 | 30 |
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 13 | 15 |
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 13 | Aroma |
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 25 | Dry Hop |
Comments:
In the end I used 15g for bittering (same as recipe), but then 15g at 30 mins, and 20g each at 15 mins and flame-out. When I get to the dry-hops I intend to be very generous! The grist was slightly modified as well, I only had 50g left of the wheat malt after adding the intended amount, so I chucked the rest in. I was also 100g short of Munich, so I added some CaraPils in lieu.
1869 Simonds SB (AG#107)
I forgot to blog AG#106, but it was based on the Sim Citra recipe with a dash of crystal for added colour, and hopped with Magnum for bittering, and equal amounts of Ahtanum and Simcoe for flavour and dry-hopping. It’s ok, but nothing special.
This recipe is a historic one from Ron Pattinson’s book. Except I’ve use up six different hop varieties to get the 150g I needed, so it’s actually a mix of Fuggles, Challenger, Perle, Northdown, Galena, and Target. And I didn’t have the suggested yeast, so I’ve used a sachet of Windsor (well, it’s still in the Thames Valley, isn’t it??)
Brewday details:
- Length: 21 litres
- OG: 1.050
- FG:
- ABV:
BeerXml File: 1869 Simonds SB
1869 Simonds SB
- Style: English IPA
- Length: 21 litres
- Yeast: Windsor Yeast (Lallemand -)
- OG: 1.058
- FG: 1.015
- ABV: 5.6 %
- Colour: 12.4 EBC
- Bitterness: 93.5 IBUs
| Name | Colour | Amount (kg) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maris Otter (Crisp) | 8 | 5.099 | 100 |
| Total | 5.099 | ||
Hops:
| Name | Alpha | Form | Amount (g) | Time (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster | 8.1 | Leaf | 50 | 60 |
| Goldings, East Kent | 5 | Leaf | 100 | 30 |
Comments:
Water 186ppm, 28ml CRS in 31 litres liquor.
Equanot (AG#105)
Another variant on the Sim Citra theme, this time with a new hop variety called Equanot, described as “unique mango, grapefruit and pineapple”.
Brewday details:
- Length: 21 litres
- OG:
- FG:
- ABV:
BeerXml File: Equanot
Equanot
- Style: American IPA
- Length: 20 litres
- Yeast: Safale American (DCL/Fermentis US-05)
- OG: 1.060
- FG: 1.013
- ABV: 6.2 %
- Colour: 11.2 EBC
- Bitterness: 80.5 IBUs
| Name | Colour | Amount (kg) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagon Pale Ale Malt | 6 | 4.199 | 83 |
| Munich Malt | 18 | 0.419 | 8 |
| Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) | 4 | 0.419 | 8 |
| Total | 5.039 | ||
Hops:
| Name | Alpha | Form | Amount (g) | Time (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 15 | First Wort |
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 13 | 30 |
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 13 | 15 |
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 13 | Aroma |
| Equanot | 15.6 | Pellet | 25 | Dry Hop |
Comments:
Water 180ppm, 27ml CRS in 31 litres liquor.
CitraAce Jpn (AG#104)
A variant on the Sim Citra theme, since I didn’t have enough of a few things to do the usual recipe. Lots more Munich than normal, since I didn’t have enough pale malt. Bittered with Magnum, then equal parts of Citra and Sorachi Ace. It’ll be interesting to see how it works out…
Brewday details:
- Length: 21 litres
- OG: 1.054
- FG:
- ABV:
BeerXml File: CitraAce Jpn
CitraAce Jpn
- Style: American IPA
- Length: 21 litres
- Yeast: Safale American (DCL/Fermentis US-05)
- OG: 1.058
- FG: 1.013
- ABV: 6.0 %
- Colour: 14.5 EBC
- Bitterness: 60.5 IBUs
| Name | Colour | Amount (kg) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagon Pale Ale Malt | 6 | 2.999 | 57 |
| Munich Malt | 18 | 1.799 | 34 |
| Wheat, Torrified (Thomas Fawcett) | 4 | 0.299 | 6 |
| Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) | 4 | 0.149 | 3 |
| Total | 5.249 | ||
Hops:
| Name | Alpha | Form | Amount (g) | Time (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum | 14 | Leaf | 17 | First Wort |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 7 | 30 |
| Sorachi Ace | 12 | Pellet | 7 | 30 |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 7 | 15 |
| Sorachi Ace | 12 | Leaf | 7 | 15 |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 7 | Aroma |
| Sorachi Ace | 12 | Leaf | 7 | Aroma |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 25 | Dry Hop |
Comments:
Water 205ppm, 31ml CRS in 31 litres liquor.
Dead Pony Club (AG#102)
Who am I kidding? I’m just going to keep working through the DIY Dog book, with the occasional batch of Sim Citra or a leftovers brew…
Forgot to take most of my measurements today, other than the OG, but who cares?
Brewday details:
- Length: 20 litres
- OG: 1.039
- FG:
- ABV:
BeerXml File: Dead Pony Club
Dead Pony Club
- Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
- Length: 20 litres
- Yeast: Safale American (DCL/Fermentis US-05)
- OG: 1.042
- FG: 1.007
- ABV: 4.6 %
- Colour: 14.8 EBC
- Bitterness: 29.7 IBUs
| Name | Colour | Amount (kg) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Pale Maris Otter (Crisp) | 3 | 2.799 | 77 |
| Caramalt (Thomas Fawcett) | 30 | 0.629 | 17 |
| Crystal Malt - 60L (Thomas Fawcett) | 118 | 0.189 | 5 |
| Total | 3.619 | ||
Hops:
| Name | Alpha | Form | Amount (g) | Time (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 5 | 60 |
| Simcoe | 13 | Leaf | 5 | 60 |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 5 | 30 |
| Simcoe | 13 | Leaf | 5 | 30 |
| Simcoe | 13 | Pellet | 75 | Dry Hop |
| Mosaic | 11.8 | Leaf | 62 | Dry Hop |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 50 | Dry Hop |
Comments:
Fairly soft water, 189ppm.
Elvis Juice (AG#101)
I forgot to post this one when I brewed it as AG#95…
Brewday details:
- Length: 20 litres
- OG: 1.060
- FG:
- ABV:
BeerXml File: Elvis Juice
Elvis Juice
- Style: American IPA
- Length: 20 litres
- Yeast: Safale American (DCL/Fermentis US-05)
- OG: 1.063
- FG: 1.010
- ABV: 6.9 %
- Colour: 7.2 EBC
- Bitterness: 62.7 IBUs
| Name | Colour | Amount (kg) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Pale Maris Otter (Crisp) | 3 | 4.499 | 84 |
| Carapils (Weyermann) | 4 | 0.879 | 16 |
| Total | 5.379 | ||
Hops:
| Name | Alpha | Form | Amount (g) | Time (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum | 14 | Leaf | 3 | 60 |
| Amarillo | 11.2 | Leaf | 13 | 30 |
| Simcoe | 13 | Leaf | 13 | 30 |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 25 | Aroma |
| Mosaic | 11.8 | Leaf | 25 | Aroma |
| Amarillo | 11.2 | Leaf | 13 | Aroma |
| Simcoe | 13 | Leaf | 13 | Aroma |
| Amarillo | 11.2 | Pellet | 50 | Dry Hop |
| Citra | 12 | Leaf | 50 | Dry Hop |
| Simcoe | 13 | Pellet | 50 | Dry Hop |
Comments:
Forgot to write this post while brewing, so don’t have my notes for hardness and water treatment!
The grapefruitiness will come from some Cold Pressed Grapefruit Extract from The Malt Miller, rather than grapefruit peel as BrewDog suggest. That’s what I did last time and we really enjoyed the result (which is why I’m doing it again!). The entire 15ml bottle went in the 20 litre batch, post fermentation. If memory serves, I added it when I racked it into the keg, to minimise any aroma losses.
