Finally, another post about an IPA. This is going to be my first time brewing with Citra, which seems kind of crazy since it's supposedly such a great IPA hop. I guess I'll be the judge of that once it's all ready to be tasted. I'm tempted to wait for Easter to tap this, hence the name. If this is as good as I hope it is, then what better way to enjoy it than to celebrate the Resurrection! The citrus-floral aroma while brewing will hopefully highlight the greatest holiday we have. So here's the details...
Here's a 6 second clip of brewing this...
(if this doesn't play, sorry!)
Recipe:
11 Gallons
Fermentables:
17lb GW 2-Row
7lb Simpsons Golden Promise
3lb Carapils
2lb Crystal 40L
Anticipated OG: 1.068
Actual OG: 1.066
Anticipated FG: 1.017
Actual FG:
Anticipated ABV: 6.6%
Actual ABV:
Hops:
4oz Summit for 90m
2oz Summit for 30m
2oz Citra for 30m
2oz Summit at flameout
2oz Citra at flameout
2oz Amarillo at flameout
2oz Amarillo for 7 days dryhop
2oz Citra for 7 days dryhop
IBU's: 148
Yeast:
Wyeast 1056 American Ale in both buckets
Notes:
Smooth brewing. Finished in a little over 5 hours, which is pretty good for an 11 gallon batch. Half the batch is for my buddy Randy who is preparing to head to the Dominican Republic to start a baseball ministry to tell kids about Jesus. You should check it out and support them here. He's the one who got me into brewing and helped me out early on.
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