India Red Ale – 6/16/2010

June 30th, 2010

Process

  1. Using a ratio of 1.1 quarts/lb, heat a little over 3.5 gallons strike water to 167
  2. Stir in grains slowly, temp should drop to ~150
  3. Cover and let sit for 1hr @ 150
  4. Begin heating 4 gallons sparge water to 185
  5. At end of 1hr mash let grains drip into mash kettle, then transfer to sparge kettle, temp should drop to 170
  6. Let it sit for 10 minutes, then drain and discard grains
  7. Add wort from original mash into sparge kettle and heat to a boil
  8. Add hops per schedule at http://hopville.com/recipe/241401/american-ipa-recipes/india-red-ale

Actuals

  • 13.7brix -> 1.056 reading immediately after mash
  • 15 brix -> 1.062 at end of boil
  • After having to add some water to top off I ended up at 1.055 according to hydrometer reading from carboy

Pitched on yeast cake of a IIPA brewed with Wyeast American Ale yeast.  This whole night got sloppy in general.  I guess you’ll have that the first time you try anything new.  Fingers crossed that this one turns out OK.

Dryhopping (6/30/2010)

Opened the carboy today to add the 2oz of Nugget hops.  Took a hydrometer reading which showed 1.008 which puts the beer at 6.3% ABV after temperature corrections.  The beer tastes amazing.  It’s like a hops explosion in your mouth.

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  1. bonemachine
    June 24th, 2010 at 17:15 | #1
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    All grain? Looked like it from the recipe. Hop schedule looks great. This looks yummy, right up my hophead alley! I like pitching on a cake, can produce great beers, only problem is you cant ever replicate them. Never stops me from doing it though :) Just dont do it for competition beers, generally DQs em.

  2. justin
    June 27th, 2010 at 23:42 | #2
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    Yep, my first all grain via the “brew in a bag” technique that’s all the rage on HBT lately. Worked fairly well but my efficiency was low. I’ll attribute that to a lot of fumbling around during brew day. I’ve got it all much better organized in my head for next time about how I should be doing things now that I’ve done it once.

    Thanks for the tip on the competition stuff…I had no idea. Though in all honesty I’m not worried about that sort of thing any time soon. But I am really excited about the beer. The hop schedule was definitely pretty awesome despite the gravity coming out a little lower than I’d have liked. I’ve still got reasonably high expectations for this one…maybe as a session IPA or something. Yeah, I just called what will likely be a 5.5% beer a “session” beer :)

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