Hop Monster IPA added photos and a funny one.

[196osh]

Hop monster IPA
Date:
Gyle Number:
Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Lager Malt 2.5 EBC 4 lbs. 13.5 oz 2200 grams 36%
Pale Malt 5 EBC 4 lbs. 8.3 oz 2050 grams 33.6%
Munich Malt 20 EBC 1 lbs. 11.8 oz 790 grams 12.9%
Pinhead Oats 2.5 EBC 1 lbs. 1.6 oz 500 grams 8.2%
Sugar, Household White 0 EBC 0 lbs. 10.5 oz 300 grams 4.9%
Belgian Biscuit Malt 60 EBC 0 lbs. 5.6 oz 160 grams 2.6%
Amber Malt 60 EBC 0 lbs. 3.9 oz 110 grams 1.8%

Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Bravo Whole 13.5 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 7%
Cascade Whole 7.6 % 15 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 16.3%
Columbus (Tomahawk) Whole 16 % 15 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 16.3%
Cascade Whole 7 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 16.3%
Columbus (Tomahawk) Whole 16 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 16.3%
Cascade Whole 7 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 14%
Columbus (Tomahawk) Whole 16 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 14%

Final Volume: 22 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.064
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 6.8% ABV
Total Liquor: 33 Litres
Mash Liquor: 14.5 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 58.2356671260913 EBU
Colour: 17 EBC 1


Ended up with 22L at 1070. Toped up with 1.7L of water to 1065.

High effieceny down to it being the end of two sacks of malt so the crush would be much finer.

Starter on the Stir Plate and after it was shaken up.



Grist


First wort hops Bravo.


Mash froth


Hot break


I forgot to decant off the hydrometer sample after tasting it and since I added the starter to the beer it fermented and I ended up with:


I think I am just going to cover it leave it and see if it ferments out.

[196osh]

This is fermenting away already. Will post the pics tomorrow.

[Invalid Stout]

Did you mash the oats?

[pantsmachine]

Like that grain bill!

[196osh]

Cheers. Hydrometer sample tasted very nice indeed.


Yeah indeed I did mash the oats.

[mysterio]

Looks good. I made a light cream ale with honey yesterday. Hardly any hops. You'd hate it!

[196osh]

Nah. Im not against them they have their place. On a boling summer day a nice light beer goes down well.

I forgot to empty out the hydro sample after drinking and when I arrived back in there it was fermenting. I'll take a photo. haha.

[Invalid Stout]

Yeah indeed I did mash the oats.

Doesn't conventional wisdom say you have to pre-cook oats? I use porridge oats and just chuck them in the mash, but pinhead oatmeal?

[196osh]

Yeah indeed I did mash the oats.

Doesn't conventional wisdom say you have to pre-cook oats? I use porridge oats and just chuck them in the mash, but pinhead oatmeal?

Erm. They were just the oats I put into beer engine, they were just regular tescos porraige oats.

[Invalid Stout]

ahhhh .... mystery solved!

[196osh]

Haha yeah.

Just tried this out of the FV tastes very good.

[196osh]

Checked the gravity today. It is down to 1014. I think its nearly done even though there is still a dirty big yeast head on it. Tastes wonderful.

Think it is going to get down to 1012 or so. Hopefully not much lower

[196osh]

Down to 1013, and racked to the secondary and dry hopped with Columbus and Cascade.

[pantsmachine]

Nicely done and quite citrusy i'm sure?

[196osh]

Indeed. Tastes pretty damn good.

The oats have added a really nice mouthfeel.