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Bravo! Simcoe IPA

Fermentable
Lager Malt 2.5 EBC 5 lbs. 8.1 oz 2500 grams 52.6%
Pale Malt 5 EBC 4 lbs. 6.5 oz 2000 grams 42.1%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 0 lbs. 8.8 oz 250 grams 5.3%

Hop Variety
Bravo Whole 13.5 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 13 grams 11.3%
Simcoe Whole 12.9 % 15 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 29.6%
Simcoe Whole 12.9 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 29.6%
Simcoe Whole 12.9 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 29.6%

Final Volume: 16 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.062
Final Gravity: 1.015
Alcohol Content: 6.2% ABV
Total Liquor: 27.4 Litres
Mash Liquor: 11.9 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 70 %
Bitterness: 54.0909300459503 EBU
Colour: 21 EBC

Yeast: US-05

Just mashed in at 65C.

The Bravo hops smelled great.

Almost Cascade-y.

Nice and Bitter

Added a teaspoonfool of gypsum to the boil for the first time. Hot break seems much better.

Is that supposed to have any impact?

I was going for an average IBU of one of my beers.

My poor taste buds have been ruined.

Ended up with 15.5L at 1070.... Was going for about 6%. Efficeny up to above 75% though.

Here is le pics sorry I am so slow at posting them up and they are a bit gumpf:


Grain Bill and some water treatment


Bravo and Simcoe hoppy goodness


Spent grain post sparge



Hot Break



Steamy boil pictures

Schteamy!!!!

The kitchen celing had loads and loads of condensation. Thats the first brew where I have had both elements on for the best part of an hour.

New Hydrometer reads 1012...

That makes it 7.7% and I don't think it is finshed. I think I am going to have to dry hop the crap out of this to balence the alcohol content. Might end up at 8%.

Yeah 1.011 - 1.011 is more likely with US-05. That yeast tends to ferment 80-84% no matter what.

US-05 didnt do crap to my RIS.

Annoyance in the extreme.

Did great in my other imperial IPA. Ended up getting 81% attenuation.