Has anyone attempted to clone Meantime's IPA?
I quite fancy having a bash. Any pointers would help.
Meantime IPA
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Swoonara
Re: Meantime IPA
podcast here
http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/727
recipe here
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/can-you ... pa-239384/
Not tried it myself but aiming to try something similar quite soon so I'd be interested to find out how you get on
http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/727
recipe here
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/can-you ... pa-239384/
Not tried it myself but aiming to try something similar quite soon so I'd be interested to find out how you get on
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Grahamf4
Re: Meantime IPA
Hey Swoonara
Many thanks for the link to the podcast. That was sooooo informative.
This is the recipe I deduced from the podcast:
IPA 1
Date:
Gyle Number:
Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 11 lbs. 0.2 oz 5000 grams 84.4%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 0 lbs. 2.2 oz 62 grams 1%
Munich Malt 20 EBC 1 lbs. 1.6 oz 500 grams 8.5%
Sugar,
Household
White 0 EBC 0 lbs. 12.4 oz 355 grams 6%
Caramalt 30 EBC 0 lbs. 0.2 oz 5 grams 0.1%
Hop VarietyType Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Fuggle Whole 4.9 % 75 mins 0 lbs. 0.6 oz 18 grams 12.7%
Golding Whole 5.7 % 75 mins 0 lbs. 0.6 oz 18 grams 12.7%
Fuggle Whole 4.9 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 32 grams 22.5%
Golding Whole 5.7 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 32 grams 22.5%
Fuggle Whole 4.9 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 21 grams 14.8%
Golding Whole 5.7 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 21 grams 14.8%
Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.011
Alcohol Content: 6.4% ABV
Total Liquor: 33.9 Litres
Mash Liquor: 13.9 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 24.509252654443 EBU
Colour: 14 EBC
The Bitterness calculation is way off. I also dry-hopped this with 23gms each of fuggles and goldings for seven days. I bottled it yesterday. I actually got an OG of 1065 and a final gravity of 1008. This gives an approximate ABV of 7.7%. I think my mash efficiency was higher than 75%. I find that this is the case with nearly all beers that I brew. I always seem to get a higher OG reading than recipes/software suggests I should. I actually got around twenty litres in the end; some loss to evaporation, trub, syphoning and bottling but I can't complain. I tasted it yesterday and it was quite smooth. It seems to have the right colour. I'll give around eight weeks before drinking. You'll see that I added a tiny amount of caramalt, this was only to make up the percentages as I had used up all other malts. The software (G Wheeler's beer engine)spat out the above OG etc but what I seem to have achieved is closer in strength. I also added two teaspoons of Burton Water Crystals to lower the ph of the mash. I started with one teaspoon and the ph hadn't shifted at all. So I put the other teaspoon in during the boil. If I do it again, I might begin with two teaspoons in the mash and check ph, then if needs be add more in the boil. I am looking forward to trying it.
Cheers
Grahamf4
Many thanks for the link to the podcast. That was sooooo informative.
This is the recipe I deduced from the podcast:
IPA 1
Date:
Gyle Number:
Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 11 lbs. 0.2 oz 5000 grams 84.4%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 0 lbs. 2.2 oz 62 grams 1%
Munich Malt 20 EBC 1 lbs. 1.6 oz 500 grams 8.5%
Sugar,
Household
White 0 EBC 0 lbs. 12.4 oz 355 grams 6%
Caramalt 30 EBC 0 lbs. 0.2 oz 5 grams 0.1%
Hop VarietyType Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Fuggle Whole 4.9 % 75 mins 0 lbs. 0.6 oz 18 grams 12.7%
Golding Whole 5.7 % 75 mins 0 lbs. 0.6 oz 18 grams 12.7%
Fuggle Whole 4.9 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 32 grams 22.5%
Golding Whole 5.7 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 32 grams 22.5%
Fuggle Whole 4.9 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 21 grams 14.8%
Golding Whole 5.7 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 21 grams 14.8%
Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.011
Alcohol Content: 6.4% ABV
Total Liquor: 33.9 Litres
Mash Liquor: 13.9 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 24.509252654443 EBU
Colour: 14 EBC
The Bitterness calculation is way off. I also dry-hopped this with 23gms each of fuggles and goldings for seven days. I bottled it yesterday. I actually got an OG of 1065 and a final gravity of 1008. This gives an approximate ABV of 7.7%. I think my mash efficiency was higher than 75%. I find that this is the case with nearly all beers that I brew. I always seem to get a higher OG reading than recipes/software suggests I should. I actually got around twenty litres in the end; some loss to evaporation, trub, syphoning and bottling but I can't complain. I tasted it yesterday and it was quite smooth. It seems to have the right colour. I'll give around eight weeks before drinking. You'll see that I added a tiny amount of caramalt, this was only to make up the percentages as I had used up all other malts. The software (G Wheeler's beer engine)spat out the above OG etc but what I seem to have achieved is closer in strength. I also added two teaspoons of Burton Water Crystals to lower the ph of the mash. I started with one teaspoon and the ph hadn't shifted at all. So I put the other teaspoon in during the boil. If I do it again, I might begin with two teaspoons in the mash and check ph, then if needs be add more in the boil. I am looking forward to trying it.
Cheers
Grahamf4