Irregular Eric Double IPA
Brewed: 11/15/2020 Kegged: 11/24/2020
Early in 2020 ... I started seeing a lot of traffic to my "Colorado 6 Pack" post on the blog, and I decided that it would be fun to take that list and homebrew batches that matched up with the list. See Sheppy's Blog: Homebrew Colorado 6 pack.
In November of 2020, I was ready to brew something like Oskar Blue's Deviant Dale's IPA.
It was essentially Dale's Pale Ale, only more. More hops. More malt. More ABV. More Body. More deliciousness. It is an 8% ABV, 85 IBU double IPA with lots of citrus, grapefruit rind and piney resins in the aroma and flavor.
I didn't really have a recipe that was close, so I designed one.
This recipe is what I came up with.
Unfortunately, I don't think Oskar Blue's brews Deviant Dale's anymore, so I was not able to compare.
But, it was a hoppy delicious big beer.
For more about the Colorado Six Pack, see Sheppy's Blog: 6 Pack Project.
For more about this beer, see Sheppy's Blog: Irregular Eric
| Irregular Eric Double IPA --- Batch 1 |
| Style | Double IPA | Batch Size | 6.00 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 7.09 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 68.00 | Boil Time | 60 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.071 SG | Estimated FG | 1.009 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 68.7 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 8.3 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.972 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 8.4 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.070 | Measured FG: | 1.010 | ||||
| ADF: | 86 | Measured ABV: | 8% |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.17 gal | Denver, Colorado | Water | 1 | - | - |
| 11.00 g | Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) | Water Agent | 2 | - | - |
| 1.00 g | Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash) | Water Agent | 3 | - | - |
| 14 lbs | Maris Otter (Crisp) (4.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 88.9 % | 1.09 gal |
| 8.0 oz | Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 3.2 % | 0.04 gal |
| 4.0 oz | Caramunich Malt (45.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 1.6 % | 0.02 gal |
| 1 lbs | Cane (Beet) Sugar [Boil] (0.0 SRM) | Sugar | 7 | 6.3 % | 0.08 gal |
| 1.000 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [18.00 %] - Boil 35.0 min | Hop | 8 | 41.2 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) | Fining | 9 | - | - |
| 0.500 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [18.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 10 | 6.6 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) | Other | 11 | - | - |
| 1.500 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [18.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min | Hop | 12 | 16.4 IBUs | - |
| 0.500 oz | Cascade [6.70 %] - Boil 5.0 min | Hop | 13 | 2.0 IBUs | - |
| 0.500 oz | Centennial [8.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min | Hop | 14 | 2.5 IBUs | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 15 | - | - |
| 2.000 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [18.00 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days | Hop | 16 | 0.0 IBUs | - |
| 0.500 oz | Cascade [6.70 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days | Hop | 17 | 0.0 IBUs | - |
| 0.500 oz | Centennial [8.30 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days | Hop | 18 | 0.0 IBUs | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saccharification | Add 32.70 qt of water at 155.4 F | 148.0 F | 45 min |
| Heat | Heat to 156.0 F over 10 min | 156.0 F | 20 min |
If steeping, remove grains,
and prepare to boil wort
Inspired by Deviant Dales IPA
From Denver Water, water additions put the water profile at:
Ca=114,Mg=12,Na=21,SO4=262,Cl=23,HCO3=104
Brew as directed from recipe.
Cool wort to as close to 60 degrees as possible.
Ferment at 60 for a day and let rise to mid 60's for the rest of the week. Then let the temperature go where it wants.
Add half dry hop in hop sacks for a few days before kegging.
Keg carbonate.
Add the rest of dry hops in the keg.
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG | (1.063 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (7.09 gal) | |||
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