Tommy Hawk APA
Brewed: 04/14/2013 Kegged: 04/28/2013
 Calling this an APA is a lie. It is actually a pretty hoppy IPA. I keep the APA on the name as a reminder of where this recipe started at.
My
first batch of Tommy Hawk APA was based on the conclusion that the Mr.
Beer HME Cowboy Golden Lager would
probably make a good base for a Pale Ale. In fact, early on
in the
conditioning process of 1776 Ale, I
thought it tasted a
bunch like New Belgium's Brewery's
Mighty Arrow APA. That being the case, I looked up
information on
Mighty Arrow to discover which type of hops it used (Cascade
and Amarillo) and
thought I would take the 1776 recipe with those hops and see
if I can come even
closer.
It took me awhile to come up with the name, but I think it is a
good one.
"Tommy Hawk" is the Blackhawk's mascot, and I've
really been wanting to
incorporate
Tyler's Hawk Logo onto one of the bottles. I'm sure
Blackhawk's tribe used arrows, and I know the Blackhawks are mighty,
so
it ties in nicely with "Mighty Arrow". The beer ended up heavier
than what I associate with APA's. I still loved this beer, but
never really thought it was what I was going for.
My second batch was an attempt to come closer to Mighty Arrow, dryer
and maybe a bit lighter, but it was also attempt to start moving my
core
beers away from containing mostly Mr. Beer ingredients. There is
nothing wrong with Mr. Beer ingredients, but I feel I should move to
my
own recipes rather than relying so heavily on Mr. Beer HME's. My
first attempt seemed to have too much in the 10 to 25 minute hops and I
really needed to balance out the hop schedule. Batch 3 was pretty much the same as batch 2, except I used all LME and increased my boil size. Since the increased boil size means better hop utilization, I moved around the timing of the hop additions a bit to get my IBUs the same.
 Batch #4 was an all-grain double batch. I think I dry-hopped one fermenter and left the dry-hopping off the other one just to see how they compare. The consensus of IPA fans who tasted both beers preferred the dry hops. So I decided to keep the dry-hops in the subsequent recipe formulations. I changed the recipe for batch #5 to use the first wort hopping technique. Batch #6 was pretty much the same with a slight modification for higher efficiency with the mash tun process.
This beer, quite honestly is one of my favorite IPA's. I have no doubt that drinking it during the 2010 Stanley Cup run helped the mighty Blackhawks win their first Stanley Cup in 49 years. Amazingly, I even had a few left after the cup was won. In case you want to check out my blog to read more about TommyHawk APA: click on this link.
Tommy Hawk APA --- Batch 6
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| Style |
|
American IPA |
|
Batch Size |
|
5.50 gal |
| Type |
|
All Grain |
|
Boil Size |
|
7.76 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
|
75.00 |
|
Boil Time |
|
90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
|
1.060 SG |
|
Estimated FG |
|
1.012 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
|
50.3 IBUs (Rager) |
|
Alcohol by Volume |
|
6.4 % |
| BU : GU |
|
0.836 |
|
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|
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| Recipe Color |
|
10.7 SRM |
|
|
|
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| Measured OG: |
|
1.060 |
|
Measured FG: |
|
1.013 |
| ADF: |
|
78% |
|
Measured ABV: |
|
6.3 |
Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 6.00 g |
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) |
Water Agent |
1 |
- |
| 9 lbs 8.0 oz |
Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
78.3 % |
| 1 lbs 8.0 oz |
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 45L (45.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
12.4 % |
| 1 lbs |
Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
8.2 % |
| 0.500 oz |
Cascade [9.30 %] - First Wort 90.0 min |
Hop |
5 |
20.0 IBUs |
| 0.375 oz |
Amarillo Gold [10.70 %] - First Wort 90.0 min |
Hop |
6 |
17.3 IBUs |
| 2.1 oz |
Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) |
Sugar |
7 |
1.1 % |
| 0.55 tsp |
Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Fining |
8 |
- |
| 0.55 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) |
Other |
9 |
- |
| 1.000 oz |
Amarillo Gold [10.70 %] - Boil 5.0 min |
Hop |
10 |
7.0 IBUs |
| 1.000 oz |
Cascade [9.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min |
Hop |
11 |
6.1 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg |
San Diego Super Yeast (White Labs #WLP090) [35.49 ml] |
Yeast |
12 |
- |
| 1.000 oz |
Cascade [9.30 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days |
Hop |
13 |
0.0 IBUs |
| 0.500 oz |
Amarillo Gold [10.70 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days |
Hop |
14 |
0.0 IBUs |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 15.00 qt of water at 165.9 F |
154.0 F |
60 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(1.57gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Do appropriate starter for this recipe a few days
before brewing.
Gypsum addition of 6g is based on getting Dever Water (as
taken in Beer Smith) closer to "Hoppy Bitter" from
http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/
Final:
Ca=93,Mg=8.5,Na=21,SO4=198,Cl=23,HCO3=104
Pitch at about 60F. Ferment in
conditioning cooler for 1st day, then remove and let it rise to room temp as
long as it is less than 72. After the fermentation activity slows down (3 or 4
days), dry hop and leave in fermenter two weeks total.
Brewing Record
| Brew Date: |
|
4/14/2013 |
|
Strike Temp: |
|
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| Mash Temps: |
|
150. Added boiling water to get to 153. 152 at end
|
| Pre-boil OG |
|
1.047 (1.049 SG) |
|
Pre-boil Vol |
|
8 (7.76 gal) |
| Actual Mash Efficiency |
|
85 |
|
Pitch Temp |
|
64 |
| Fermentation |
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