Experimental Pine Fruit APA
Recipe Specifics:
Type: All Grain
SRM: 4.4
IBUS: 70.6
Batch Size: 6.25 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Final Bottling Vol: 5 gal
Mash pH: 5.21
Notes:
The Experimental Pine fruit hop is now called Eureka™.
I submitted this beer to the 2015 National Homebrew Competition. It advanced to the final round! Good results with just 3 ounces of dry hops and 1 day of dry-hopping.
Final Numbers:
Original Gravity: 1.050
Final Gravity: 1.010
ABV: 5.2%
Keg or Bottle: Keg
Keg Hops: Yes
Oxygen: Shook the bucket
Final Beer pH: 4.36
Water Profile:
| Reverse Osmosis Water: Yes | Baking Soda (gram/gallon): 0 | Total Sulfate: 175 | Total Hardness: 324 |
| Gypsum (gram/gallon): 1.15 | Calcium Chloride (gram/gallon): 0.5 | Total Bicarbonate: 41.5 | Total Alkalinity: 34 |
| Epsom Salt (gram/gallon): 0 | Total Calcium: 121.7 | Total Cations: 6.9 | Total RA: -55 |
| Sea Salt (gram/gallon): 0 | Total Magnesium: 4.8 | Total Anions: 7 | S04:Cl Ratio: 1.9 |
Mash/Grain Profile:
Mash at 154.0 F for 60 Minutes
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 lbs 4.0 oz | Organic 2-Row (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 77.1 % |
| 1 lbs | Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 8.3 % |
| 1 lbs | Spelt, Flaked (1.6 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 8.3 % |
| 12.0 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt – 10L (10.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 6.3 % |
Boil Ingredients:
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.00 g | Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] – Boil 60.0 min | Hop | 7 | 30.4 IBUs |
| 5.00 g | Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Boil 60.0 mins) | Water Agent | 8 | – |
| 2.20 g | Calcium Chloride (Boil 60.0 mins) | Water Agent | 9 | – |
| 75.00 g | Experimental Pine Fruit [18.50 %] – 30 min hopstand | Hop | 10 | 40.2 IBUs |
Fermentation:
Starter: No
| Yeast 1: WLP002 | Ounces of Yeast 1 Slurry: 4 | Yeast 1 Generation: | Yeast 1 Slurry Days Old: 17 |
| Stage 1 Fermentation Temperature: 65 | Stage 2 Fermentation Temperature: N/A | Stage 3 Fermentation Temperature: N/A | Ambient Temperature: Yes |
Dry Hopping:
At 68 F for 1 day then into the keezer with hops staying in the keg.
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.00 g | Experimental Pine Fruit [18.50 %] – Dry Hop 0.0 Days | Hop | 11 | 0.0 IBUs |
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