This beer was given to guest brewer Brett as a Christmas present (of course he only got the ingredients and had to brew it himself). Brett enjoys IPAs so this is BNBs first attempt at an American IPA...and for the heck of it, we hopped it over 60 minutes. -JeffThe Vitals
Name: Pale Brett Ale
Add-ins/ons: noneOG: 1.062
FG: 1.016
ABV%: 6.1%
Primary Fermentation: 12/28/10-1/8/11 (11 days)
Secondary Fermentation: 1/8/11-2/5/2011 (28 days)
Bottled: 2/5/2011
Brewers: Jeff, guest brewer Brett
Recipe (5-gallon)
0.5 lbs Crystal Amber Malt
8.0 lbs Extra Dry Malt Extract (Light)
0.5 oz Warrior Hops
1.0 oz Magnum Hops
2.0 oz Amarillo Hops
1 Tbsp Irish Moss
2/3 Cup Corn Sugar
Wyeast Ringwood Ale Yeast
Steep grains in 2.5 gallons of water at 160F for 20 minutes
Remove grains and increse to boil
Add DME
Hop Schedule:
0.5 oz Warrior Hops - 0 min
1.0 oz Magnum Hops - 15-30 min
1.0 oz Amarillo Hops - 30-60 min
1.0 oz Amarillo Hops - 60 min
Add Irish Moss at minute 45
Cool to 60F - add yeast
Bottling - (Priming sugar into 2 cups water)
This is certainly one of the sweeter IPAs that I've had, in a good way. I knew this must be a special beer since when I first popped the cap, I could sense the sweet nectar that resembled the scent of lychee (one of my favorite Asian fruits!). The taste also has a hint of lychee, so for folks that love lychee and enjoy IPAs, this is a must have beer!
ReplyDeleteAs soon as it hits your mouth, the sweetness first presents itself at the tip of your tongue before the hops define itself on the two sides of the back of your tongue. Then the subsequent sips, the reverse order seems to take place; first the hops and it bitterness, then the front with the sweetness. If you had to define life's bitter sweetness, point people to this beer as it definitely represents it in fine fashion.