Today’s brew went from normal to Imperial when the hot liquor tank ran out of hot water. I was shooting for an IPA with a nice biscuit flavor. Thus BIPA. All told, the OG was 1.078 and I managed to pull off a full 10 gallons.
Grain
- 18 lbs 2-row
- 6 lbs Pilsner
- 1 lbs Munich
- 1 lbs Biscuit
Hops
- 3 oz Simcoe @ 60min
- 1 oz Newport @ 60min
- 2 oz Simcoe @ 20 min
- 2 oz Simcoe @ 10min
- 1 oz Amarillo @ 7min
- 1.5 oz Simcoe @ 5min
- 1 oz Simcoe in keg
Other
- 1 packet of Safale S05 in 1.5L starter
- 1 smack pack Wyeast NW ale yeast
- blend the two at inoculation
I debated whether to have two separate batches with a unique yeast, but given the initial gravity, I opted to mix and pitch to make sure both beers got a running start.