Redemption - West Coast IPA - All Grain Recipe

This will be our third attempt at a West Coast IPA, after our first two batches come out somewhat lacking. After plenty of research, we're confident we've found the reason for this - too much sulfate in our water profile that lead to an aggressively bitter finish and stripped out nearly all hop aroma and flavour.

So in addition to a modified water profile, we're stripping this one right back to the basics. 100% American Ale malt (ie. 2 row), and four different hop varieties - Centennial, Citra, Ekuanot and Simcoe, and trusty old US-05 yeast.

This hop combination was selected as it's the same four hops that are used in the Crankshaft IPA by Bentspoke Brewing Co - a multi-award winning beer, and one of our personal favourites.

Based off all this, we're hoping there isn't too much that can go wrong with this one, and some redemption from our previous batches - in particular the last one that we ended up dumping. 

Vitals

Batch Volume: 23L 
Boil Time: 30 minutes
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75%

Original Gravity: 1.059
Final Gravity: 1.011
IBU (Tinseth): 56
BU/GU: 0.96
Colour: 9.3 EBC
Expected ABV: 6.3%

Mash

Mash In: 65°C - 60 minutes
Mash Out: 75°C - 10 minutes

Fermentables

6kg - Gladfield American Ale Malt (100%)

Hops

30 mins - Citra - 15 IBU
10 mins - Ekuanot - 6 IBU
10 mins - Citra - 5 IBU
5 mins - Centennial - 5 IBU
5 mins - Simcoe - 5 IBU

Hopstand/Whirlpool 15 mins @ 85°C - Centennial - 4 IBU
Hopstand/Whirlpool 15 mins @ 85°C - Simcoe - 5 IBU
Hopstand/Whirlpool 15 mins @ 85°C - Citra - 5.5 IBU
Hopstand/Whirlpool 15 mins @ 85°C - Ekuanot - 5.5 IBU

Yeast

Fermentis US-05 (Dry - 2 Packets)

Fermentation

19°C - 12 days

Carbonation

2.4 CO2-vol

Water Profile 

Ca2+ (Calcium): 74
Mg2+ (Magnesium): 5
Na+ (Sodium): 24
Cl- (Chloride): 51
SO42- (Sulfate): 150
HCO3- (Bicarbonate): 38

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