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Title: No Beard 55
Post by: JohnQ on May 15, 2013, 07:02:55 PM: BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com (http://www.beersmith.com)
Recipe: NoBeard's 55
Brewer: JQ
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 24.38 gal
Post Boil Volume: 22.88 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 19.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated Color: 5.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 55.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 79.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
40 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 93.0 %
3 lbs Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 2 7.0 %
3.00 oz Magnum [12.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 33.1 IBUs
2.25 oz Cascade [6.00 %] - Boil 35.0 min Hop 4 9.6 IBUs
2.00 oz Chinook [10.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 5 12.6 IBUs
4.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 6 -
7.00 oz Cascade [6.00 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
3.00 oz Chinook [10.50 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 8 0.0 IBUs

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 43 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 54.75 qt of water at 169.0 F 156.0 F 45 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 16.10 gal water at 168.0 F

Started with the DFH 60 clone, added some more amber, roughly matched AAs with Chinook and Cascade instead of Amarillo and Simcoe.

Did a fly sparge and nailed the .4 gpm that Blichmann suggests.
Pre-Boil Gravity was 2 points low, boiled an extra 15 minutes to get right Gravity and give up a bit of volume.
Actually ended up 1 point over on Post Volume Gravity.

The Cascade/Chinook was sir hops alot style, ran from 35 mins down to post boil at 140F.

Name reflects the projected ABV of 5.5, the SRM of 5.5 and the IBUs of 55.

JQ
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: Richard on May 15, 2013, 07:59:42 PM: Like.
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: brew on May 16, 2013, 09:13:33 AM: Any recipe where you periodically grab hobs by the handful and throw them in the boil kettle has to be good...
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: Chris Craig on May 16, 2013, 09:47:08 AM: This looks delicious!
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: JohnQ on June 01, 2013, 05:10:17 PM: This turned out pretty good, going to try it again and see if I can hit the right FG next time. Wouldn't mind it a little bit sweeter, but I think it's pretty good, I think the ibus and srm are pretty close.
Fakr's having some today, maybe he will add his thoughts.
JQ
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: Richard on June 02, 2013, 01:27:25 AM: Like again :P
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: Kyle on June 02, 2013, 05:40:20 PM: did you find there was too much amber?
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: JohnQ on June 02, 2013, 07:29:30 PM: Quote from: "Kyle"
did you find there was too much amber?

Nope, bumped up a little from the DFH clone, but it seemed just about right on every front except over fermented.

JQ
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: Kyle on June 03, 2013, 04:29:16 PM: Cool, what do you mean by over-fermented? Did you mash too low?
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: JohnQ on June 03, 2013, 07:51:58 PM: Quote from: "Kyle"
Cool, what do you mean by over-fermented? Did you mash too low?

I think I overpitched the yeast, with 5 packs instead of 4, and they ate up a little more sugar than planned.
Ended up at 6% instead of the 5.5% planned.

The mash temps were pretty good, so that's all I've got, not sure if I'm right, but I'll find out next time I guess.

JQ
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: fakr on June 04, 2013, 03:05:28 PM: Great brew. I guess it's a matter of preference, but I didn't find the 55 too dry. It was quite nice actually. There was a good malt undertone to the beer, and a nice big hop punch, but not so hoppy that you couldn't drink it all evening.
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: JohnQ on June 04, 2013, 08:19:24 PM: Thanks Jr.

JQ
Title: Re: No Beard 55
Post by: Kyle on June 05, 2013, 02:14:04 PM: I think I'll give this recipe a try, but I'll be adding some centennial and amarillo to the late addition hops.