RECIPES
Rohan’s ‘Demon Soul Swoon’ - 1st Place Black IPA at Mashers IPA Comp 2018
Grain Bill
| Grain | EBC | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gladfield American Ale | 5 | 61.2% |
| Gladfield Aurora | 46 | 23.8% |
| Simpsons Crystal Medium | 150 | 6.8% |
| Weyermann Carafa III | 1400 | 2.4% |
| Joe White Chocolate Malt | 550 | 2.4% |
| Candi Sugar, Dark | 350 | 3.4% |
Hop Schedule
| Name | Weight | AA | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy | 18g | 16 % | Boil | 60 Mins |
| Centennial | 18g | 7.9 % | Boil | 10 Mins |
| Centennial | 25g | 7.9 % | Boil | 5 Mins |
| Citra LN2 cryohop | 18g | 19 % | Boil | 0 Mins |
| Columbus | 30g | 13 % | Dry Hop | 4 Days |
| Citra LN2 cryohop | 30g | 19 % | Dry Hop | 4 Days |
| Mosaic | 20g | 13 % | Dry Hop | 4 Days |
Mash Steps
| Step | Temp | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mash in | 65 C° C | 180 mins Mins |
| Mash | 66 C° C | 180 mins Mins |
| Mash | 67 C° C | 180 mins Mins |
| Mash | 68 C° C | 180 mins Mins |
Yeast
| Name | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fermentas US-05 | 1 Pkg | Dry |
Notes:
Water treatment
Ca 83 ppm, Mg 13 ppm, Na 14 ppm, SO4 200 ppm, Cl 27 ppm, HCO 70 ppm.
Yeast
Yeast Fementas US-05, no starter.
Fermented at 18-20 C
Notes
Brewed on a Braumeister 10 L, I used 11 L for mash in, plus a 4 L sparge at 70 C.
I ran the mash for about 9 hours while I was at work during the day, and I ended up with higher than anticipated efficiency. BrewBrite was added with 10 minutes to go in boil. I was way over my target gravity, so I added 1.5 L water to bring the gravity down to 1.062. I chilled the wort to 35 C before transferring 11.5 L into fermenter, I dry hopped at ambient temp. The beer was bottle conditioned for three weeks.
This beer was a more sessionable version of my signature homebrew the ‘Demon Soul Cry’ Imperial Black IPA (inspired by the Stone Escondidian). Footnote: the Demon Soul Cry features three of the top 10 most common words used in heavy metal song lyrics. So the Cry was switched to a Swoon.
Brewed for Merri Mashers IPA comp 2018, first in the Black IPA category.