Gyle 234 – West Coast IPA

Brewing a west coast IPA building on the success of recent brews.

MASH:

Strike Volume – 12 litres Ashbeck Water

Gypsum – 3.3g

Epsom Salt – 2.4g

Calcium Chloride – 0.9g

Crisp Finest Extra Pale Maris Otter (EBC 4) – 93% / 2340g

Crisp Crystal 150 (EBC 150) – 7% / 175g

Weyermann Acidulated Malt – 30g (pH 5.55)

Dough in @ 69°C (Braumeister +2°C compensation)

Mash @ 69°C (Braumeister +2°C compensation) for 90 minutes

Mash out @ 80°C (Braumeister +2°C compensation) for 10 minutes

SPARGE:

Volume – 4 litres Ashbeck Water @ 78°C

Gypsum – None

Epsom Salt – None

Calcium Chloride – None

BOIL:

Time – 72 minutes

Warrior (13.8 AA / Pellet) – 25 IBU / 7.5g / 60 minutes

1/2 Protafloc Tablet / 15 minutes

Dextrose – 50g / 15 minutes

Mosaic (13.4 AA / Leaf) – 8.8 IBU / 15g / 5 minutes

Citra (13.9 AA / Leaf) – 12.12 IBU / 20g / 5 minutes

Simcoe (14 AA / Leaf) – 15.32 IBU / 25g / 5 minutes

FERMENTING:

Yeast – 7.2g Mangrove Jacks M44

Temp – Fermentation fridge @ 20°C

DRY HOPPING:

Temp – 14°C

Citra LUPOMAX – 5g

Mosaic LUPOMAX – 10g

Simcoe CRYO – 10g

IBU: (61.29)

SRM: 8.12

TARGET PACKAGED VOLUME: 9 litres

TARGET KETTLE / POST BOIL VOLUME: 10.8 litres

TARGET FERMENTER VOLUME: 10 litres

EFFICIENCY: (83%) 83%

OG: (1.062) 1.062

FG: (1.010) 1.014

ATTENUATION: (84%) 76%

ABV: (6.81%) 6.3%

BREWING NOTES: Water volume and OG 100% accurate. 90 minute mash didn’t increase efficiency. No airlock activity on day 7 so dropped to 14°C and dry hopped. Temp drop took 4 hours. Co2 roused after 24hrs and kegged with 5ml of liquid isinglass after 48 hours. Finally an FG of 1.014. 30psi for 24 hours then dropped to 12 psi for 3 days before first taste.

TASTING NOTES: This needs: slightly more bitterness, more hops, Munton’s Super Pale malt or pilsner malt and 1% less crystal malt.