The Big Squeeze NEIPA
I named this beer from the big squeeze I had to do to the brew bag to get the juice out! All that oats and flaked wheat sure retains a lot of water and requires some extra effort to squeeze out the liquid. This beer has a similar malt bill to my 2018 NEIPA just with the exception of 0.25kg of pale ale malt swapped for 0.25kg of flaked barley. The hops bill and yeast is different though. I had a Southpaw ‘Say Hey Kid’ IPA recently when I was in Christchurch and I really liked it – thought it was a perfect hoppy IPA for my tastes (or actually more like APA since it’s more hops forward and not so bitter). So I went with the hops that they use – Amarillo, Waimea and Moutre. I don’t know their ratios but I used 100g of each. I did a small first wort addition, a small 5 min addition and the bulk of the hops post flame-out. For yeast I went with S-04 as that is a popular dried yeast choice for NEIPAs. Fermentation action was well underway within 12 hours of pitching re-hydrated yeast.
Dry hopped after 4 days, just after primary fermentation slowed down. Reserved second charge of dry hops for the keg.
Early transfer to keg after 1 week in primary. Fermentation was still visibly active upon transfer. The beer was quite thick and sludgy, slow to siphon. The early transfer / secondary fermentation in keg may help with reduction of oxidation since still active but a concern is that there may be too much trub in keg. Fingers crossed that there will be no blockages when pouring. I added a second dose of dry hops to keg in a mesh bag with spoon to weight it down (it still appeared to float near top while transferring, but I think it should sink.) I’m not set up for closed transfer yet but I purged the keg with CO2 before transfer to help reduce oxygen exposure.
Style Information
Name:
American IPA
Recipe Type:
All Grain
Category:
New England IPA
Grains & Extracts
| Pale Ale Malt |
4 kg |
|
| Flaked Oats |
1.75 kg |
|
| Flaked Wheat |
0.7 kg |
|
| Wheat Malt |
0.4 kg |
|
| Flaked Barley |
0.25 kg |
|
Hops
| Moutere |
0.01 kg |
15.3% |
0.153 |
45 |
First wort hops |
| Waimea |
0.01 kg |
14.6% |
0.146 |
45 |
First wort hops |
| Moutere |
0.01 kg |
15.3% |
0.153 |
5 |
|
| Waimea |
0.01 kg |
14.6% |
0.146 |
5 |
|
| Amarillo |
0.03 kg |
8.6% |
0.258 |
0 |
Flame out |
| Moutere |
0.02 kg |
15.3% |
0.306 |
0 |
Flame out |
| Waimea |
0.02 kg |
14.6% |
0.292 |
0 |
Flame out |
| Amarillo |
0.03 kg |
6.9% |
0.207 |
0 |
Cube hops |
| Moutere |
0.02 kg |
15.3% |
0.306 |
0 |
Cube hops |
| Waimea |
0.02 kg |
14.6% |
0.292 |
0 |
Cube hops |
| Amarillo |
0.025 kg |
6.9% |
0.17 |
0 |
Dry hops |
| Moutere |
0.025 kg |
15.3% |
0.38 |
0 |
Dry hops |
| Waimea |
0.025 kg |
14.6% |
0.36 |
0 |
Dry hops |
| Amarillo |
0.015 kg |
6.9% |
0.1 |
0 |
Keg hops |
| Moutere |
0.015 kg |
15.3% |
0.23 |
0 |
Keg hops |
| Waimea |
0.015 kg |
14.6% |
0.22 |
0 |
Keg hops |
Adjuncts
| Calcium Chloride |
Water Agent |
Mash |
0.01 kg |
60 |
|
| Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) |
Water Agent |
Mash |
0.006 kg |
60 |
|
| Koppafloc |
Fining |
Boil |
0.004 kg |
15 |
|
Yeasts
Mash Steps
| Saccharification Rest |
Infusion |
45 |
69 C |
Boil
Amount:
26.25 liters
Water Description:
Time:
30 minutes
Target Batch Size:
25 liters
Fermentation
Profile
Estimated OG:
1.066
Estimated FG:
1.017
Estimated ABV:
6.45%
Actual OG:
1.068
Actual FG:
1.014
Actual ABV:
7.11%
