I’m gonna give this a shot this week. Probably a combo of both recipes. I’ve been asked to be a guest on a podcast called Pop Culture Brews, where the hosts and guest brew a beer based on some pop culture icon. I selected the movie The Lady Eve, and suggested other Preston Sturges movies to the hosts. One of them will brew a beer based on the Miracle of Morgan’s Creek. If you’re not familiar with him, Sturges made some of the best comedies ever to hit the screen In The Lady Eve, Henry Fonda plays the heir to the Pike’s Ale fortune (“Pike’s pale, the ale that won for Yale”). I figured Ballantine IPA would be in the ballpark. In addition, it will be the first brew on my new Grainfather G40. Looking forward to it.
As an update, this is what I ended up doing. I have no idea how authentic it is, but it sure is delicious
#584 - Ballantine-ish IPA
American IPA
Recipe by Denny Conn
Batch Size
6 US Gal
Losses
0.79 US Gal
Boil Time
60 mins
Mash Efficiency
80%
Mash Volume
6.838 US Gal
Sparge Volume
2.478 US Gal
OG (SG)
1.076
FG (SG)
1.020
IBU
74.8
Colour (SRM)
11.3
ABV
7.46%
Mash and Sparge volumes calculated using the “Fozzie” profile.
Fermentables Amount Usage PPG SRM
Golden Promise®™ 14.00 lb (79%) Mash 36.3 2.5
Corn, Flaked 2.00 lb (11%) Mash 36.8 1.3
Candi Syrup, D-45 1.00 lb (6%) Late Addition 32.0 45.0
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 75L 0.75 lb (4%) Mash 35.0 100.8
Mash Steps Temp Time
Mash In 150 °F 60 min
Mash Out 168 °F 10 min
Hops Amount Type Usage Time AA
Bitter Gold (IBU: 32.6) 1.00 oz (15%) Pellet Boil 60 min 13.3
Yakima Cluster (IBU: 22.4) 1.50 oz (23%) Pellet Boil 30 min 7.4
Comet (IBU: 16.8) 1.00 oz (15%) Pellet Boil 15 min 11.2
Yakima Cluster (IBU: 3.1) 1.00 oz (15%) Pellet Boil 0 min 7.25
Cluster Fugget (IBU: 0.0) 2.00 oz (31%) Pellet Dry Hop 2 days 8.1
Yeast Amount Attenuation
Bry 97 2 packets 70 %
Extras Amount Usage Time
Fermentation Steps Temp Time
Fermentation 1 65 °F 7 days