Sunday’s brew is going to be my biggest IPA yet. It will utilize 22 oz of hops. I’m going for the pine/resin/dank flavor and aroma.
5.5 gal
OG = 1.080
60 minute mash at 150
13 lb two row
1 lb 5 oz Munich
8 oz C40
1 lb corn sugar
FWH = 1/2 oz each Simcoe, Chinook, Columbus, Centennial
60 min = 1/2 oz each Simcoe, Chinook, Columbus, Centennial
10 min = 1 oz each Simcoe, Chinook, Columbus, Centennial
0 min = 1.5 oz each Simcoe, Chinook, Columbus, Centennial
Dry Hop in secondary with 2 oz each Simcoe, Chinook, Columbus, Centennial
I do three gallon batches in five gallon carboys. No issues, as there’s plenty of C02 being expelled once fermentation kicks in. I also have some three gallon carboys I use for aging small batches.
I racked this Friday after three weeks in the primary onto the 8 oz of dry hops. I hit a record in dryness in any pale beer that I’ve brewed. The gravity is at a dangerously drinkable 1.007. Since I overshot my volume, I’m sitting at 8.777% ABV.