Brewday - July 24, 2009

15 Gallons

3 Dog Summer IPA

This is a lighter version of a true IPA. I want that citrusy taste, but not too bitter for around the pool if we will ever sit around it.

22 lbs. Canada Malting Pale Ale Malt

1 lb. Flaked Barley

1 lb. Crystal ( 75 L )

8 ozs. Biscuit Malt

50 grams Galena ( 60 min ) ( 7.1% )

28 grams Centenial ( 30 min ) ( 8% )

28 grams Centenial ( 0 min ) ( 8% )

60 grams Mauribrew Ale yeast ( 20 grams each in 3 carboys )

O.G. - 1.046

F.G. - 1.012

% - 4.5

SRM - 7.4

BU - 27.2

I went with 3 carboys because I am greedy and thought I could squeeze out more beer than usual. It almost worked. I had to add a gallon of RO water to the last one. No big deal. It will be extra light I guess. I am working on to get 3 carboys full of beer with no dilution in the future. Just up the ingredients a bit and keep the boiler filled up to the max. I had a lot of doubts about this yeast. It is a nice, neutral yeast that lets the hops and malt come through totally. The only problem I have had in the past is that it is a lazy yeast. High final gravities in the past. I checked it after day 5 and there was no activity. Dam, here we go again. I got out my handy turkey baster and checked the gravity. It was 12. Very surprised since the activity the first two days was good, but not really, really active for a beer that had finished in 4-5 days. The taste is good. Lots of bitterness up from that will mellow out after packaging.