New England IPA

(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)

OG = 1.061 FG = 1.012

IBU = 56 SRM = 5 ABV = 6.5%

Ingredients

9 lbs. (4.1 kg) US 2-row malt

2 lbs. (0.91 kg) UK Golden Promise malt

1 lb. (0.45 kg) flaked wheat

12 oz. (340 g) flaked oats

12.9 AAU Amarillo® hops (first wort hop) (1.5 oz./43 g at 8.6% alpha acids)

1.5 oz. (43 g) Amarillo® hops (0 min.)

1 oz. (28 g) Citra® hops (hop stand)

1 oz. (28 g) GalaxyTM hops (hop stand)

1 oz. (28 g) Mosaic® hops (hop stand)

3 oz. (85 g) Citra® hops (dry hop)

1.5 oz. (43 g) GalaxyTM hops (dry hop)

1.5 oz. (43 g) Mosaic® hops (dry hop)

GigaYeast GY054 (Vermont IPA) or White Labs WLP095 (Burlington Ale) yeast

3/4 cup corn sugar (if priming)

Step by Step

On brew day, prepare your ingredients; mill the grains, measure your hops, and prepare your water. This recipe uses reverse osmosis (RO) water. Add 1/4 tsp 10% phosphoric acid per 5 gallons (19 L) of brewing water, or until water measures pH 5.5 at room temperature. Add 3/4 tsp. calcium chloride (CaCl2) and 1/4 tsp. calcium sulfate (CaSO4) to the mash.

On brew day, mash in all the grains at 152 °F (67 °C) in 5 gallons (19 L) of water, and hold this temperature for 60 minutes. Raise the temperature by infusion or direct heating to 168 °F (76 °C) to mashout. Recirculate for 15 minutes. Fly sparge with 168 °F (76 °C) water until 6.5 gallons (25 L) of wort is collected.

Boil the wort for 75 minutes, adding the hops at times indicated in the recipe. The first wort hops are added to the kettle just before lautering begins. The 0 minute hops get added right after the heat is turned off. Stir the wort gently and allow to cool to 180 °F (82 °C) then add the hop stand hops. Allow to stand for 20 minutes then chill to 64 °F (18 °C) and rack to the fermenter.

Oxygenate, then pitch the yeast. Start fermentation at 64 °F (18 °C), allowing temperature to rise naturally as fermentation progresses. Mix the dry hops and divide into three equal portions. The first portion gets added after two days of active fermentation. The second portion gets added at the end of fermentation.

The third portion gets added three days after fermentation ends. Allow each dry hop addition to be in contact with the beer for two to three days, then remove.

Rack the beer, prime and bottle condition, or keg and force carbonate to 2.5 volumes. Do not filter or fine the beer.