West Coast Ipa, Half Recipe
Skyduster Brewery, Los Angeles, California
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Ingredients
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Brewing Ingredients
Method
Brewing Directions
- 1
Mashing
In a large brew kettle, heat 3 gallons of water to 165°F (74°C). Add the crushed pale malt and crystal malt, stirring to combine. Maintain the temperature at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes.
- 2
Sparging
After mashing, rinse the grains with an additional 2 gallons of hot water (170°F/77°C) to extract the sugars. Collect the wort in the kettle.
- 3
Boiling
Bring the wort to a boil. Once boiling, add the Cascade hops and boil for 60 minutes. Add the Citra hops with 15 minutes left in the boil and the Simcoe hops with 5 minutes left.
- 4
Cooling
Cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller or an ice bath until it reaches around 70°F (21°C).
- 5
Fermentation
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermentation vessel. Add the yeast and seal the vessel with an airlock. Allow fermentation to occur at room temperature for about 1-2 weeks.
- 6
Bottling
After fermentation is complete, dissolve the priming sugar in a small amount of boiling water, cool it, and add to the beer. Bottle the beer into sanitized bottles and cap them.
- 7
Conditioning
Allow the bottles to condition at room temperature for another 1-2 weeks to carbonate.
- 8
Enjoy
Refrigerate the bottles and serve chilled. Enjoy your homemade West Coast IPA!
