2024 21:49 Imperial Ipa Recipe
Taste: Bold, Tropical, Piney
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Ingredients
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Grains
Hops
Yeast
Other
Method
Mashing
- 1
Malt Preparation
Start by crushing the Pale Malt, Crystal Malt, and Carapils Malt to prepare for mashing.
- 2
Mashing Process
Heat 5 gallons of water to 165°F (74°C), then add the crushed grains. Maintain the temperature at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 3
Sparging
After mashing, sparge the grains with 170°F (77°C) water to collect wort. Collect about 6.5 gallons of wort.
Boiling
- 4
Boil the Wort
Bring the collected wort to a boil. Once boiling, add the Simcoe Hops and boil for 60 minutes.
- 5
Adding Hops
With 15 minutes left, add the Citra Hops and Centennial Hops. At the end of the boil, add the Mosaic Hops.
Fermentation
- 6
Cooling the Wort
After boiling, cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller until it reaches around 70°F (21°C).
- 7
Pitching Yeast
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter and pitch the American Ale Yeast. Seal the fermenter with an airlock.
Bottling
- 8
Prepare Priming Sugar
Dissolve the priming sugar in 2 cups of boiling water and let it cool.
- 9
Bottling Process
Add the cooled priming sugar solution to the fermenter and gently mix. Bottle the beer using sanitized bottles and caps.
- 10
Carbonation
Store the bottles at room temperature for 1-2 weeks to allow carbonation.