Just James Brew Session

Brew Session Info

9/19/2015
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Messed up just a bit -- I did not adjust my Batch Size on Recipe to include the kettle trub loss from this session. Batch size should have been 6.65 not 6. Also, I collected .10 gallons extra water, so effective post boil volume was 6.75 gallons resulting in an OG of 1.064 instead of 1.072. Next recipe...DO NOT forget to include trub loss. Dry Hopped on 9/24/2015 - FG Lower than expected @ 1.018

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

15.75 lb kg
73 °FC
154 °FC
1.4 qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
6 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
°FC
0.25 gals liters
0.65 gals liters
1.8 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

11.17 gals liters
6.77 gals liters
5.76 gals liters
165.07 °FC
165.07 °FC
3.40 gals liters
5.41 gals liters
8.65 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
154 °FC
151 °FC
65 minutes

Boil

1.051 1.051 (estimated)
8.75 gallons liters 8.65 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
6.75 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 8.75 gallonsliters at 1.051 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.80 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.061.

You wanted an OG of 1.064. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

6 gallons liters 6.75 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.062 (1.064 predicted)
1.018 (1.018 predicted)

Conditioning

Tasting Notes (3)

ctorx

Tasted on 10/12/2015 by ctorx

Notes:

Last pour of the best beer I've ever made. Not trying to toot my own horn here, but this beer was so delicious that I just couldn't stop drinking it, and went from brew day to tapped keg in less than a month, which is very fast for me considering I don't get a lot of folks over who appreciate good beer. This west coast style hop forward IPA is truly a hop bomb and packed with a ton of flavor. The nose is all citrus and dominating...you can smell it when it's sitting on the table. This beer has medium body, is mildly bitter, extremely hoppy, soft white head with lacing all the way down. This beer was very refreshing and not offensive in any way, unless you hate hops which makes you a crazy person.

ctorx

Tasted on 10/4/2015 by ctorx

Notes:

By far my best IPA to date. Clean, citrusy, very hop forward, great nose, long lasting head, and perfect balance.

ctorx

Tasted on 9/29/2015 by ctorx

Notes:

Great nose -- nice citrusy hop character. Pours golden yellow with a thick and foamy white head. Medium body, mildly bitter, strong hop presence (almost too much), again citrusy but also earthy. I feel like the hop flavor is not bright enough...not popping, and I'm not sure if that's a result of the beer being green or something else.

Recipe Facts

Just James
American IPA
  • 6.75 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 8.65 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.064 OG
  • 1.018 FG
  • 52.4 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.82 BG:GU
  • 6.7° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 216 per 12oz Calories
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