• 1st place IPA at the 2013 Kansas City Bier Meisters Competition
• 1st place Imperial IPA at the 2013 Upper Mississippi Mashout
This was my first really big IPA. I went in on whole hop group buy and I wanted to use them while they were still fresh.
I did a longer boil and the whole hops absorbed some of the wort so I didn't have a full 5 gallons. It came in right around 4.75. Based on the grain bill it says it should be right around 7.6% ABV, but with the longer boil I came in right at 9.3%. It's definitely a sipper. Pound back a few and you'll have to cover one eye just to see straight...The color is also a little lighter than most IPA's. You could always add some darker grains to increase the malt complexity and the color.
I found that this beer really shines when its served in a snifter at 55-66 degrees.
Cyclops are giants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead and a foul disposition. They were strong, stubborn, and "abrupt of emotion". Collectively they eventually became synonyms for brute strength and power.
Fermentables
85% - Rahr 2-Row
13
34
4
Mash
7% - Briess Carapils
1
34
1
Mash
2% - Briess Caramel 40L
0.375
34
40
Mash
7% - Corn Sugar (Dextrose) - US
1
42
0
Late
Hops
Cascade
2
Leaf
Mash
60 min(s)
5.8
0.0
Magnum
2
Pellet
Boil
70 min(s)
12
89.1
Cascade
2
Leaf
Boil
60 min(s)
5.8
37.9
Goldings
1
Leaf
Boil
30 min(s)
5
12.5
Centennial
2
Leaf
FlameOut
0 min(s)
10.5
0.0
Columbus
3
Pellet
DryHop
10 day(s)
15
0.0
Centennial
1
Pellet
DryHop
10 day(s)
10.5
0.0
Simcoe
1
Pellet
DryHop
10 day(s)
13
0.0
Yeast
Wyeast American Ale 1056
75%
Other Stuff
Whirfloc Tablet
1
each
Boil
Mash Steps
No mash steps in this recipe
Special Instructions
1.Mash (with 2 oz. Cascade) at 152F for 60 Minutes
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Congrats on the win! Looks tasty.
2/6/2013 10:27:00 PMYou put 2oz of cascade in your mash?
3/17/2013 6:39:45 PMYep, 2 ounces of whole hops.
3/17/2013 7:32:10 PMNice hop bill. Go big or don't go at all...
4/8/2013 6:15:02 PM