Session IPA
At a modest 4.0% alcohol this beer allows for prolonged enjoyment of Simcoe and Amarillo hop aromas.
Type: Ale
Style: India Pale Ale
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Recipe Type: All grain
Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Staff
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | Comment | Malt Style |
| 4.5 lbs | Pale Ale Malt | Mash Grain | Specialty base malt |
| 1.0 lb | Carapils® Malt | Mash Grain | Dextrin Malt |
| 1.0 lb | Wheat Malt, Red | Mash Grain | Wheat Malt |
| 0.75 lb | Caramel Malt 40L | Mash Grain | Caramel Malt (Roasted) |
| 0.25 oz | Amarillo Hops (9.5% AAU) | 60 minute boil | |
| 0.5 oz each | Amarillo & Simcoe Hops (9.5% & 14.0% AAU) | 20 minute boil | |
| 0.5 oz each | Amarillo & Simcoe Hops (9.5% & 14.0% AAU) | 1 minute boil | |
| 0.5 oz each | Amarillo & Simcoe Hops (9.5% & 14.0% AAU) | Fermenter | |
| 1 pack | WLP001 California Ale Yeast (plus 1/4 pack for bottle conditioning) | Fermenter |
Procedures
- Mash crushed grains in 3.5 gallons of water at 153-155°F for 60 minutes
- Sparge grain with 170°F water to obtain desired pre-boil kettle volume
- Bring to boil, add 60-minute Hops
- Boil 40 minutes, add 20-minute hops
- Boil for 19 minutes, add 1-minute hops
- Boil for 1 minute
- Turn heat off and cool wort to 66°F
- Transfer to fermenter
- Pitch one pack of WLP001 California Ale Yeast
Primary Fermentation: 1-2 weeks at 64-68°F
Secondary Fermentation: 1 week at 34-38°F with fermenter-hops
Fermentation Notes: Force carbonate, or bottle condition with dissolved priming sugar and 1/4 pack of WLP001 California Ale Yeast for 2-3 weeks
Original Gravity: 1.040
Final Gravity: 1.009
Alcohol by Weight:
Alcohol by Volume: 4.0%
IBU: 36
Color: 8 SRM
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