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Brew 6 – Diplodocus (Double IPA)

This Double IPA is based on the recipe at http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/founders-double-trouble-clone-165615/index2.html

  • Steeped Grains
    • 1.0 lb European Bulk Crystal Malt
    • 0.5 lb Cara-Pils
  • Sugars
    • 9.0 lb Extra Pale (Pilsen) Malt Extract
    • 2.0 lb Table Sugar (Sucrose)
  • Hops
    • 75 min: 1.0 oz Warrior (Summit subst.)
    • 20 min: 1.0 oz Northern Brewer (Simcoe subst.)
    • 10 min: 1.0 oz Warrior
    • 5 min: 0.5 oz Northern Brewer
    • 5 min: 1.0 oz Amarillo
    • Dry hopped in 2ndary: 2.0 oz Warrior, 2.0 oz Northern Brewer
  • Misc
    • 10 min: Irish Moss
  • Yeast
    • White Labs Liquid San Diego Super Yeast WLP090

OG: 1.094 @ 76. FG: 1.030 @ 66.

The homebrew shop recommended the San Diego Super Yeast as being similar to the called-for American Ale #1056 yeast by Wyeast labs.

Transferred to secondary and dry hopped after 6 days. There was so much trub in the bottom of the primary that I only got about 4 gallons worth into the secondary 🙁 If I do this one again I should do a 6 gallon boil instead of 5.

Transferred to third and lost almost another gallon. Ended up with ~3.2 gallons (33 bottles). Definitely need to do a bigger boil if I do this again. But, it was very sweet and tasted great. I can’t taste much of the hop but perhaps after carbonating I will.

  • Primary: 6 days
  • Secondary: 10+1 days
  • OG: 1.094
  • FG: 1.030
  • ABV: 8.7%