Beer Recipe Brew
Recipe: White Dog IPA - El Segundo Brewing Co.
Brewed as Black Dog Easter Birthday IPA on 04/21/2019
- Method:
- All Grain
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 7 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Brewer:
- Blockhead Bob
- Asst Brewer:
- Notes:
- This was a tough brew day. First I misread the strike temperature which resulted in a mash temp of 158 F instead of 148 F. I left lid off mash tun for first 15 minutes of mash until temp was lowered to 150 F and placed lid back on and started 60 min mash. The next mistake was only adding 0.25 lb of rice hulls instead of 0.5 lbs in the recipe. I did this because I had read to keep rice hulls under 3% of grain bill to avoid rice flavors. The result was a badly stuck sparge. Nothing I did would get it flowing. I had to strain the mash through a bucket with drilled holes in the bottom. Brew came out pretty well and is a tasty brew that would be worth brewing again, hopefully without all the issues. Definitely need to address stuck sparge. Brewed on Easter Sunday, which happened to be our all black German Shepherd Puck's birthday.
- Method:
- All Grain
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 7 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Brewer:
- Blockhead Bob
- Asst Brewer:
- Notes:
- This was a tough brew day. First I misread the strike temperature which resulted in a mash temp of 158 F instead of 148 F. I left lid off mash tun for first 15 minutes of mash until temp was lowered to 150 F and placed lid back on and started 60 min mash. The next mistake was only adding 0.25 lb of rice hulls instead of 0.5 lbs in the recipe. I did this because I had read to keep rice hulls under 3% of grain bill to avoid rice flavors. The result was a badly stuck sparge. Nothing I did would get it flowing. I had to strain the mash through a bucket with drilled holes in the bottom. Brew came out pretty well and is a tasty brew that would be worth brewing again, hopefully without all the issues. Definitely need to address stuck sparge. Brewed on Easter Sunday, which happened to be our all black German Shepherd Puck's birthday.
Brew Numbers
| OG | FG | ABV | SRM | IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | Color | Supplier | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pale Malt - 2-Row | 7 lbs. | 0 | Rahr (US/CA) 2 Row Standard | United States |
| White Wheat | 6 lbs. | 0 | Rahr (US/CA) White Wheat | United States |
| Rice Hulls | 0.25 lbs. | 0 | United States | |
| Notes: Only added 0.25 lbs to keep under 3% grain bill. Sparge was stuck so should have used the full 0.5 l | ||||
Hops
| Name | Amount | Boil Time | Use | Form | AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook | 1 oz. | 60 | Boil | Pellet | 11.6 |
| Cascade | 1 oz. | 5 | Boil | Pellet | 6.3 |
| Nelson Sauvin | 1 oz. | 5 | Boil | Pellet | 12 |
| Cascade | 1 oz. | 0 | Dry Hop | Leaf | 0 |
| Chinook | 1 oz. | 0 | Dry Hop | Leaf | 0 |
| Nelson Sauvin | 2 oz. | 0 | Dry Hop | Pellet | 12 |
Yeast
| Name | Lab | Product | Manufactured | Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California Ale | Inland Island | INIS-001 | 11/27/2018 | |
| Notes: Starter completed 4/20/19 | ||||
Mash Steps
| Step | Name | Target Temp | Actual Temp | Mash Time | Infuse Amount | Infuse Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single Infusion Mash | 148 | 158 | 0 | 5 | 170 |
| Notes: I misread strike temperature resulting in mash being 10 F higher than designated. Left lid off mash tun for 15 min until temperature lowered to 150 F. | ||||||
| 2 | Single Infusion Mash | 148 | 150 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Single Infusion Mash | 148 | 148 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Single Infusion Mash | 148 | 146 | 55 | 1 | 196 |
| Notes: Added 1 gallon boiling water (too much) to raise temp to 151 F. | ||||||
| 5 | Single Infusion Mash | 148 | 150 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fly Sparge | 168 | 168 | 20 | 4 | 180 |
| Notes: Sparge was badly stuck. Attempted to add hot water to help unstick and get it flowing but it did not help. Had to strain mash through bucket with holes drilled in bottom as opposed to normal drain to kettle. | ||||||
Additional Steps
| Name | Start Date | End Date | Temp | PSI | Target CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 04/21/2019 | 04/28/2019 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| Notes: First indication of fermentation on morning of 4/23/19. | |||||
| Secondary | 04/28/2019 | 05/05/2019 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Notes: Added 2 oz Nelson Sauvin pellet; 1 oz YCH Chinook whole leaf hops; and 1 oz. YCH Cascade whole leaf hops dry hop at lower fermentation temp. | |||||
| Kegged | 05/05/2019 | 08/24/2019 | 39 | 16 | 2.5 |
| Notes: Good brew! Worth brewing again. Nice light hoppy, wheat brew. Came out well despite all the brew day challenges. | |||||