Homebrew Recipe
Hop Classic Clone - Six Degrees North Brewing Co.
- Method:
- All Grain
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 7 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Source:
- Brew Your Own
- Source Notes:
- September 2019, Vol. 25, No. 4 page 70. Hop Classic is a full-flavored Belgian IPA with bitterness well-integrated in true Belgian style, featuring a pleasant kick at the end. Super refreshing on the palate with apricot, citrus, and floral notes. Inspired by De Ranke XX Bitter, Hop Classic was created as a homage to the nouveau classic of Belgium brewing. It is a simple recipe but very complex beer with the malt bill allowing the yeast and classic noble hop character to shine through. Part of a series of Scottish brewery clones.
- Notes:
- With a 1.2 qts/lb water-to-grist ratio, conduct a protein rest at 131 F, holding for 10 minutes. Raise the mash temperature to 145 F and hold for 40 minutes for beta amylase rest. Perform final alpha amylase rest of the step mash by raising the temperature to 161 F for 10 minutes or until enzymatic conversion is complete. Batch or fly sparge with 176 F water to collect 7 gallons of wort in the kettle. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops and fining agent as indicated. Rapidly chill the wort at flameout to 65 F and transfer to primary fermenter. Aerate thoroughly and pitch plenty of healthy yeast. Ferment at 70 F until terminal gravity of 1.004 is reached, usually within 7 to 10 days. Crash cool the beer to 39 F and lager for 4 weeks. Rack beer off of the yeast into a keg and force carbonate targeting 2.6 volumes of CO2 or prime and bottle condition, leaving the bottles at 70-75 F for two weeks to properly condition.
Brew Numbers
| OG | FG | ABV | SRM | IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.055 | 1.004 | 6.6 | 3 | 66 |
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | % Grain Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lager or Pilsner Malt | 10.5 lbs. | 97.22 |
| Notes: Calls for Bairds Pilsen malt | ||
| White Table Sugar | 0.3 lbs. | 2.78 |
| Notes: Calls for cane sugar | ||
| Total: | 10.80 lbs. | |
Hops
| Name | Amount | Boil Time | Use | AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum (GER) | 1 oz. | 60 | Boil | 11.8 |
| Notes: 11.8 AAU. Calls for leaf hops | ||||
| Hallertau Mittelfruh | 0.3 oz. | 35 | Boil | 2.9 |
| Notes: 2 AAU. Calls for leaf hops | ||||
| Magnum (GER) | 0.5 oz. | 35 | Boil | 11.8 |
| Notes: 5.9 AAU. Calls for leaf hops | ||||
| Hallertau Mittelfruh | 0.7 oz. | 15 | Boil | 2.9 |
| Notes: 2 AAU. Calls for leaf hops | ||||
| Hallertau Mittelfruh | 0.8 oz. | 0 | Steep | 0 |
| Notes: Calls for leaf hops | ||||
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Hallertau Mittelfruh | 1.8 oz. |
| Magnum (GER) | 1.5 oz. |
Yeast
| Name | Lab | Product |
|---|---|---|
| Abbaye Belgian Ale | Lallemand | |
| Belgian Golden Ale | White Labs | WLP570 |
| Gnome | Imperial | B45 |
Other Ingredients
| Name | Amount | Time | Use | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirfloc | 0.5 tablet | 10 minutes | Boil | Fining |
Mash Steps
| Step | Name | Temp | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Protein Rest | 131 | 10 | All Grain |
| 2 | Beta Amylase Rest | 145 | 40 | All Grain |
| 3 | Alpha Amylase Rest | 161 | 10 | All Grain |