Homebrew Recipe
Rabbit's Revenge White IPA
- Method:
- All Grain
- Style:
- Specialty IPA: White IPA
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 6 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 72
- Rating:
- Source:
- Craft Beer and Brewing
- Source Notes:
- The White IPA functionally updates a classic style in a way that emphasizes the regional particulars of the original beer while incorporating updated ingredients.
- Notes:
- Mill the grains and mix with 3.75 gallons (14.2 l) of 163°F (73°C) strike water to reach a mash temperature of 152°F (67°C). Hold this temperature for 90 minutes. Vorlauf until your runnings are clear, then run off into the kettle. Sparge the grains with 3.5 gallons (14.3 l) and top up as necessary to obtain 6 gallons (23 l) of wort. Boil for 60 minutes, following the hops schedule. After the boil, chill the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 67°F (19°C). Aerate the wort with pure oxygen or filtered air and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 67°F (19°C) for 5 days, then let the temperature rise to 72°F (22°C) until fermentation is complete. Cold crash, then bottle or keg the beer and carbonate to about 2.25 volumes of CO2. Dry hopping or spicing (coriander, perhaps) is certainly an option here, if you want to emphasize certain flavors, but I prefer to let the lighter malts show through a bit more. It might seem a bit out of character for an IPA, but I think it shows confidence and demonstrates the unique features of the style. You might also consider 8 ounces (227 g) of rice hulls in the mash if you sometimes get slow/stuck mashes and sparges!
Brew Numbers
| OG | FG | ABV | SRM | IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.063 | 1.016 | 6.5 | 0 | 48 |
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | % Grain Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lager or Pilsner Malt | 6 lbs. | 50.00 |
| Notes: Calls for German Pilsner malt | ||
| Flaked Wheat | 5 lbs. | 41.67 |
| Acidulated Malt | 0.5 lbs. | 4.17 |
| Amber Malt | 0.5 lbs. | 4.17 |
| Notes: Calls for Weyermann's Melanoidin malt | ||
| Total: | 12.00 lbs. | |
Hops
| Name | Amount | Boil Time | Use | AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Jade | 0.5 oz. | 60 | Boil | 13 |
| Pacific Jade | 1.25 oz. | 10 | Boil | 13 |
| Pacific Jade | 0.75 oz. | 0 | Steep | 0 |
| Notes: At whirlpool | ||||
| Amarillo | 1 oz. | 0 | Steep | 0 |
| Notes: At whirlpool | ||||
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Amarillo | 1 oz. |
| Pacific Jade | 2.5 oz. |
Yeast
| Name | Lab | Product |
|---|---|---|
| Belgian Witbier | Wyeast | 3944 |
Mash Steps
| Step | Name | Temp | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single Infusion Mash | 152 | 90 | All Grain |
| Notes: Mill the grains and mix with 3.75 gallons (14.2 l) of 163°F (73°C) strike water to reach a mash temperature of 152°F (67°C). Hold this temperature for 90 minutes. | ||||