Just kegged this brew. I was going to brew several weeks ago but life intervened, so I did the brew day on May 10. I've been trying to duplicate this brew, and missed the hop bill a bit on my last try. This one seems to be somewhat closer to the original - maybe even right on the spot, after it has conditioned.


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Recipe Overview

Brewer: Mike Pearson
Style: American IPA
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Original Gravity (OG): 1.063
IBU's (Tinseth): 68.5
Bitterness to Gravity Ratio: 1.09
Colour: 16.4 EBC = 8.3 SRM
ABV%: 6.1

Efficiency into Kettle (EIK): 79.4 %
Efficiency into Fermentor (EIF): 68.1 %

Note: This is a Pure BIAB (Full Volume Mash)

Times and Temperatures

Mash: 90 mins at 65 C = 149 F
Boil: 90 min
Ferment:

Volumes & Gravities

Total Water Needed (TWN): 32.9 L = 8.69 G
Volume into Kettle (VIK): 30.2 L = 7.98 G @ 1.051
End of Boil Volume - Ambient (EOBV-A): 23.33 L = 6.16 G @ 1.063
Volume into Fermentor (VIF): 20 L = 5.28 G @ 1.063
Volume into Packaging (VIP): 18.52 L = 4.89 G @ 1.016 assuming apparent attenuation of 75 %

The Grain Bill (Also includes extracts, sugars and adjuncts)

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60.7% Pale 2-row (3.9 EBC = 2 SRM) 3744 grams = 8.25 pounds
10.7% Pale Maris Otter (5.9 EBC = 3 SRM) 660 grams = 1.46 pounds
5.4% Crystal (118.2 EBC = 60 SRM) 330 grams = 0.73 pounds
5.4% Munich (19.7 EBC = 10 SRM) 330 grams = 0.73 pounds
3.6% Wheat Malt (3.9 EBC = 2 SRM) 220 grams = 0.49 pounds
3.6% Pilsner (3.9 EBC = 2 SRM) 220 grams = 0.49 pounds
3.6% Cara-Pils (3.9 EBC = 2 SRM) 220 grams = 0.49 pounds
7.1% DME (2 EBC = 1 SRM) 441 grams = 0.97 pounds!

The Hop Bill (Based on Tinseth Formula)

34.4 IBU Columbus Flowers (13%AA) 30.1 grams = 1.061 ounces at 60 mins
13.8 IBU Centennial Flowers (10.5%AA) 30.1 grams = 1.061 ounces at 15 mins
8.5 IBU Cascade Flowers (8.9%AA) 30.1 grams = 1.061 ounces at 10 mins
7.1 IBU Citra Flowers (13.4%AA) 30.1 grams = 1.061 ounces at 5 mins
4.8 IBU Summit Flowers (18.1%AA) 15 grams = 0.53 ounces at 5 mins
0 IBU Cascade Flowers (8.9%AA) 30.1 grams = 1.061 ounces at 0 mins (Dry Hopped)
0 IBU Summit Flowers (18.1%AA) 15 grams = 0.53 ounces at 0 mins (Dry Hopped)


Mash Steps

Mash Type: Pure BIAB (Full Volume Mash) for 90 mins at 65 C = 149 F

Mashout for for 20 mins at 77 C = 170.6 F

Miscellaneous Ingredients

454g Extra Light DME (boil) 15 Mins - boost gravity a little

Chilling & Hop Management Methods

Immersion chiller; chilled within 20 minutes to pitching temperature.

Fermentation& Conditioning

Fermention: Wyeast #1056
Fermented out within about 2 days, flocculated beautifully.

Special Instructions/Notes on this Beer

Dry hops added when the yeast was pitched, all in a bag. Bag of hops stayed in for 8 days until I racked to bottling vessel for final settling. Kegged today and took a taste when I did the FG reading. After I tasted I poured the rest of the brew from the hydrometer cylinder into a pint glass and sat back and fully enjoyed it. Man, this is some GOOD beer, even before any conditioning! FG came out exactly as calculated by BIABacus - 1.016. Great rich, full mouthfeel, nice aroma. Looking forward to what it will be in a few weeks.

It appears that it may turn out to be my best brew, ever, since I started in 1993.

(Wow - that was an old message thread!)

The DME was to boost the gravity a bit from what was calculated, and also because I had an extra bit of DME hanging around that I wanted to use. I could have added some additional 2-row and kept close to the same profile. The grain bill and strike water all fit the kettle but I do have to watch it a little as I get the grain in (BIABacus warns of approaching kettle limit). I did have a few inches of headroom, and no problem with the boil.

The "Pike Place" name is from the street here in Seattle, WA. A brewery there (Pike Brewing Company) won a competition to brew a beer for the 50th Anniversary of the Space Needle, from the 1962 World's Fair. In digging around a little I found what was supposed to be a clone recipe of that brew. This batch is long gone, but it was darn close to what I was trying to duplicate. Very clean, very drinkable. Used 5 different Washington state hops, and I was able to talk with the original brewer and get a few tips about the hop additions. This one is somewhat lighter color than most IPA's, but the hops mix gave me a very tasty and balanced brew. I'll have to do another batch, I think - but I have a few others in line first, so maybe next spring.

Austin? My wife and I have become involved with the new Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery here in Seattle, and some of our members had a lot of interaction with the fine folks at Austin's Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery while we were getting going (our grand opening was August 15 - as the first fully licensed co-op brewery in Washington state). We have a CDA on tap now - a Cascadia Dark Ale, a sort of black IPA. Very tasty, and extremely well-balanced - not an 'in-your-face' typical hoppy Northwest IPA!

Cheers!