Long Haul AIPA Gold Medal Winner

[Short Drive]

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1056
Yeast Starter: Activator Pack
Batch Size (Gallons): 5 gallon
Original Gravity: 1.074
Final Gravity: 1.014
IBU: 66
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Color: 9.5
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10 days 68 degrees
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 days 68 degrees

Ingredients:
10.0 lbs Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
3.4 lbs American 2-row
1.5 oz Munich TYPE II
3.0 oz Crystal Malt 60°L
1.5 oz Cara 80 - Caramel Malt
2.0 oz Munich Malt
1.5 oz Melanoidin Malt
0.5 oz Wheat Flaked
0.5 oz Magnum (13.0%) - added during boil, boiled 75.0 min
0.75 oz Columbus (15.0%) - added during boil, boiled 75.0 min
2.0 oz Cascade (5.6%) - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
1.0 oz Cascade (5.6%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
1.0 oz Columbus (15.0%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
1.2 oz Centennial (10.0%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
1.0 ea WYeast 1056 American Ale



Mash In 150.0 °F 60 min
Mash Out Target: 168.0 °F 10 min
Batch Sparge 168° 10 min
Total Runoff: 6 gal



This IPA finished first in class a the 2007 Schooner Home Brew Competition

[Ó Flannagáin]

Now that sounds tasty!

[Short Drive]

Its a Three Floyds Alpha King Clone. And your right it is tasty. I made a second batch of this and dry hopped in the keg. By the time I got down to the bottom it had a terrific grapefruity taste and wonderful hop aroma.

[DrunkenSatyr]

I think I may have to try this one soon!