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This is a re-brew of one I did last year., with some minor changes.
I had some efficiency issues, as i was expecting an OG of 1.062
BAD WOLF Belgian IPA
"Beer for the End of the Universe" - Those doctor Who fans, will get the reference.
OG: 1.057 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.7%
mash temp: 65 deg c Mash time: 90 Minutes
5.5kg Gladfield Pale Malt
0.3kg Vienna Malt
0.2kg Melanoidin
0.15kg Caramunich II
0.12kg caramalt
50g Acidulated Malt
20g Simcoe @ 60 mins - 29.1 IBU
30g Centennial @ 30mins - 25.1 IBU
30g cascade @ 10 mins - 7.3 IBU
30g Amarillo @ Flameout
Slurry of WLP530 - Abbey Ale
Dry Hops - 6 days
20g Amarillo
20g Cascade
15g Centennial
IBU - 62.7 IBU
Colour: 16.8 EBC
Stewy
Pours golden with excellent clarity. Good carbonation.Little aroma on the nose. For me this is an interesting beer that does not grab me straight away. I struggle with hoppy begins as for me I struggle with the balance.
This is not really a style I enjoy but still think you've produced a great beer with excellent clarity. Well done Rob.
Apr 4, 2014
oliver
Appearance: Big fluffy head, dark copper colour, slightly hazy, great head retention.
Flavour: banana, coriander, pepper, bitter finish. Little bit soapy, bitter finish. Some nice complex flavours coming through, esters + phenols from the yeast mixed with citrusy/piney hop flavours.
Aroma: banana, spice, perfume
Body: med-full body, solid carb.
Overall: Well made beer, some nice flavours coming from the yeast too. For me the bitterness clashed with the yeast flavours a bit and it needed to be a little drier maybe. Nice clean ferment, well brewed :)
Apr 9, 2014
Julie Fitzjohn
Hi Rob. My sob story is I got some bug just in time for GKBF that made me feel nauseous everytime I went near a hop. Ended up drinking lime-aid at the GKBF which was gutting. And once I got over that I went away for work and the only beer available was steinlager. So excited to finally be able to crack in to the case swap and loved this
appearance - lovely golden beer, nice and clear, good head
aroma - poured it in to IPA glass - got a really nice first nose of lovely hops - died out though which I think reflects being slow to crack it. after time and the beer warming got some nice malt and yeast smells
taste - initially got some hops, as it sat in the glass some nice malt and Belgian sweetness, balanced bitterness
mouthfeel - nice carbonation, nice body
overall - I really rated this Rob. best beer I had in a couple of weeks - not sure if that was because I'd not had much beer lately, or it just was what I felt like at the time. Anyway thank you. When you say you think it needs more tweaks, what are you planning to do?
Apr 11, 2014