Green Flash Co. West Coast IPA : Can You Brew It (03/16)

[yelloww]

Green Flash Co.: West Coast IPA

6 Gal. batch
OG: 1.069
FG: 1.013-1.014
SRM: 8.8
IBU: ~93

14# American Two Row
1.31# Crystal 40L (British if possible)
1.31# CaraPils

0.5oz Simcoe @ 90min
0.5oz Columbus @ 90 min (optional)
0.25oz Simcoe @ 60min
0.25oz Columbus @ 60min
0.25oz Simcoe @ 30min
0.25oz Columbus @ 30min
0.75oz Simcoe @ 15min
0.75oz Columbus @ 15min
1oz Cascade @ 10min
0.5oz Simcoe @ Flameout
0.5oz Columbus @ Flameout

0.5oz of each: Amarillo, Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial, Cascade for Dry Hop

Mash Temp: 152F, Boil Time 90min

Yeast : WY1056 or WLP001
Ferment Temp: 68F -> 72F

Enjoy.

Yel.

[brewinhard]

Thanks for spending the time and hammering that one out! I was planning on doing that one soon. Have you brewed it yet?

[TastyMcD]

Here's the thread that includes the recipe that Nathan brewed for the show: http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=13510&hilit=green+flash

Tasty

[brewinhard]

Thanks Tasty! Really looking forward to honing in on this one. Can't wait also to try it with a fresh hop harvest this fall!

[mikefromcu]

Hey guys,
You got the recipe wrong - if you listen to the interview, at time 25minutes and 18-20 seconds, Chuck clearly says the Carastan 30/37 and the Carapils are "about" 8% each. In fact, the C40 was Jamil's guess at the malt used for the color but he is corrected by Chuck.
6 Gallon
14# 2 row
1.27# (7.6% of grist) Carapils
1.53# (9.1% of grist) Carastan

This using 69% efficiency on ProMash will get you dead on 1069 and 8.8 SRM.

Also, there is no call for Columbus in the Dry Hop, Chuck calls out four hops: Centennial, Amarillo, Cascade and Simcoe.

Cheers.

[nahthan]

Hey guys,
You got the recipe wrong - if you listen to the interview, at time 25minutes and 18-20 seconds, Chuck clearly says the Carastan 30/37 and the Carapils are "about" 8% each. In fact, the C40 was Jamil's guess at the malt used for the color but he is corrected by Chuck.
6 Gallon
14# 2 row
1.27# (7.6% of grist) Carapils
1.53# (9.1% of grist) Carastan

This using 69% efficiency on ProMash will get you dead on 1069 and 8.8 SRM.

Also, there is no call for Columbus in the Dry Hop, Chuck calls out four hops: Centennial, Amarillo, Cascade and Simcoe.

Cheers.

Hey there Mike,
The Carastan/Crystal differences were mentioned in the other thread as well, you are correct. I didn't brew with it in the example for the show, I used C40 instead. C30/37 would probably add a bit more depth of crystal malt complexity vs. domestic C40. Columbus in the dry hop could have easily been a deviation from Chuck's advice. Probably just wishful thinking on Tasty & my part as we both enjoy a bit of Columbus in the dry hop. It certainly helped "reinforce the hopping that's happening in the boil" concept behind the dry hopping and made for a nice result. Here's an idea: Split a 10gal batch between two carboys - do the Columbus addition along with the others in one, and skip it in the other. Compare, contrast, and enjoy..

[mikefromcu]

Hi Nathan,
The other big difference is that the Cara30/37 and the Carapils are not 8% total, but 8% each. Listen to Tasty talk right over the brewer saying "each" - it's pretty clear and I'm surprised he didn't pick it up in the replay as you guys developed the clone recipe. That's a pretty big difference, even though as it appears, you guys cloned the hell out of it.
Cheers.

[Bhodi Li]

Used this recipe with a minor change in the Ohio State Fair and it took 1st place in a field of 30 something IPA's. Nice job Nathan.
The c\hange I made was to use Denny Conn's yeast instead of 1056. I have to say though, if I did it again, I would probably use the 1056 or us-5 since the Denny yeast didnt attenuate as much as I would have liked. This may be due to mash temps or just my general ineptitude!