Furry Penguin DIPA
I suppose it’s fitting my inaugural post is about my favorite style of beer, a Double IPA. Some people like to call them all Imperial IPAs, but personally I think there is a difference between Doubles and Imperials. I think of Doubles as bigger, hoppier IPAs, but still dry and not overly-malty. I think of Imperials as big malty hoppy IPAs. Maybe I’m crazy, but that’s my belief on the nomenclature. Anyway… Here’s my most recent Double IPA, the Furry Penguin:
Brewed: 10-24-11
Secondary/dry hopped: 11-7-11
Kegged: 11-15-11
OG:1.075
FG:1.010
ABV: 8.5%
IBU: ?!?!!?
6 Gallons
13.5lbs 2-row
8oz Victory
8oz Crystal 40L
1lb Dextrose
Mash @ 148-149* F
3.25oz Warrior(17.1%) @ 90
1oz Citra @ 30
2oz Simcoe/Centennial @ 15 (1oz each)
4oz Simcoe/Citra/Amarillo @ 0 (2oz Simcoe, 1oz ea Citra/Amarillo)
WLP007 – Dry English Ale yeast. Love this yeast for IPAs: it ferments clean, fast, and drops super clear, super quick. Fermented at 62F for 6 days, then raised the temp to 68F for 8 more days to help the yeast finish up.
Dry Hops:
4oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial/CTZ (1oz each) for 5 days
3oz Amarillo/Citra/Simcoe (1oz each) Added day 5 for 4 more days
The recipe for this beer started off as something close to Pliny, and evolved into the recipe above. I love using Amarillo, Simcoe, and Citra together, especially for dry hopping.
Tasting Notes: Aroma is heavy citrus and tropical fruit with lots of oily, resiny character. Taste is more of the same. A little malt sweetness up front, then boom: Hops. Finish is dry and bitter, but the bitterness isn’t harsh and doesn’t linger.
It also just took first and scored a 43 at a BJCP competition which is my highest score to date!
I’m brewing this soon. Want to do a DIPA and this looks very promising :). My LHBS doesn’t have warrior so I’m going with Columbus. The 3.25oz bitter hop charge is making me a bit nervous. Brewersfriend is calculating 215 IBUs 🙂
Just do it?
Just an update on this: I went for it and it didn’t only turn out fine – it turned out amazing! 8.3% ABV – it was like sweetened hop juice with alcohol :). Loved it. Thanks for the recipe.