Simcoe Galaxy IPA

31 May 2020

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The beer for today was an IPA with Simcoe and Galaxy hops.

1. Mashing:
   • 19 liters of bottled water (from Lidl)
   • Measured 5.2 mash pH
   • Mash for 60 minutes at 62°C
   • Mash for 15 minutes at 72°C
   • Mash for 1 minute at 78°C
   • Sparge up to 24 liters total at 78°C
   • 5 kg Pale Ale Weyermann malt, bought from beer-bg milled yesterday at 1.40 mm
2. Boiling:
   • Boil for 60 minutes
   • 1/2 tablet of Protofloc, boil for 10 minutes
3. Hops:
   • 50 g Galaxy, boil for 30 minutes
   • 50 g Galaxy, dry hopping for 3 days
   • 100 g Simcoe, dry hopping for 3 days
4. Yeast:
   • SafAle US-05 yeast
5. Parameters:
   • 72% efficiency
   • Measured 1059 OG with hydrometer
   • 1014 FG
   • 6 % ABV