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#77:  Devil Dog (India Pale Ale)
  • Named for our dog, Kiva, who I like to call devil dog because of her dark fur, bright blue eyes and mischievous personality.
Chris Swingley 
2-Apr-2008 -- 3-Apr-2008

Recipe (for 5 gallons final volume)
12 pounds (73%) Crisp Maris Otter Pale Malt
3 pounds (18%) Breiss Rye Malt
1 pound (6%) Breiss Crystal 80L
8 ounces (3%) Briess Special Roast

1 ounce   Willamette whole hops, 4.3% AA (first wort hop)
1 ounce   U.S. Fuggle whole hops, 4.6% AA (first wort hop)
2 ounces   Simcoe whole hops, 13.2% AA (90 minutes)
1 ounce   Willamette whole hops, 4.3% AA (2 minutes)
1 ounce   Columbus whole hops, 12.6% AA (2 minutes)

  • Wyeast 1056 American Ale, pitched at 64°F
  • Starter: Pitched onto yeast cake from previous recipe (New Dog Porter)
  • Aeration: Drill aerator for three minutes after pitching

Water
  • Fairbanks city water
  • 40.25 quarts  water treated with:
    • 4 ml Potassium Metabisulfide solution (50ppm). Removes chlorine ion and chloramine, reduces oxidation
  • 24.75 quarts mash water treated with:
    • 2 teaspoons Gypsum. adds 91 ppm Calcium ion, 220 ppm Sulfite

Mash
  • 24.75 quarts water @ 163°F, grist ratio of 1.5 quarts:pound @ 152°F (Held 130 minutes), Temperature range 154 F -- 148 F.

Sparge
  • 9.5 quarts water @ 210°F, drain
  • 6 quarts water @ 168°F, drain

Boil
  • Boiled 8.5 gallons for 120 minutes to yield 5.5 gallons wort
  • Wort prepared on Wednesday, boiled the next day (first wort hops remained in the wort overnight)

Fermentation
  • Primary: bucket, 7 days, 66°F, Temperature range 62 - 75 F
  • Secondary: keg, 14 days, 65°F, Gravity 1.022 at transfer

Packaging
  • Kegged at 8 psi, 50°F (1.8 volumes CO2)
  • Conditioned for 8 weeks
  • Ready to drink on 19-Jun-2008

Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.086 Final Gravity: 1.020
Original Extract: 18.4°plato Apparent Extract: 5.1°plato
Real Extract: 7.66°plato
Alcohol: 8.7% by volume (6.8% by weight)
Apparent Attenuation: 75.4% Mash Efficiency: 79%
Bitterness: 87 IBU Color: 13 SRM
BU:SG: 1.01 BV: 2.33

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