Max Citra

Grain Bill / Fermentables

  • 10 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt
  • 1 lb Crystal 40
  • 0.25 lb Carapils

Hops

  • 7 oz Citra @ % 12.6 AA

Yeast

  • Nottingham

Other

  • Whirlfloc Tablet
  • 1/2 tsp gypsum
  • 1/4 tsp epsom salts
  • 1/4 tsp citric acid

Target Stats

  • 5.5 Gallons
  • OG 1.056
  • FG 1.013
  • ABV 5.68%
  • IBU 80.26
  • SRM 7.55

Final Stats

  • 5.5 Gallons
  • OG 1.060
  • FG 1.?
  • ABV %
  • IBU 77.95
  • Efficiency 80%

Brew Day

Heat 8 gallons of water to 158°.  (Unfiltered Dover City water with chlorine removed via campden tablet.)

Gently dough in grains until all grain is covered by water. Add 1/2 tsp gypsum and 1/4 tsp epsom salts and stabilize pH at 5.2

Mash grains at 152° for 1 hour.

Remove “grain bag“, rinse, squeeze and allow grains to drain.

Bring wort to a boil.

Once wort is boiling, add 0.5 oz Citra hops and continue for 30 minutes.

Add 0.5 oz Citra hops and continue boil for another 15 minutes.

Add 1 oz Citra hops and continue boil for another 5 minutes.

Add 1 oz Citra hops and continue boil for another 5 minutes.

Add whirlfloc, yeast nutrient, 1 oz Citra hops and continue boil for 4 minutes.

Add 1 oz Citra hops and continue boil for another 1 minute. (This is a good time to drop in the wort chiller.)

Reduce wort temperature to 68° and take OG reading.

Sufficiently aerate and transfer to primary fermenter.

Pitch yeast into fermenter.

Allow beer 1~2 weeks in the primary to adequately ferment and cleanup any diacetyl produced during fermentation.

Dry hop with 2 oz Citra for 1 week.

Bottle and wait another 2 weeks or keg and carb.

Enjoy!

Notes:

  • 2021-03-28 – Brew Day
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