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#27 – Aeronaut Brew-at-Home Hop Hop and Away IPA

#27 – Aeronaut Brew-at-Home Hop Hop and Away IPA

Zoom video instructions with Matt, Mark (brewmaster), and Brit from Aeronaut

Stats:

  • 4.95 gal
  • OG: 1.052
  • FG: 1.011
  • ABV: 5.4%

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb Briess Pilsen Light DME
  • 6.6 lb CBW Pilsen Light LME
  • 3.25 oz Citra
  • 2.75 oz Mosaic
  • BRY-97 American West Coast Ale Yeast – dry

For all grain, they suggest: 1/3 malted wheat, 1/3 pilsner malt, 1/3 golden promise

Steps:

  • Heated 3.5 water to 170F. Added DME and LME while stirring. Very full kettle. Added .5 citra @ 60 min. Added 1 oz citra and 1 oz mosaic at 0 min. Cooled and added more refrigerated H20 to 70F. They suggested letting the city water off gas in the fridge before brewing with it.
  • Dry yeast hydration – 15 min, sprinkled over 90F H20, stirred waited 5 min.
  • Added 1 oz each Citra and Mosaic at 70F. 1.052@65F. Aerated then pitched yeast and stirred
  • 5/13/20 – added remaining hops.
  • 5/30/20 – Bottling video day! Moved to basement last weekend to cool off. Brought back up last night. Used Brewer’s Friend Beer Priming Calculator. 5.8 gal, 2.4 vol CO2, 64F (basement conditioning) = 6.7 oz DME. Boiled with 1.5 c H20 for 10 min. 1.009 @ 76F. Bottled 42x12oz + 4x20oz + 2x25oz for 4.95 gal
  • Stored beers in basement for 10 days. Aeronaut recommended putting all in fridge once hits right carbonation.