All Day IPA v2.0

My last four brews have been pretty experimental. I made three batches of the same pale ale with only a change to the malt as a bast malt experiment. Then I made a sour ale which will probably be a few more months in the barrel and has a distinct possibility of tasting terrible. Today is a different story. Today I brew for the ole taste buds.

I'm going back to the well of delicious hoppyness for this brew by whipping up another batch of the old 'All Day' recipe. I did want to make a couple of changes though because that's what I do. I upped the flaked oats to 20 percent of the grist because that's how I understand Founders brews it. I also added 1 lb. of Munich because I love a little of the darker German malt in my pale ales. Lastly I decided to try adding all my hops in the last 20 minutes since I've heard good things about late hopping. Lastly I'll be finishing it all off with a 30 minute hop stand of the 0 minute additions at 180F to favor aroma and flavor over bitterness.

Recipe Notes
Style: Pale Ale

Batch Volume: 5 gal.
Color: 7 SRM
Target Bitterness: 45 IBU
Target OG: 1.050

Grist
5 lb. Pale Malt
2 lb. Flaked Oats
1 lb. Crystal 20
1 lb. Munich
8 oz. Rye Malt
8 oz. Wheat Malt

0.5 oz. Amarillo (20 min.)
0.5 oz. Simcoe (20 min.)
1 tsp. Irish Most (15 min.)
0.5 oz. Amarillo (10 min.)
0.5 oz. Simcoe (10 min.)
0.5 oz. Amarillo (5 min.)
0.5 oz. Simcoe (5 min.)
0.5 oz. Amarillo (0 min.)
0.5 oz. Simcoe (0 min.)
1 oz. Amarillo (Dry Hop 5 days)
1 oz. Simcoe (Dry Hop 5 days)

Safale US-05

Brew Notes
Brew Date: 9/27/15
Mash Temp: 150F
Mash Time: 60 min.

Boil Time: 60 min.
Fermenter Volume: 4.8 gal
Measured OG: 1.046

Great day for an outdoor brew. The sky was threatening rain but it held off for the whole brew day. Raised water to 160F. Dropped to 150F after dough in. I'm getting a lot of variation on my temp drops after dough in. I have to dial that in a little better. After flame out I chilled down to 180F in two minutes then pitched the 0 minute addition and covered with a towel. Smelled fantastic. Chilled down to 85 then took a reading. OG was 1.050 but only collected 4.3 gallons of wort. That's pretty poor efficiency and I'm not sure why. Anyway, I wanted more volume so added 1/2 gallon of water to reach OG of 1.044 in 4.8 gallons. Chilled wort in keezer for a few hours to 68F. Pitched US-05 and aerated.

10/4/15 - Racked to secondary. Gravity is 1.008. Smells fantastic. Tastes a little thin. Also, forgot to temperature correct my OG. Corrected is 1.046, so we're sitting at 5.0% ABV right now.

10/6/15 - Dry hopped 2 oz. in a single hop bag and swished it around a bit.

Kegging Notes
Measured FG: 1.007
Attenuation: 85%
ABV: 5.1%
Calories: 149 per 12oz.
Carbonation: 2.5 volumes (After force carbonating)

10/12/15 - Kegged after dry hopping for six days. Gravity is 1.007. Hop aroma and flavor is fantastic. The malt body is a little bit 'meh' though despite the six-malt grist. Maybe simpler is better.