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Lady Devotea IPA (lavender earl grey)
6.6 lb Breiss Golden Light LME http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BCUN9M
3 lb Golden Light DME http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/fermenters-favorites-briess-golden-light-dme
1.0 lb Caramel Malt 20L http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/briess-caramel-20l-malt
0.5 lb Carapils® Malt http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/briess-carapils-malt
3.3 oz Citra (US) http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/citra-leaf-hops-1-oz
1.0 oz Cascade (US) http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/cascade-hop-pellets
1.0 oz Centennial (US) http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/centennial-hop-pellets
California Ale Yeast http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/wl-california-ale
1.0 tsp Irish Moss http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/irish-moss
8.0 oz Lady Devotea Tea http://thedevoteausa.myshopify.com/products/lady-devotea
0.5 oz sweet orange peel, dried http://www.herbco.com/c-279-orange-peel.aspx
1 Lady Devotea - 8oz per 5gal (1.6oz) Orange Peel - .5oz per 5gal (.1oz)
2 Lady Devotea - 8oz per 5gal (1.6oz) Orange Peel - none
3 Lady Devotea - 12oz per 5gal (2.4oz) Orange Peel - .5oz per 5gal (.1oz)
4 Lady Devotea - 12oz per 5gal (2.4oz) Orange Peel - none
5 None
Prep your yeast (fermentation is 68-74 attenuation 73 to 80)
Steep in grain bag while bringing to 170F - we used 4 gallons to start
- Caramel Malt 20L
- Carapils® Malt
Pull up - drain - set aside to cool
Add the following - and stir frequently - watch out for boil over - don't put on lid
Add to boil right before 210F
- Breiss Golden Light LME
- Golden Light DME
Let reach a boil. 212F 0 minutes -- Add hops
- 1.1oz Citra (US)
- Cascade (US)
- Centennial (US)
Start timer.
10 minutes add (10 min total time)
- 1.1oz Citra (US)
5 minutes add (15 minutes total time)
- Irish Moss
25 minutes - put in chiller if you have one, copper wires (40 minutes total time)
45 minutes add (60 minutes total time)
- 1.1oz Citra (US)
Cut off heat
Cool to < 90F
Put yeast into fermentor, pour in wort and strain out hop particles
Add more (sealed distilled) water to bring amount to 5 gallons
Record Starting gravity
When it is time to racking into a secondary fermentation add
- tea
- orange peel
inspired by https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/earl-grey-ipa-gunnamatta-inspired
##1A 8 LD / .5 orange peel
7/11/15
SG: Didn't record?
7/18/15
SG: Didn't record?
7/22/15
SG: Didn't record?
good flavor! hoppy but not too much - you can taste the lavendar, oranges, and oil of the bergamot. The hops and tannins of the black tea blend together.
##1B 8 LD
7/11/15
SG: Didn't record?
7/18/15
SG: Didn't record?
7/22/15
SG: Didn't record?
needs orange
##1C 12 LD / .5 orange peel
7/11/15
SG: Didn't record?
7/18/15
SG: Didn't record?
7/22/15
SG: Didn't record?
too much
##1D 12 LD / .5 orange peel
7/11/15
SG: Didn't record?
7/18/15
SG: Didn't record?
7/22/15
SG: Didn't record?
too sour, soapy, hoppy - needs the orange
##2 6 LD
10/3/15
SG 1.081 (temp adjust was .001)
10/20/15
SG: 1.023
10/27/15
used 125g priming sugar
SG: 1.022
ABV 7.75%
Note: Still a bit too much lavender?