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‘ULA’ULA PIA – Hawaiian for Red Beer
This is a double dry hopped specialty IPA. We would have liked the red to have come through a bit more, but this is a smooth, easy drinking, nice IPA. We entered this into the second annual Eureka Heights Lupulin Quest Homebrew Competition but did not podium.

Pre-boil Gravity: 1.066
Original Gravity: 1.074
Final Gravity: 1.009
ABV:8.9%
                                                                                       

Fermentables:

22 lbs. of German BestMalz Red X
12 lbs. of American Rahr Premium Pilsner
1 lb. of German Weyermann Dark Wheat
1 lb. of German Weyermann Pale Wheat
2 lbs. of Rice Hulls

Boil (hops in pellet form):

2 oz of Yakima Chief Chinook AA 12.0% Hop Pellets           @ 45
2 oz of BSG Craft Brewing Centennial AA 9.7% Hop Pellets    @ 10
2 oz of Yakima Chief Citra AA 12.6% Hop Pellets             @ 5
2 oz of Yakima Valley Lupomax Idaho 7 AA 17.5% Hop Pellets  @ Whirlpool


Dry Hop Session One (on Day 3 for 5 days):

1.4 oz of Yakima Valley Lupomax Idaho 7 AA 17.5% Hop Pellets
1.2 oz of BSG NZH-107  AA 8.9% Hop Pellets


Dry Hop Session Two (on Day 8 after moving to secondary for 6 days):

1.4 oz of Yakima Valley Lupomax Idaho 7 AA 17.5% Hop Pellets
1.2 oz of BSG NZH-107 AA 8.9% Hop Pellets


Yeast – NO STARTER:
OYL-200 - Omega Yeast Tropical IPA: 2x Packs

Additional Notes:
13 gallon pre-boil volume
11 gallon post-boil volume
60 minute boil
Mash Temp 152-154 (recirculated via pump)
** 1 lb. of dextrose added in the last 10 minutes of the boil. **
Water treated with gypsum at standard rate of 1 tsp per 5 gallons.
2 LD Carlson Whirlfloc tablets were used @ 5 min.