‘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.