Foothills India Pale Ale

Brewed: 4/26/2020 Kegged: 5/8/2020

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Early in 2020 ... I started seeing a lot of traffic to my "Colorado 6 Pack" post on the blog, and I decided that it would be fun to take that list and homebrew batches that matched up with the list. 

See Sheppy's Blog: Homebrew Colorado 6 pack. 

My first batch for this was my World-Famous Stone Soup IDA, which was inspired by the great TommyKnocker's Hop Strike Black IPA. 

My second beer on the list was Odell Brewing Company's IPA, which has always been one of my favorite American IPA's. 

I didn't really have an existing recipe to fit with this beer, but I was able to borrow from the AHA's Zymurgy Clone recipe to use as a starting point for my version.

So, I used lots of Horizon, Amarillo, Chinook, Simcoe, and Columbus hops along with Marris Otter and Vienna Malts.

It came out close to Odell's IPA, but not exact.

Foothills has similar hop flavor to Odell, but is more fruity and less bitter. 

The color is just about a perfect match. The clarity isn't quite as brilliant, but pretty good.

Foothills malt flavor is a bit more complex and delicious with a little more of the Vienna coming through. It isn't as dry. 

I'm really happy with the way these beers compare. 

Delicious beer. Success.


If you'd like to follow along with the rest of the beers I brew as part of this project, see Sheppy's Blog: 6 Pack Project.

For most information about this I.P.A, see Sheppy's Blog: Foothills IPA

Foothills IPA --- Batch 1 (253)

Style American IPA Batch Size 6.00 gal
Type All Grain Boil Size   8.23 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency   70.00   Boil Time   60 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity 1.067 SG Estimated FG 1.015 SG
Recipe Bitterness 63.6 IBUs (Rager) Alcohol by Volume 6.8 %
BU : GU   0.955        
Recipe Color 7.6 SRM
Color
   
Measured OG:   1.062    Measured FG:   1.012 
ADF:   80    Measured ABV:   6.6 

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume
12.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) Water Agent 1 - -
6 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 41.9 % 0.51 gal
6 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 38.7 % 0.47 gal
2 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 4 12.9 % 0.16 gal
1 lbs Caramalt (Simpsons) (35.0 SRM) Grain 5 6.5 % 0.08 gal
0.500 oz Horizon [12.80 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 24.9 IBUs -
0.500 oz Horizon [12.80 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop 7 20.3 IBUs -
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 8 - -
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) Other 9 - -
1.000 oz Amarillo [8.10 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 10.0 min, 194.4 F Hop 10 3.9 IBUs -
1.000 oz Chinook [12.10 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 10.0 min, 194.4 F Hop 11 5.8 IBUs -
1.000 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [18.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 10.0 min, 194.4 F Hop 12 8.7 IBUs -
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 13 - -
1.000 oz Amarillo [8.10 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs -
1.000 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs -
1.000 oz Simcoe [12.50 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs -

Mash Profile

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 19.38 qt of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F 60 min


Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 5.25gal) of 168.0 F water

Recipe Notes 
Began with AHA's Odell IPA recipe: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/odell-ipa/
12g gypsum results in:
Ca=114,Mg=11,Na=21,SO4=259,Cl=23,HCO3=104
Boil adding ingredients as directed in recipe.
Cool to low 60's
5 days into fermentation, add half the dry hops.
Keg added the rest of the dry hops.
Drink quickly. Enjoy.

Brewing Record

Brew Date:   Strike Temp:  
Mash Temps:  
Pre-boil OG   (1.055 SG)   Pre-boil Vol   (8.23 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency   Pitch Temp    
Fermentation            
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Brewing Notes