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Centennial IPA

Vital Statistics: Batch Number: 57 Style: IPA Brew Date: 30 April 2012 Original Gravity: 1.054 (13.33 °Plato) Final Gravity: 1.007 (1.80 °Plato) ABV: 6.2% ABW: 4.8% Calories per pint: 231 Estimated IBU (Rager): 107.6 Estimated IBU (Tinseth): 105.8 Mash Temperature: 149° Mash Efficiency: 81% Days in Primary: 16   Days in Secondary: 0 (kegged on 16 May 2012) Ferm. Temp. Notes: 64-66° Yeast Used: 1728 Scottish Ale Apparent Attenuation: 87% Real Attenuation: 71% Rating: 3.95 Entirely Consumed: Yes (finished 8 July 2012) Availability: 53 days	Recipe: 9 lb 2-row pale malt 12 oz Victory malt 8 oz Cara-Pils 22 AAU (56g @ 11% AA) Centennial @ 60 11 AAU (28g @ 11% AA) Centennial @ 20 11 AAU (28g @ 11% AA) Centennial @ 10 11 AAU (28g @ 11% AA) Centennial @ 5 22 AAU (56g @ 11% AA) Centennial @ 0 (dry-hop) Whirlfloc tablet @ 15 Wyeast 1728 - Scottish Ale
General Notes: Dry hops added 7 days into fermentation.
Tasting Notes: Tasting notes taken 3 July 2012, 48 days after kegging. Poured from tap into a tulip. I know a tulip isn't the typical presentation for an IPA, but I like this glass; it makes everything fancier. Appearance: light golden-orange hue with a clear body and a low, lazy effervescence. Head poured two thick fingers of soft ivory foam which has a good retention and leaves a nice lace on the glass. Quite good looking, I'd say. (4) Smell: quite citrusy, ever so slightly earthy and funky hop character. There's a malty sweetness underneath which does bring out a bit of that earthiness. It's not super complex, which I think is a function of single-hop IPAs, but I think Centennial will be a good choice in recipes going forward. I like it. (4) Taste: big flavor with nice fruity, citrusy and somewhat piney hop character. It's not super malty, but this recipe was bombed with so much hops, it was never intended to be particularly balanced. Actually pretty tasty and refreshing; one of my more successful IPAs, I would say. (4) Mouthfeel: medium to medium-light body with a very good carbonation despite little visual evidence of effervescence. This builds a pretty nice creaminess on the palate; again, I like it. (4) Drinkability: it's good, and refreshing, but the bitterness and somewhat one-dimensional hop flavor make this taxing to just quaff indefinitely. Good, but perhaps not wonderful. (3.5) Overall score 3.95 (B+). I like this beer well enough, but it is a bit bitter and monotonuos to just sit down and drink a bunch of it. I think this is a drawback of single hop IPAs in general, though. This beer did serve its purpose, though, in giving me a good idea of how to use Centennial going forward.
Hops Table Hop Variety Addition Time AAU AA% Quantity (g) Type IBU (Rager) IBU (Tinseth) Notes Centennial 60 22.00 11.0 56 Whole 71.6 66.8   Centennial 20 11.00 11.0 28 Whole 18.3 20.2   Centennial 10 11.00 11.0 28 Whole 10.9 12.1   Centennial 5 11.00 11.0 28 Whole 6.8 6.7   Centennial 0 22.00 11.0 56 Whole 0.0 0.0 Dry-hopped in primary.