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Woody's Challenge IPA

Vital Statistics: Batch Number: 79 Style: IPA Brew Date: 1 March 2014 Original Gravity: 1.059 (14.51 °Plato) Final Gravity: 1.006 (1.54 °Plato) ABV: 6.9% ABW: 5.5% Calories per pint: 251 Estimated IBU (Rager): 102.5 Estimated IBU (Tinseth): 78.5 Mash Temperature: 150° Mash Efficiency: 79% Days in Primary: 23   Days in Secondary: 0 (kegged on 24 March 2014) Ferm. Temp. Notes: 68-72° Yeast Used: 1272 American Ale II Apparent Attenuation: 90% Real Attenuation: 73% Rating: 3.93 Entirely Consumed: Yes (finished 5 July 2014) Availability: 103 days	Recipe: 10 lb 2-row pale malt 12 oz Cara-Pils 1 oz medium-toast American oak chips added to primary after 11 days of fermentation. 15 AAU (27g @ 15.3% AA) Calypso @ 60 5 AAU (14g @ 10.1% AA) Northern Brewer @ 20 5 AAU (14g @ 9.8% AA) Belma @ 20 10 AAU (18g @ 15.3% AA) Calypso @ 5 10 AAU (28g @ 10.1% AA) Northern Brewer @ 5 10 AAU (58g @ 4.8% AA) Glacier @ 5 15.3 AAU (28g @ 15.3% AA) Calypso @ 0 (dry-hop) 4.8 AAU (28g @ 4.8% AA) Glacier @ 0 (dry-hop) 9.8 AAU (28g @ 9.8% AA) Belma @ 0 (dry-hop) 9g gypsum, spread between mash and sparge water Whirlfloc tablet @ 15 Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II
General Notes: Dry hops and oak added 11 days into fermentation. I brewed this beer to compete with Woody in a head-to-head IPA challenge. The use of wood in the recipe is just fun wordplay.
Tasting Notes: Tasting notes taken 28 March 2014, 4 days after kegging. Dispensed from kegerator into a dimpled mug. I really wanted to taste this one while the dry-hops were still prominent. Appearance: murky light-orange hue with plenty of haze. Head is a finger of frothy ivory foam with attractive lacing left on the glass. If you don't mind cloudy IPAs, this looks pretty nice. (3.75) Smell: definitely oaked and woody with lots of vanilla and crème brûlée character. Hops are green with a berry-like aroma with a little bit of tropical fruits thrown in. This beer was a bit of an experiment, but I'm quite happy with the complexity of the aroma. (4) Taste: the vanilla starts off the flavor, with woodier characteristics developing along the line. An early element of tropical fruits and green hops is nice, but this slowly morphs into a harsher bitter finish with astringency from the wood. The vanilla/crème brûlée thing continues through the flavor, though, which is quite nice, and the complexity is really quite intriguing. (4) Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a good level of carbonation and a good creaminess. Whatever I'm doing here, I'm dialing it in nicely. (4) Drinkability: this is a tasty-enough beer, but its challenging and astringent woody character does impact drinkability (not to mention its relatively-high alcohol, which, to be fair, you don't really notice among all the hops and wood). (3.75) Overall score 3.93 (B+). This was a darn successful experiment, I think, although it's not necessarily the easiest beer to just quaff away. I definitely want to experiment more with oaking my IPAs.
Hops Table Hop Variety Addition Time AAU AA% Quantity (g) Type IBU (Rager) IBU (Tinseth) Notes Calypso 60 15.00 15.3 27 Pellet 59.8 43.5   Northern Brewer 20 5.00 10.1 14 Pellet 10.1 8.8   Belma 20 5.00 9.8 14 Pellet 10.1 8.8   Calypso 5 10.00 15.3 18 Pellet 7.5 5.8   Northern Brewer 5 10.00 10.1 28 Pellet 7.5 5.8   Glacier 5 10.00 4.8 58 Pellet 7.5 5.8   Calypso 0 15.30 15.3 28 Pellet 0.0 0.0 Dry-hopped in primary. Glacier 0 4.80 4.8 28 Pellet 0.0 0.0 Dry-hopped in primary. Belma 0 9.80 9.8 28 Pellet 0.0 0.0 Dry-hopped in primary.