Beer Chores

It is way too cold outside today to brew so today was a "beer chore" day for me. I went over to my local home brew shop and picked up 50 lbs of Rahr 2-Row barley and 50 lbs of Rahr Wheat. I also picked up 20 lbs of Maris Otter and some other specialty grains. I usually like to keep a large surplus of grains at home so when I get some free time I can brew on any notice. I also had to pick up some sanitation supplies, cleaners, hop bags and I bought another new 6.5 gallon glass primary fermenter. My local homebrew shop also had some very fresh Amarillo leaf hops so I picked up a few ounces of them.

I sent my Amarillo Delight to a secondary fermenter and dry hopped it with two ounces of Cascade hops. This beer has been a huge hit at the Maple Street Brewery that past few months and it doesn't last long when it is on tap! Here is the recipe:

Amarillo Delight (American IPA)

Single Infustion mash @ 150F

11 lbs - Rahr 2-Row
8 oz - Crystal 20L
4 oz - Briess Victory

1 oz - Amarillo (60 min)
1 oz - Amarillo (20 min)
1 oz - Amarillo (1 min)
2 oz - Cascade (Dry Hop for 2 weeks)

WYeast 1056 American Ale Yeast

Est OG: 1.053 IBU: 45 SRM: 5

Like I said before, this beer is a huge hit and has lots of hop flavor and aroma. The dry hopping with Cascade is what really puts this beer into the "fantastic" category!

Cheers and brew strong!

Mark A.