Floyds IPA

Description:

One of my goals as a brewer is to come up with a beer so bitter and hoppy that no one will drink it but me. This was an attempt at that, but I don’t think it was quite bitter enough.

At one of our club meetings, there were about 6 “hop-heads” that liked it. Everyone else just thought it was _way_ too bitter. The Columbus hops were great! I will be making this beer again and again.

Ingredients:

• 18# Hugh Baird
• 2# 40 Crystal
• 2# Belgian Biscuit malt
• 2 oz Columbus, leaf, 15% alpha 60 min
• 1/2 oz Columbus, leaf, 15%, 20min
• 1/2 oz Columbus, leaf, 15%, 10min
• 1 oz Columbus, leaf, 15% dryhopped (1/2 oz in each keg)
• American Ale 1056

Procedure:

High temp mash (no steps) for big body.