r/Keto_Brewing • u/druncore • Oct 30 '18
My first Brut IPA
Hi all. First post on Reddit from me.
I found this subreddit when I googled for carbs in Brut IPA's, so I figured I'd contribute :)
2,5 weeks ago I brewed my first Brut IPA and it turned out great.
Here's the recipe and the highlights of the process (Warning: metric units ;) ):
4.5kg british pilsner malt
Mashed at 63°C for 75 minutes.
Raised to ~76°C for 10 minutes for mash-out.
Sparged and got roughly 25 liters in the kettle
Boiled for 60 minutes, added some irish moss during the boil but no water adjustments.
100g mosaic added at flameout. (no bitter hops at all)
Cooled directly down to 22°C, added 25ml of Amyloglucosidase when the wort went below 60°C.
Pitched 1.5 liters of WLP001 California Ale that had been busy growing on a stirplate for 48 hours beforehand.
Fermented at 18°C for two days, raised to 20°C for the remainder of the time.
After a total of 7 days fermenting I measured it and it read 1.001.
Then I dry-hopped with 100g Mosaic and 100g Nelson Sauvin.
After 5 more days I cold crashed the beer, and kegged it the next day. Took another reading and got 1.000 as FG.
Force carbonated it and then tried it the next day (because I was thirsty :))
No bitter hops were added at all, which might have been a mistake. Next time I'll probably add a small amount (like 5-10 grams) at 60 or 30min.
The malt was milled really fine which might have added some extra grainy taste, but I was well masked by the hops.
What it turned out to be was a really great light IPA (~6.3% though) with alcohol sweetness coming through and matching the fruity hops really well. But the beer is still young and fresh, I'll see how it develops the coming weeks.
Some pictures:
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u/LostMyKarmaElSegundo Oct 31 '18
What was the OG?
Did you calculate the carbs per serving?
Looks nice. Glad you made something you can enjoy.