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[Rick]

Green Flash Brewing Co.
West Coast IPA

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OG: 1.069
FG: 1.014
SRM: 8.8
ABV: 7.4%

90 min boil
7.7 gal pre boil
6.0 gal post boil

Grain Bill:
14.0 lbs 2-row
1.31 lbs Carastan (35ºL)
1.31 lbs Carapils

Hop Schedule:
90 min
0.50 oz Simcoe
60 min
0.25 oz Simcoe
0.25 oz Columbus
30 min
0.25 oz Simcoe
0.25 oz Columbus
15 min
0.75 oz Simcoe
0.75 oz Columbus
10 min
1.00 oz Cascade
flameout/whirlpool
0.50 oz Simcoe
0.50 oz Columbus
dry hop
0.50 oz Amarillo
0.50 oz Simcoe
0.50 oz Columbus
0.50 oz Centennial
0.50 oz Cascade

Yeast:
WLP 001 California Ale
or
Wyeast 1056 American Ale

Process:
mash temp: 152ºF
mash out: 168ºF
sparge: 170ºF
pitch at 68ºF and allow to rise to 70-72ºF
dry hop after fermentation is complete

Possible changes: add gypsum or bump up 90 min addition to 0.75 oz Simcoe to gain a sharper bitterness.