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Taste Notes

As a progression of GF NEIIPAs, this product is intended to produce intense tropical aromas and flavors. The use of honey will add additional fermentables to raise the final product into the imperial class while the lactose will enhance body, sweetness, and further the traditional mouthfeel desired for the style. Water treatments adjusted toward Chlorides are intended to further refine the NEIPA methodology and better replicate the style. Brewday: - The mouthfeel is completely different on this beer compared to the other IPAs I've brewed. It just goes to show how important water treatments are. Regardless, nice soft pillowy mouthfeel works well with the lactose. Bitter sharpness comes immediately afterwards, followed by various fruit notes.

Notes

Brewday: 1 Dec 2018 Prep - Organized grains and equipment the night before - Added about 1lb of rice hulls to the bottom of the mash tun - Ground rice and buckwheat down to 0.65mm (running through twice) - Ground millet to smallest setting (running through twice) Mash: - Mashed in over 180degF with about 2.5 gallons of hot liquor concurrently with 1+ gallon of water/1 lb of cereal mashed quinoa - Added about 12 quarts of 58 deg F water to drop temp down to 120degF - Upon mash completion, recirculated the first running (4 gallons) through after heating mash back to 140 deg F (first running Brix was measured 13.4 or 1.053 SG) - Recirculated first running through achieving 1.052 SG for 4 gallons - Added FWH while draining the first running - Finished with 6.5 gallons at 1.049 SG Boil: - Followed directions per recipe - FG measured around 18.8 Brix or 1.076 - Added whirlpool hops between 170 and 180 deg F Fermentation: - Prepped first dry hop and added to primary fermenter (keg) - Transferred 4.5 gallons into primary, aerated with pure O2 for 90 seconds - Measured SG at 1.074 at 86 deg F (adjusts to 1.078) - Moved to kegerator set at 66 deg F - Fermentation had kicked off by the following morning, though no bubbling in the bottle. Likely a leak in the top of the kegerator. Regardless, the smells are heavenly.