Fresh Squeezed IPA Clone

[Kealia]

I want to taste my clone so bad it's like I'm a first-time brewer again. I have one keg full of Experiment 626 and the other full of my Nelson Sauvin Pale Ale. I only have a two tap kegerator and I'm going to want to drink this one ASAP so I can either:
1) Keg it and leave one of the others out
2) Bottle it
3) Keg it and rotate taps when I want this one
4) Keg it and put a picnic tap on it
5) Add another tap like I was thinking about doing a while ago
6) Have some patience


#6 is clearly not an option.
#5 is likely the popular choice

The reality is that I will likely bottle this one. The good news is that it will be easy to share a few bottles. The bad news is that if it's good I won't want to.

#FirstWorldProblems

[Beer-lord]

That's the great thing about this hobby, it never gets old. If it gets stale and you have a few bad ones (like me lately) the ups are even better.
Just drink some good local stuff until yours are ready.

[BlackDuck]

Hey Ron....I love it when you bottle your beers.

[Kealia]

This is cold crashing at the moment and I'll be racking it to a carboy to dry hop it this weekend.

I want to get as much yeast out of suspension as possible so the dry hop really pops.

[BlackDuck]

Awesome....can't wait to hear how it comes out.

[Beer-lord]

Another version of this recipe is on my radar for later this month or early next month. Still not quite sure if I want to do this recipe or the one I linked to earlier. Heck, maybe I'll have to do both in the end.
Can't wait to hear how this one comes out.

[Kealia]

Oh my. I racked this into a carboy this morning on about 3/4oz of Citra and the smell was so good that I almost had a hopgasm.

[Beer-lord]

Pics or it didn't happen. Oh wait, wrong forum!

[Kealia]

I bottled this earlier this morning and the smell was UH-MAZING. I hope that gets preserved and hope it tastes even half as good as it smells.

While I found it weird to be bottling again after so much kegging, I'm glad this one is one step closer to drinking.

[Beer-lord]

Looking at Deschutes website, I saw this:http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/recipe/ ... ueezed-ipa
Malt

Pale
Crystal - 75
Munich

Hops

Citra
Mosaic
Nugget
My recipe I'm doing next Friday has a bit of white wheat (which I like) and C60 but I'm thinking of going to C75. I'm not sure that 15L more will make it that much darker but then I saw this: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/clone-r ... ndex4.html
They also mention a 90 minute boil which I think is why they FWH. I'm wondering if the extra boil time with the FWH Nugget will bring a bit too much bitterness in this. Prolly doesn't make much of a difference either way.

[jimjohson]

I'm wondering if the extra boil time with the FWH Nugget will bring a bit too much bitterness in this. Prolly doesn't make much of a difference either way.

fwiw I think, they thought the same thing about the Nugget. My experience with FWH is it makes your perception of the bitter less harsh/more mellow.

[Kealia]

I left the wheat out since it isn't in the original recipe. I figure that I'll be doing this one more than once so if I think it needs better head I can add that in next time.
I also goofed and used Magnum to bitter so I'm already off the recipe a bit so I guess I HAVE to brew this again.

Its only been in the bottle for a week but its already calling to me.

[Beer-lord]

I think I'll go with the wheat as I have lots of it here and like what it does. Head is not a problem my beers have, I just like wheat.
It's calling to me to since I tried it and that's why I jumped this brew to the next one so fast.

[Kealia]

My best friend invited me to a beer festival this weekend and who will be there (among others, of course)? Descheutes! I'm willing to get that I'm going to drink some Fresh Squeezed from the tap.

[Beer-lord]

One of the best brewdays ever! RedBEERd and I did 11 gallons in the most awesomest weather to brew in....70 and clear skies with a light breeze.
Took a while with so much water but we ended up at 1.069 and just a tad under 11 gallons. A few bugs flew in a chill time but I'm sure they'll add to the flavor. For such a small amount of hops, it had a great, overwhelming, citrus aroma throughout. I especially enjoyed whirlpooling as it chilled. The aroma was killer. Can't wait to see how this comes out.
RedBEERd used 05 and I have 001 and we expect this to be a very good and rebrewed beer.
Ron, thanks for sending one as the only other one I had was forgotten and this was pushed ahead of other planned brews.