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I just realized that I never posted the recipe for my Fruit Salad Session IPA that I took to Nashville. I was originally worried that it would be tough to make again since it used a couple of hops that were hard to find. I searched today and found some more on AIH and MoreBeer, so I bought what I needed and will do this again soon. In fact, I'm going to send it to the Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition in May as an IPA and see what happens. This may well be my favorite recipe that I've done so far, and I know that a few others enjoy it also.

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Fruit Salad Session IPA 2.0
Brewer: AntlerBrewing
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.33 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.55 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.75 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 5.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 54.0 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.9 %
Boil Time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (1.5 SRM) Grain 1 64.6 %
3 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 29.8 %
5.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.1 %
4.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 2.5 %
1.00 oz German Hull Melon [6.30 %] - Boil 15.0 m Hop 5 10.7 IBUs
0.25 oz Citra [14.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 6.1 IBUs
1.00 oz German Hull Melon [6.30 %] - Boil 10.0 m Hop 7 7.8 IBUs
0.50 oz New Zealand Motueka [7.20 %] - Boil 10.0 Hop 8 4.5 IBUs
1.75 oz Citra [14.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 17.3 IBUs
1.00 oz German Mandarina Bavaria [7.60 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 5.2 IBUs
0.50 oz New Zealand Motueka [7.20 %] - Boil 5.0 Hop 11 2.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [ Yeast 12 -
1.00 oz Citra [14.50 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz German Mandarina Bavaria [7.60 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz New Zealand Motueka [7.20 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 1.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 3.14 gal of water at 169.3 F 154.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.39 gal water at 170.0 F

I am making one change to this recipe from the first. And that is using 1 ounce of German Mandarina Bavaria in the dry hop instead of the German Hull Melon. Which is exactly the way I wanted to brew it the first time around, but the LHBS didn't have enough Mandarina the first time. I'm just glad I found the hops to do it again.

Yeah I'd have to ordwer them the only one my LHBS carries is the citra.

Farmhouse usually has those hops. I got me 4 oz of the Melon to try in something later. Might pair with Galaxy and some Belma to go spring tropical.
Knowing that I'll never get my beer to taste like this one, I probably won't even try. One's you've had the best, you have to admit defeat.
Thanks for the recipe!

Thanks for the recipe Chris. That was one really tasty beer.
I'll load it into BeerSmith, though I might sub out the Citra.

I had the German Mandarina Bavaria in a SMaSH recipe at a brewery and didn't care for it on it's own. But, that's hard to even judge a hop by because there are so many variables in how much they used for bittering, flavor, etc.

What I can say is that before that beer I'd never heard of these. And you are the first person I know to actually use them!

And yeah, that was a damn fine beer. I'm not surprised you are re-brewing it.

It blew me away. Add in the 30 minute boil and it's unreal. I sometimes crave it and am afraid to brew it as I know it will never be as good as the first time.
I might try it and muck up with other hops as well such as Belma, Calypso etc. But I'm keeping Citra (sorry Jeff, you cat piss wuss)

Oh I like cat piss, it's the onion/garlic I get from Citra I don't care for.

It's amazing how we can taste the same beer and get different tastes all at the same time. But, to me, more proof there is a God.

Thanks for the compliments guys. But, I got an email from AIH this afternoon, said they were out of stock of the Hull Melon. Weird, since they were listed as in stock when I ordered them. But it did say that they were expecting more in next week and would hold my shipment to send everything at once. We'll see....the last I heard, the grower was out of them. Hopefully they get them in.

Once again, let me say, FARMHOUSE!

Thanks for mentioned Farmhouse again Paul....but they are out of stock too, and have been. I looked there a long time ago and they didn't have any.

Niko Brew has some but it looks like they only sell it in pounds for $25. Northern Brewer has some for $3.99 (wow) and can likely get it to you in a few days depending on when you're brewing it.

EDIT: nope NB is out now too. Dayum. This one must be hot, hot, hot. I have only 4 ounces for a brew I'm doing soon and now wish I would have gotten more.

Brewed this again today. Blew my OG a bit. Predicted was 1.043 and I measured 1.049. And my liquid volumes were even on the mark too. The only thing that I did different this time was stir the grains half way through the mash. Kind of surprising that one stir would pick up that much efficiency.

No biggie though, even with that number, and if the FG is at predicted the ABV will still be low at 5.1%. Looked, smelled and tasted pretty much like the first time.

I think the reason I do so well with a BIAB is stirring every 15 minutes.
Awww yeah, daddy gonna have some fruit salad after work soon.