Avery Maharaja, converting it to extract?

[jivex5k]

The Maharaja Imperial IPA

OG: 1.090
AE: 1.012

Grist:
Pale 2-Row – 93.8%
Victory Malt – 3.1%
C-120 – 3.1%

Hops:
60 min – Columbus (13.9% AA) – 1.09 oz
30 min – Columbus (13.9% AA) – 1.09 oz
0 min – Centennial (13.9% AA) – 2.18 oz
0 min – Simcoe (11.4% AA) – 2.18 oz
Dry-Hop – Simcoe – 4.38 oz
Dry-Hop – Centennial – 2.18 oz
Dry-Hop – Chinook – 2.18 oz

Yeast – California
Ferm Temp – 68F

Ok let me try to make sense of this....
So the hop amounts are for a 5 gallon batch, which is right on point.
The grain amounts don't list LBs, but I assume you try to hit the OG with software to figure out exactly how much you need.
How would I go about substituting extract for this? I can steep the C-120 I believe, but the Pale Malt I would use Pale Extract, the Victory I have no idea.

Also, hop utilization will be lower due to a partial boil instead of a full boil. I can only boil 3.5 gallons of liquid comfortably.

I'm a bit lost, and would love to make this beer. If a full boil is truly needed for that hop profile...hmmm, maybe I could make a 2.5 gallon batch and do a full boil.

[Beer-lord]

I'm not good at conversions but I took the AG recipe I just did and using Beersmith, defaulted to extract conversion. Here's what I got!
(by the way, I just drank a small amount when I got home from work. So I hit 1.078 and got more beer than I should have but I'm very happy with that and may try to hit the same mark again next time. 1.090 is big and I like them a bit smaller so I can enjoy them more.)

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Maharaja Clone
Brewer: Paul
Asst Brewer:
Style: Imperial IPA
TYPE: Extract
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.41 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.41 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.089 SG
Estimated Color: 11.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 80.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 76.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.5 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 1 3.7 %
0.4 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) Grain 2 3.6 %
12 lbs 6.2 oz Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 3 92.6 %
1.09 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 60. Hop 4 45.5 IBUs
1.09 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 30. Hop 5 35.0 IBUs
2.18 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 6 0.0 IBUs
2.18 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
1.5 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 8 -
4.38 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
2.25 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
2.18 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs





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[jivex5k]

Awesome thanks,
Yeah this accounts for a full boil so I think I'd be best cutting it in half exactly so I can boil 3.2 gallons and get the full hop utilization.
I could make a second one with a completely different hop schedule too!

Whew that is one heavy beer BTW....90 is freaking huge! 12lbs of extract, damn, I guess all those hops need that backbone haha.
I'm not being pushed away though damnit, I'm gonna make this beer. It will be one for special friends.

[Beer-lord]

I'd love to hear how this turns out if you get to it.

[BlackDuck]

I'm interested in hearing about your success also. I'm a big fan of Maharaja!!
.....Ooops....I thought that sign said Maharaja.