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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.

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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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.

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

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