Hoppy XPA

Name: Hoppy XPA
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 23 litres
Cuisine: Beer
Ingredients: 2.8kg Gladfield Pilsner Malt; 2.8kg Gladfield Wheat Malt; 0.35kg Gladfield Sour Grapes Malt; 100g Mosaic (whirlpool); 100g Mosaic (dry hop); 100g Simcoe (whirlpool); 100g Simcoe (dry hop); LalBrew Verdant IPA, 2 packets; 2.5g Yeast Nutrient

Brewed 2025-04-18 Batch · 23 L Duncan Watts

5.5% ABV

1.052OG

1.009FG

77IBU

23 LBatch

82.7%App. atten.

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Against the style · 18B American Pale Ale

Grain bill

Gladfield Pilsner Malt	2.8 kg	47.1%
Gladfield Wheat Malt	2.8 kg	47.1%
Gladfield Sour Grapes Malt	0.35 kg	5.9%

Adjuncts

Yeast Nutrient

2.5 g

Hop schedule

Hop	WP	DH#1
Mosaic 200 g	100g	100g
Simcoe 200 g	100g	100g

Yeast

LalBrew Verdant IPA

2 packets

Water additions

Lactic Acid (80%)	2 g
Calcium Chloride	3 g
Calcium Sulphate	1.95 g

Process parameters

Mash: 68 °C / 10 min
Strike: 20 L
Sparge: 15 L at 80 °C
Pre-boil: 31 L
Boil: 90 min
Final volume: 21.5 L

Fermentation schedule

Primary Fermentation	18 °C · 2 days
Primary Fermentation	20 °C · 1 day
Primary Fermentation	22 °C · 10 days
Cold Crash	5 °C · 2 days

Fermentation notes

Hopstand at 90C Added dry hops at 80% of fermentation on day 3.

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