India Pale Ale 2

Here we go, round two of my India Pale Ale. Matty came over to help me out with this last night (Tuesday). It went very well. However, both of my 7 gallon glass carboys are being used (Nut Brown and Pale Ale) so I had to use my 6 gallon Better Bottle. I am not sure if I like the Better Bottle or not. There is something about glass that seems so pure and clean.
Here we have Northern Brewer Plugs and Cascade Pellets. I like to use plugs exclusively, but my Brew Store was out of Cascade plugs.
This recipe was a little different from the last one I did. The grains for this recipe included 5 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt, 2 lbs 6 Row, 1 lb 10 degree Crystal Malt, 1/2 lb Cara-Pils, 1/2 lb Victory (Biscuit) Malt and 1/4 lb Roasted Barley. I also had to go with 3 pounds of Extract Powder due to my small pots that can't fit over 10 pounds of grain (specifically, my sparge pot). I also used Northern Brewer and Cascade Hops. I used 1 1/2 ounces of Gypsum, and I forgot to add the Irish Moss until the boil was over. So, no Irish Moss in this one. I went with Nottingham Ale Yeast once again.

The last IPA I did had a 1/4 pound more Roasted Barley and no Victory Malt. I also used 1/2 ounce of Fuggles included in the aroma hops (sorry traditionalists) in my previous attempt. This one has no Fuggles, just an extra half ounce of Northern Brewer Hops. My first IPA got many rave reviews as possibly the best beer I have made yet. Hopefully this one is as good. Either way, this is beer and I will drink it...even if it tastes like dirt!

The O.G. ended up at 1.052. My last IPA O.G was 1.060! Hmmmm....

LOOK! I am not balding yet, at age 33!!!

Here we have (l to r) India Pale Ale 2, Nut Brown 2 and Pale Ale! Look at that vigorous Pale Ale!