Leftover Hops – West Coast IPA Recipe

Leftover Hops (West Coast IPA) was generously provided by Sean Timm, and is the winning recipe from the 2023 February IPA competition.

  • Batch Size – 6gal
  • Brewhouse Efficiency – 75%
  • Target Mash PH – 5.31
  • Est. Pre-boil gravity – 1.057sg
  • Est. OG – 1.065sg
  • Est. FG – 1.017sg
  • Est. ABV – 6.3%

Yeast

  • Fermentis SafAle S-04

Grain

  • 13 lbs – Pale Ale 2-row Malt

Hops

Boil

  • 0.75oz – Nugget – 60m
  • 1oz – Centennial – 15m

Whirlpool

Chill wort to 170°f before adding whirlpool hops.

  • 1.5oz – Cascade – 40m
  • 1oz – Simcoe – 40m
  • 0.5oz – Amarillo – 40m
  • 1.5oz – Cascade – 20m
  • 1oz – Simcoe – 20m
  • 0.5oz – Amarillo – 20m

Dry Hop

After fermentation is complete, soft crash to 58°f and follow dry hop schedule. Optionally, cold crash, dump yeast, then elevate to 58°f and follow dry hop schedule.

  • 2oz – Mosaic – 6d
  • 1oz – Falconer’s Flight 7C’s Blend – 6d
  • 2oz – Mosaic – 3d
  • 1oz – Galaxy – 3d

Mash –

Mash for 60 minutes at 151°f.

Fermentation –

Cool wort to 66°f and rack into fermenter. Aerate the wort and pitch yeast. After 48 hours, raise the temperature to 68°f and allow fermentation to finish completely.