In 1988 Congress declared May 7th as National Homebrew Day. It’s also my sisters birthday so I have two reasons to celebrate with a brew day.

This beer is a re-brew of a beer that was I brewed three years ago.  The malt bill is based closely on Denny Conn’s Wry Smile IPA. The hops bill uses Nugget and Falconers flight.  Falconers flight is not a single hop but a blend of different west cost hops. I remember it being awesome. I did make a few changes from my last brew. I dropped the Carapils malt and added some whirlpool hops.

Estimated (Actual)
OG: 1.074 (1.076)
FG: 1.013
ABV: ~8%
IBU: 80
SRM: 9.5

22# 2-Row Malt
6# Rye Malt
2# Crystal 60L Malt

2 oz Nugget Pellet – 60 min
2 oz Nugget Pellet – 30 min
2 oz Falconer’s Flight Pellet – 10 min
2 oz Falconer’s Flight Pellet – 0 min
2 oz Falconer’s Flight Pellet – Whirlpool @ 160* for 20 min
2 oz Falconer’s Flight Pellet – Dry Hop Fermenter

Mash @ 152 for 1 hour

Fermentis SafAle US-05

Here is a shot of the new dual return for my HLT re-circulation. I am now maintaining a zero or one degree delta between HLT temp and Mash In temp.