Lemon Drop IPA Hop Bomb

One of the local brew clubs is doing a single-hop experiment. Everyone is brewing the same recipe, but the late hop additions will vary. Each brewer will use only one late addition and dry hop variety, so that we can get a sense of each hop's chief flavor and aroma characteristics. I decided on Lemondrop hops since I thought I'd try something out of the norm for me. Apparently they have a strong citrusy, lemony quality.


Lemon Drop Hop Bomb
5.25 gallon batch
11# US 2-Row
1lb White Wheat
8oz C20

6ml Hop Oil - 60 min

1oz Lemon Drop, 4.6%, 15 min
1.5oz Lemon Drop, 4.6%, 0 min, whirlpool 15min
1.5oz Lemon Drop, 4.6%, flameout + 15min, whirlpool 15min
3oz Lemon Drop, 4.6%, dry, 7 days

US-05

Mash at 152F.

Expected OG/FG/IBU/ABV: 1.061/ 1.014/ 60/ 6.2%

Brewed 4/12/15
Hit my mash temps well.

Collected 3.5 gal first runnings, ~3.75 gal 2nd runnings, so about 7.25 gallons pre-boil.

OG was 1.046 pre-boil.


At flameout, added 1.5oz Lemon Drop hops, and turned on recirculating March pump. Fifteen minutes later, added second whirlpool addition. Beer was at ~180F. Waited 15 minutes, then cooled to ~90F and placed beer in 35F fridge.

Racked to carboy and pitched a few hours later at 70F, and placed carboy in 63F ambient.

Post Boil OG was 1.060. Spot on basically. Volume into fermenter was 5.75 gallon, including some trub and hop gunk.

4/15/15
Beer was in 55F ambient air. Moved to 63F. Nice krausen going.

4/19/15
No longer bubbling. Added 3oz dry hops.