Getting everything scheduled so that I can have things fermenting while I'm out of the house at the end of the year. Bought some hops a few days ago and I'm looking forward to using them. This is one I will brew a day or two before I leave for a week so I want it to be a nice simple brew. Thought I would throw it out here for any criticism. Really liking the single hop beers lately, gives me a good feel for hop flavors and such. Had a sorachi ace IPA at a homebrew fest and LOVED it so I am looking forward to using this one.

Style: American IPA
Batch: 2.25 gal Partial Mash

Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.061 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 48 IBU
Recipe Color: 6° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.015
Alcohol by Volume: 5.9%
Alcohol by Weight: 4.6%

Ingredients
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Briess LME - Golden Light 3.30 lb, Extract, Extract
CaraPils 0.25 lb, Grain, Mashed
Two-row (US) 0.50 lb, Grain, Mashed

Sorachi Ace 0.25 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Sorachi Ace 0.25 oz, Pellet, 7 minutes
Sorachi Ace 0.25 oz, Pellet, 20 minutes
Sorachi Ace 0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes

Prolly a 60 min mash at 152* then pour over sparge with a colander. The 0 min addition will be a dry hop that I will throw in once I get back from vacation.

Prolly gonna use US-05 on this, rehydrated. Should be nice and easy!! I MAY throw some DME in there to get the ABV up a bit more. We'll see.

Thinking about changing it to 1# of two row, need a bit more gravity for this IBU level.

Just out of curiosity, what is the percentage of the mash that needs to be 2 row vs specially? Isn't it 50% 2-row minimum?

looks to me that your mash is 75% 2row to 25% specialiaty

It really isn't 75% and 25% because of the LME. The LME has a high percentage of 2-Row in it. I don't do any extract brews anymore so I can help much, but if you can come up with a percentage of 2-row from your LME that might help me. I would make back off on the LME and up your grain bill. Use the LME to help where you equipment won't allow you to go. If you are already mashing why not mash more grain, if you can?

This recipe is mostly about using what i have. I dont have the time or money to order more 2 row and my LHBS is so much more expensive than ordering online that I can't buy there.

Cool, I have all kinds of base grain on hand. If you were any closer to my aunt and uncle I could give you some at cost. I think they are quite a ways from OKC.

I'm sure I'll stock up on base grain soon, I need to run a few PM and AG batches before I commit to 50# of two row though.

Depends on the 2-row and if you're testing for conversion with iodine. With a long enough mash and the right type of 2-row, you could, in theory, go down to 1/3 of the mash. That said, I wouldn't go below 1/2 most of the time.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out!

I'm still messing around with this and the amarillo pale ale recipes. Got my grain in today and I'll get it all figured out. Brewing one of the two on Wednesday!!

another way to tell when the mash is converted is when the bubbles get a little thicker, and get a rainbow sheen on them (like dish soap or car wash soap bubbles)... saw that on an episode of BrewingTV and i've been using it as an indicator ever since.

and the basic base grain to specialty ratio for partial mashes is 1:1... for every one pound of specialty grain, you'll need at least one pound of base grain... or so i've read.