Brewed: 8s – Eureka

By scot in Beer Recipes, Home Brewing on Sunday, February 14th, 2016

A second beer in the 8s series of IPAs. Equinox was brewed a couple of weeks ago. Eureka is right on it’s heels.

Eureka is another new hop that needs investigation.

The 8s will be a series of beers that I will be home brewing as a single hop beer. The goal of the group of beers is to get more acquainted with a single hop, more specifically ones that I have never used, typically newer varietals. The second goal is to push the envelope of the base grains to be more in line with the latest grain bills that are being used in the best APAs and IPAs. Therefore the grain bill will not change from beer to beer, just the hops and possibly the yeast.

Eureka is described as

“Dank, Black Currant, dark fruit, strong herbal notes, Pine Tree, Mint, pungent, light grapefruit rind, citrus, Tangerine. Good oil content drives flavor. Simcoe on Steroids!”

I expecting some great things from this hop. If it lives up to the description, the last eight ounces will not last long. Enjoy!

The 8s – Euerka

General Information:
Brew Date: Sunday, February 14th, 2016
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: S05
Yeast Starter: N/A
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.50
Original Gravity: 1.056
Final Gravity: 1.008
IBU:
Color: 6.5 SRM
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70%
Alcohol by Volume: 5.0%
Primary Fermentation: 5 days @63*F, 9 days @68*F

Grain Bill:
10.00# 2-row
8.0oz Oats
4.0oz Caramel 40L
4.0oz Melanodin

Mash:
Saccharification @152.6*F

Hop Bill:
0.50 ounce Eureka @20 minutes
0.50 ounce Eureka @15 minutes
1.00 ounce Eureka @10 minutes
0.50 ounce Eureka @5 minutes
2.50 ounce Eureka @whirlpool 30 minutes
3.00 ounce Eureka @dry hop 4 days

Extras:
1.0 tsp Yeast Nutrient @ 15 minutes
1.0 tsp Irish Moss @ 15 minutes

Updates:

• 2016-02-15: At 61*F. Fermenting slowly. Put on heat jacket at 68*F to finish out fermentation.
• 2016-02-20: Took off heat jacket.
• 2016-03-03: Dry hopped with 3.0 ounces of Eureka.
• 2016-03-08: Bottled with 4.0 ounces of priming sugar and 2.0 cups of water. 27, 22 ounce bottles. Bottle crown label: 8Eu.

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