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Defiance IPA Recipe

This American IPA placed third in the 2013 NHC first round in Atlanta and advanced to the NHC Finals. Don’t blink or you’ll miss a hops addition.

Geoff Coleman Jun 21, 2016 - 3 min read

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PARTIAL-MASH

OG: 1.062
FG: 1.011
IBUs: 64
ABV: 6.5%

MALT/GRAIN BILL

5 lb (2.27 kg) 2-Row Pale Malt
8 oz (227 g) Caramel 40°L
12 oz (340 g) Corn Sugar at 60 minutes
4 lb (1.8 kg) Briess Golden Light DME at 15 minutes

HOPS ADDITIONS

1 oz (28 g) Centennial at 60 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Nelson Sauvin at 30 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Ella at 15 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Mosaic at 15 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Nelson Sauvin at 15 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Ella at 5 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Mosaic at 5 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Nelson Sauvin at 5 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Ella at 0 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Mosaic at 0 minutes
0.25 oz (7.1 g) Nelson Sauvin at 0 minutes
2 oz (57 g) Mosaic at dry hop
1 oz (28 g) Centennial at dry hop
1 oz (28 g) Ella at dry hop
1 oz (28 g) Simcoe at dry hop

DIRECTIONS

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