Begin Brewing!

Despite having had the DIY Dog book of BrewDog's recipes for a while, I've never taken the time to make one of their beers. I decided to change that today, selecting the "IPA is Dead" Mandarina IPA since I had plenty of Mandarina Bavaria hops and (what I thought was) enough Maris Otter malt. As it turned out, I was a little shy on the Maris Otter and had to fill in with some Belgian Pale Ale malt I wanted to use up. Ingredients (as Brewed) 5 pounds plus 5 ounces Maris Otter Malt (6 pounds 4 ounces was the original recipe) 15 ounces Belgian Pale Ale Malt (not included in the original Brew Dog recipe) 0.75 ounces Mandarina Bavaria Hops pellets @ 9.2% AA (60 min.) 0.80 ounces Mandarina Bavaria Hops pellets @ 9.2% AA (20 min.) 0.85 ounces Mandarina Bavaria Hops pellets @ 9.2% AA (5 min.) 1/4 tsp. Brewtan B in the mash 1.5 tsp. pH 5.2 Mash Stabilizer in the mash 1/4 tsp. Brewtab B in the boil (20 min.) 1 packet Safale US-05 yeast 1/2 vial White Labs Clarity ...

James Watt and Martin Dickie are the owners of Brew Dog Brewing Company.  They began as home brewers years ago, and today are a craft beer powerhouse.  To give back to the home brewing community, they've released a book of over 200 of their beer recipes.  The book includes the following beer recipes, among others: Punk IPA Riptide Original Dogma Chaos Theory Coffee Imperial Stout Tokyo Nanny State Tactical Nuclear Penguin Nuns with Guns It also includes many (if not all) of their annual special release "AB" series of beers. Each recipe is given with a description of the beer, the basic information like gravity and alcohol content, ingredients and amounts, food pairings, and brewing tips. For more information, see:   https://www.brewdog.com/lowdown/blog/diy-dog