{"id":607,"date":"2012-09-11T21:47:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T21:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=607"},"modified":"2012-09-11T21:47:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T21:47:56","slug":"my-first-imperial-ipaunsurprisingly-lacks-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2012\/09\/11\/my-first-imperial-ipaunsurprisingly-lacks-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 My first Imperial IPA\u2026unsurprisingly lacks balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"1329e2451bfe4fc311fbd56194f7d9e3 640x640\"  width=\"600\"  height=\"600\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1329e2451bfe4fc311fbd56194f7d9e3_640x640.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p>I brewed this just about 4 weeks ago. It was in the fermenter for 3 weeks and then dry hopped for an additional 10 days. It is an extract brew of course and was a 5.5 gallon batch which is the first time I&#8217;ve used my 6.5 gallon carboy. Despite the larger carboy, I still had some blow off but not as bad as usual.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is an all Galaxy hop beer. I&#8217;m trying to make an IPA with as many single-hops as I can to learn first hand what various hops taste like and learn what I prefer before doing any complicated hop schedules with my IPAs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not carbonated to the level that I want it to be but it&#8217;s very drinkable and pretty damn tasty. As expected, it&#8217;s a very malty beer so the mouthfeel is pretty heavy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I brewed this just about 4 weeks ago. 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