Clusterf*!k IPA: A clusterfuck is often referred to in climbing when you get that nice new rope and are so ready to run out to the crag that you don't take the time to properly undo the factory coil.
You get to the bottom of the climb, dump the rope on the ground and begin flaking it out. Before you know it, your shiny new rope is a snarl of tangles and inexplicable knots that lead you to a stream of muttering, cursing and general lack of wahoo.

This was kind of the feeling I had yesterday when I went to pick up ingredients for a new IPA recipe only to find that Amarillo and Centennial have apparently become endangered species this year and that there was a run on Cascade that wiped the store out. Thoughts of my shiny new recipe began to snarl and knot, muttering and cursing began.

Thankfully, John down at Hop To It had some good recommendations for some new hops and so we see the birth of the Clusterfuck IPA. Ahtanum as a sub for Amarillo and Cascade and a healthy dose of Citra will push this IPA into a new direction.

Brewing Steps: Clusterfuck IPA

American IPA

Type: All Grain	Date: 6/11/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 10.00 gal	Brewer: Jim
Boil Size: 13.44 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Stainless Kegs (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
Final Bottling Volume: 10.31 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:

Prepare for Brewing
	Create a yeast starter with 4.00 l of wort
	Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
	Total Water Needed: 17.50 gal
Mash or Steep Grains
	Mash Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 19 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 71.7 % 4 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 15.1 % 1 lbs 12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.6 % 8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.9 % 4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 5 0.9 %
	Mash Steps Name Description Step Temperature Step Time Mash In Add 35.88 qt of water at 160.6 F 148.0 F 75 min Mash Out Add 20.40 qt of water at 209.1 F 168.0 F 10 min
	Fly sparge with 3.43 gal water at 168.0 F First Wort Hops Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 6 49.7 IBUs
Boil Wort
	Add water to achieve boil volume of 13.44 gal
	Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.058 SG
	Boil Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1 lbs Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 7 3.8 %
	Steeped Hops Amt Name Type # %/IBU 3.00 oz Ahtanum [6.00 %] - Aroma Steep 30.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs 3.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Aroma Steep 30.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs 3.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Aroma Steep 30.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
	Estimated Post Boil Vol: 11.44 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.071 SG

Cool and Prepare Fermentation
	Cool wort to fermentation temperature
	Transfer wort to fermenter
	Add water to achieve final volume of 10.00 gal
	Fermentation Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml] Yeast 11 -
	Measure Actual Original Gravity _______     (Target: 1.071 SG)
	Measure Actual Batch Volume _______     (Target: 10.00 gal)
Fermentation
	6/11/2011 - Primary Fermentation (14.00 days at 67.0 F ending at 67.0 F)
	Dry Hop and Prepare for Bottling/Kegging Dry Hop/Bottling Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1.00 oz Ahtanum [6.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs 1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs 1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs 1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
	Measure Final Gravity: _________  (Estimate: 1.009 SG)
	Date Bottled/Kegged: 6/25/2011 - Carbonation: Keg with 14.89 PSI
	Age beer for 30.00 days at 65.0 F
	7/25/2011 - Drink and enjoy!