Freestone Plunge Pool White IPA

Cold water roaring past a mossy stone

A 6.5% White IPA themed on white rapids, hazy and citrusy with wheat and coriander, for a cold one beside fast water.

Brewed to order

A White IPA at 6.5% whose label shows a rapid tumbling through a spruce valley under an orange sky. The cream label carries burnt orange lettering, black and white striped bands, and green forest framing blue water.

ABV: 6.6%
IBU: 50
Colour: 5SRM
OG to FG: 1.0621.012

White IPA, 6.5% ABV
Pilsner, white wheat and flaked oats
Citra and Cascade, whirlpool and dry hop
Coriander and sweet orange peel
Belgian witbier yeast, 50 IBU

In the glass

5SRM

Orange peel and grapefruit up front, soft wheat bread in the middle, a peppery spice and firm bitterness at the close

Serve: 42°F in a tulip or a tall wheat glass
Alongside: Fish tacos, fried trout, goat cheese, Thai green curry

The can sits on a wet, moss-flecked boulder while white water churns over dark rocks behind it. Birch trunks and spruce crowd the bank. On the label, the same kind of rapid runs between green slopes toward an orange sunset, boxed in by black and white striped bands.

Pale and hazy in the glass. Orange peel and grapefruit come first, then soft wheat bread, then a peppery spice and a clean, firm bite. Open one at the truck after wading a cold, fast run.

Coriander seed goes in cracked and fresh at five minutes. Crack it just before the boil and it gives a bright, lemony spice that sits right on top of the Citra and Cascade.

The numbers

6.6%Alcohol by volume

(1.062 − 1.012) × 131.25

50Bitterness, IBU

Bitterness only means anything against the style. This one is a White IPA.

5Colour, SRM

The swatch above is this number on the standard reference ramp, not an impression of it.

Gravity1.062 down to 1.012 — 81% apparent attenuation.

Details

River: White Rapids
Style: White IPA
ABV: 6.5%
Tasting notes: orange peel, grapefruit, coriander, soft wheat, pepper, firm bitterness
Colors: cream, burnt orange, black, forest green, river blue

Make it yourself

A home brew day set up in a garage: kettle steaming on a burner, mash tun and chiller beside it.

At a glance

Style: White IPA
Gravity, OG → FG: 1.062 → 1.012
ABV: 6.6%Derived from OG and FG
Bitterness: 50 IBU
Colour: 5SRMgold
Difficulty: Second batcha sticky wheat mash and timed spice additions ask for a steady hand.
First pint: 35 daysFrom brew day, including conditioning
Brew day: 2 h 30 minKettle on to kitchen clean. The rest is the yeast.
You supply: brew kettle, mash tun, fermenter with airlock, thermometer, hydrometer, wort chiller, auto-siphon, sanitiser, bottles or a keg system
Written for: 5 gal (18.9 L)
Efficiency assumed: 72%Brew-in-a-bag, full-volume. House guidance

Grain bill

4 malts · 11.75 lb for 5 gal

Piles of pale, amber and dark malted barley on a wooden bench beside a scale.

Milled grain, weighed for each batch size. The percentage is each malt's share of the grist and stays the same at every size.

Malt	% of grist	12-pack batch · 1.25 gal	Classic · 5 gal	12×12 batch · 15 gal
Pilsner malt	53.2%	1.56 lb (0.71 kg)	6.25 lb (2.83 kg)	18.75 lb (8.5 kg)
White wheat malt	34%	1 lb (0.45 kg)	4 lb (1.81 kg)	12 lb (5.44 kg)
Flaked wheat	8.5%	4 oz (113 g)	1 lb (0.45 kg)	3 lb (1.36 kg)
Flaked oats	4.3%	2 oz (57 g)	8 oz (227 g)	1.5 lb (0.68 kg)
Total grain	100%	2.94 lb (1.33 kg)	11.75 lb (5.33 kg)	35.25 lb (15.99 kg)

Hop schedule

8 additions · 60 min boil

Whole green hop cones and hop pellets on slate, one cone split to show the yellow lupulin.

Pellet hops, weighed in grams. Boil times count down to the end of the boil, so 60 minutes means the first thing in the kettle.

Hop	Use	Time	12-pack batch · 1.25 gal	Classic · 5 gal	12×12 batch · 15 gal
Magnum	Boil	60 min	3.5 g (0.13 oz)	14 g (0.5 oz)	43 g (1.5 oz)
Centennial	Boil	10 min	7.1 g (0.25 oz)	28 g (1 oz)	85 g (3 oz)
Coriander seed, cracked	Boil	5 min	3.5 g (0.13 oz)	14 g (0.5 oz)	43 g (1.5 oz)
Sweet orange peel	Boil	5 min	3.5 g (0.13 oz)	14 g (0.5 oz)	43 g (1.5 oz)
Citra	Whirlpool	20 min	7.1 g (0.25 oz)	28 g (1 oz)	85 g (3 oz)
Cascade	Whirlpool	20 min	7.1 g (0.25 oz)	28 g (1 oz)	85 g (3 oz)
Citra	Dry hop	4 days	11 g (0.38 oz)	43 g (1.5 oz)	128 g (4.5 oz)
Cascade	Dry hop	4 days	7.1 g (0.25 oz)	28 g (1 oz)	85 g (3 oz)

Yeast and pitch

Belgian witbier yeast · 2 liquid packs for 5 gal

Belgian witbier yeast (Wyeast 3944). Pitch at 64°F.

Yeast	12-pack batch · 1.25 gal	Classic · 5 gal	12×12 batch · 15 gal
Belgian witbier yeast	1 liquid pack	2 liquid packs	4 liquid packs

One pack per 5 gal, and one more above 1.060 OG in a batch over 3 gal. Never fewer than one. House guidance

Water

8.19 gal into the mash for 5 gal

Full-volume brew-in-a-bag: all the water goes in at the start and there is no sparge. Volumes are the total to heat, so the kettle has to hold the mash and still leave room to boil: the 12-pack kit sells a 5 gal stockpot and the 12×12 kit a 30 gal kettle for that.

Water	12-pack batch · 1.25 gal	Classic · 5 gal	12×12 batch · 15 gal
Into the mash	2.13 gal (8.1 L)	8.19 gal (31 L)	20.07 gal (76 L)
Boiled off	0.5 gal (1.9 L)	1.25 gal (4.7 L)	1.25 gal (4.7 L)
Held by the grain	0.24 gal (0.9 L)	0.94 gal (3.6 L)	2.82 gal (10.7 L)
Left as trub	0.15 gal (0.6 L)	1 gal (3.8 L)	1 gal (3.8 L)
Into the fermenter	1.25 gal (4.7 L)	5 gal (18.9 L)	15 gal (56.8 L)

Boil-off, grain absorption and trub are typical figures for a stovetop pot and a propane kettle, not measurements of your own gear. Brew once, note what you end up with, and adjust. House guidance

Water profile Soft to moderate water with sulfate and chloride in balance keeps the hops crisp and the wheat round.

Mash

150°F · 60 min

The mash turns starch into sugar. Hold the temperature steady and the beer finishes the way the recipe intends.

Rest150°F for 60 minutes
Strike waterHeat to 160°F; the grain cools it to the rest temperature. House guidance
Mash-outRaise to 168°F and hold 10 minutes, then lift and drain the bag. House guidance

Mash ina cooler rest keeps the finish dry under all that wheat
Mash outit loosens the sticky wheat and oats for the sparge

Boil

60 min · 6 hop additions

Hops go in on a countdown from the end of the boil. Early additions give bitterness; late ones give aroma.

Length60 minutes
60 minMagnum
20 minCitra (whirlpool)
20 minCascade (whirlpool)
10 minCentennial
5 minCoriander seed, cracked
5 minSweet orange peel
15 minA kettle fining (whirlfloc or Irish moss) clears the beer if you have one. House guidance

Also on the recipe's brew-day card:

Whirlpool20 min at 175°Fcitrus oils stay bright without extra bitterness

Fermentation

4 steps · 2 dry hop · first pint in 35 days

A glass fermenter of amber beer with foam on top and an airlock.

The recipe's own schedule, in order. Temperature control matters more than almost anything else on this page.

64°F for 3 days
Free rise to 70°F to finish
Dry hop on day 8
Cold crash on day 12

Dry hopCitra, 4 days
Dry hopCascade, 4 days

First pint 35 days from brew day.

Packaging and carbonation

2.6 volumes CO₂ · bottle or keg

Plain aluminium cans and a small keg on a workbench beside a priming-sugar measure.

Target 2.6 volumes of CO₂.

Bottling	12-pack batch · 1.25 gal	Classic · 5 gal	12×12 batch · 15 gal
Corn sugar to prime	1.18 oz (34 g)	4.73 oz (134 g)	14.19 oz (402 g)
12 oz bottles it fills	12	50	144

Dissolve the sugar in a little boiled water, stir it gently into the beer, then bottle. The amount is worked out for 70°F, the warmest the beer got while it fermented.

Kegging Set the regulator to 12.3 psi at 38°F.

Kegging instead Skip the bottles with 3 × 5 gal ball-lock kegs, 1 × 5 lb CO₂ tank, 1 × dual-gauge regulator, 1 × gas and beer lines with picnic taps: the kegging upgrade for the 15 gal home brewery, $594.

Brewer's notes

3 tips

Add a handful of rice hulls to the mash so the wheat and oats don't set the bed.From the recipe
Crack the coriander just before the boil; old ground seed tastes dusty.From the recipe
Let the yeast warm up on its own; a gentle rise gives clove and pepper without heat.From the recipe

A fermenter, airlock, siphon, hydrometer, thermometer and bench capper. — The kit

Every kit size

Ingredients only

Ingredient kit · 12-pack batch

$34.42

$2.87 a bottle

Grain milled, hops bagged per addition, yeast, priming sugar and 12 caps, for 1.25 gal.

Includes Pilsner malt · White wheat malt · Flaked wheat · Flaked oats · and 13 more

Every item in this kit · 17 items

Ingredients

Pilsner malt$3.581.56 lb (0.71 kg) · Milled to order
White wheat malt$2.291 lb (0.45 kg) · Milled to order
Flaked wheat$0.724 oz (113 g) · Milled to order
Flaked oats$0.362 oz (57 g) · Milled to order
Magnum (60 min)$1.503.5 g (0.13 oz)
Centennial (10 min)$1.507.1 g (0.25 oz)
Coriander seed, cracked (5 min)$1.503.5 g (0.13 oz)
Sweet orange peel (5 min)$1.503.5 g (0.13 oz)
Citra (whirlpool, 20 min)$1.507.1 g (0.25 oz)
Cascade (whirlpool, 20 min)$1.507.1 g (0.25 oz)
Citra (dry hop, 4 days)$1.5011 g (0.38 oz)
Cascade (dry hop, 4 days)$1.507.1 g (0.25 oz)
Belgian witbier yeast$11.991 pack · Liquid yeast, shipped cold
Milling and kitting$31

Packaging

Corn sugar for priming$0.481.2 oz · Primes to 2.6 volumes of CO₂
Crown capsIncluded12

Guide

Printed brew guideIncluded1

Ingredient kit · 12×12 batch

$234.88

$1.63 a bottle

Grain milled, hops bagged per addition, yeast, priming sugar and 144 caps, for 15 gal.

Includes Pilsner malt · White wheat malt · Flaked wheat · Flaked oats · and 13 more

Every item in this kit · 17 items

Ingredients

Pilsner malt$42.9418.75 lb (8.5 kg) · Milled to order
White wheat malt$27.4812 lb (5.44 kg) · Milled to order
Flaked wheat$8.673 lb (1.36 kg) · Milled to order
Flaked oats$4.341.5 lb (0.68 kg) · Milled to order
Magnum (60 min)$5.9943 g (1.5 oz)
Centennial (10 min)$11.9785 g (3 oz)
Coriander seed, cracked (5 min)$5.9943 g (1.5 oz)
Sweet orange peel (5 min)$5.9943 g (1.5 oz)
Citra (whirlpool, 20 min)$11.9785 g (3 oz)
Cascade (whirlpool, 20 min)$11.9785 g (3 oz)
Citra (dry hop, 4 days)$17.96128 g (4.5 oz)
Cascade (dry hop, 4 days)$11.9785 g (3 oz)
Belgian witbier yeast$47.964 packs · Liquid yeast, shipped cold
Milling and kitting$81

Packaging

Corn sugar for priming$5.6814.2 oz · Primes to 2.6 volumes of CO₂
Crown caps$6144

Guide

Printed brew guideIncluded1

Complete home brewery

Complete home brewery · 12-pack batch

$228.24

$19.02 a bottle

Bought separately $249.78 · you save $21.54

All the equipment, then the ingredient kit, for 1.25 gal. Works on a kitchen stove.

Includes 5 gal stainless stockpot · Fine-mesh brew bag · 1.5 gal glass fermenter with drilled bung · 3-piece airlock · and 27 more

Every item in this kit · 31 items

Equipment

5 gal stainless stockpot$49.991
Fine-mesh brew bag$9.991
1.5 gal glass fermenter with drilled bung$17.991
3-piece airlock$2.491
No-rinse sanitizer, 4 oz$12.991
Hydrometer and test jar$15.991
Digital probe thermometer$14.991
Mini auto-siphon with tubing$13.991
Spring-tip bottle filler$5.991
12 oz amber bottles$16.9912
Wing capper$19.991
Brewery wash, 1 lb$9.991
0.1 g kitchen scale$14.991
Long stainless spoon$8.991

Ingredients

Pilsner malt$3.581.56 lb (0.71 kg) · Milled to order
White wheat malt$2.291 lb (0.45 kg) · Milled to order
Flaked wheat$0.724 oz (113 g) · Milled to order
Flaked oats$0.362 oz (57 g) · Milled to order
Magnum (60 min)$1.503.5 g (0.13 oz)
Centennial (10 min)$1.507.1 g (0.25 oz)
Coriander seed, cracked (5 min)$1.503.5 g (0.13 oz)
Sweet orange peel (5 min)$1.503.5 g (0.13 oz)
Citra (whirlpool, 20 min)$1.507.1 g (0.25 oz)
Cascade (whirlpool, 20 min)$1.507.1 g (0.25 oz)
Citra (dry hop, 4 days)$1.5011 g (0.38 oz)
Cascade (dry hop, 4 days)$1.507.1 g (0.25 oz)
Belgian witbier yeast$11.991 pack · Liquid yeast, shipped cold
Milling and kitting$31

Packaging

Corn sugar for priming$0.481.2 oz · Primes to 2.6 volumes of CO₂
Crown capsIncluded12

Guide

Printed brew guideIncluded1

Complete home brewery · 12×12 batch

$1,330.88

$9.24 a bottle

Bought separately $1,452.66 · you save $121.78

All the equipment, then the ingredient kit, for 15 gal. You supply a propane tank and water.

Includes 30 gal stainless kettle with ball valve and thermometer · 72 · 30 gal brew bag · 50 ft copper immersion chiller · and 30 more

Every item in this kit · 34 items

Equipment

30 gal stainless kettle with ball valve and thermometer$3991
72,000 BTU propane burner and stand$991
30 gal brew bag$44.991
50 ft copper immersion chiller$1291
7.9 gal fermenting buckets with lids and airlocks$89.973
No-rinse sanitizer, 32 oz$32.991
Brewery wash, 4 lb$34.991
Hydrometer and test jar$15.991
Refractometer$29.991
Digital thermometer$24.991
½" auto-siphon with tubing$24.991
Bottling buckets with spigots$55.982
Bottle filler$5.991
12 oz amber bottles (6 cases)$119.94144
Bench capper$59.991
Mash paddle$24.991
Digital scale$24.991

Ingredients

Pilsner malt$42.9418.75 lb (8.5 kg) · Milled to order
White wheat malt$27.4812 lb (5.44 kg) · Milled to order
Flaked wheat$8.673 lb (1.36 kg) · Milled to order
Flaked oats$4.341.5 lb (0.68 kg) · Milled to order
Magnum (60 min)$5.9943 g (1.5 oz)
Centennial (10 min)$11.9785 g (3 oz)
Coriander seed, cracked (5 min)$5.9943 g (1.5 oz)
Sweet orange peel (5 min)$5.9943 g (1.5 oz)
Citra (whirlpool, 20 min)$11.9785 g (3 oz)
Cascade (whirlpool, 20 min)$11.9785 g (3 oz)
Citra (dry hop, 4 days)$17.96128 g (4.5 oz)
Cascade (dry hop, 4 days)$11.9785 g (3 oz)
Belgian witbier yeast$47.964 packs · Liquid yeast, shipped cold
Milling and kitting$81

Packaging

Corn sugar for priming$5.6814.2 oz · Primes to 2.6 volumes of CO₂
Crown caps$6144

Guide

Printed brew guideIncluded1

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