Ok, it is a bit long, but here is what he sent me. Anybody who wants to offer input or suggestions on process or ingredient tweeks, that would be cool. Have fun with it, and if Bear Republic is in your local store I would hope you might consider buying it. This, to me, is way above and beyond what he could have done. Without further Ado:
Thank you for the kind words, and for supporting an independent family-owned craft brewery.
Without knowing the efficiencies of your system, I’ve written up some guidelines for a homebrew clone of Racer 5 IPA. You can scale the recipe to fit your mash efficiency, post-boil kettle volume, and volume in the fermenter.
We hand select lots of each variety of hops to hit the Bear Republic flavor and aroma, and the hops you have on hand may be different in character. That is where the art of the brewer comes in.
You may consider playing with adding a touch of Chinook in the WP or DH if your Cascades and Centennial are more citrusy than piney, or adding a touch of Citra if they are more piney than citrusy.
Similarly, you may scale back the Columbus in the dry hop if they have more than a hint of diesel or onion. I find that Bravo or Apollo can punch up the pine & citrus of a dank lot of Columbus.
Best of luck!
Racer 5 IPA Homebrew Recipe – 7.5% ABV
Target OE (Plato)
17
Target TE (Plato)
3.4
Mash Temp (F)
152
Two-Row
85%
White Wheat Malt
10%
C-15
5%
Chinook
60
15 BU
Cascade
60
15 BU
Cascade
30
30 BU
Cascade
WP
.17oz/gal
Centennial
WP
.08oz/gal
Cascade
DH
.23oz/gal
Columbus
DH
.17oz/gal
Centennial
DH
0.6oz/gal
Amarillo
DH
0.6oz/gal