Having difficulty finding a good recipe for a golden IPA

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I really REALLY like beers like Mojo IPA and Avery IPA, but I have problems finding recipes for big hoppy IPAs that are nice and golden colored. I looked around for a clone recipe for either of these two types of beer, but I havent had any luck. Are you guys brewing IPAs that are a light golden color? I thought about changing up Ed Worts stone or IPA recipes, but I am concerned about getting the hop and malt balance right in those.

Greg
 
Not a proven recipe at this point -- I only brewed it for the first time on Sunday. I started with Ed Wort's basic grain bill, tweaked it a bit. You could make it even paler by adjusting the crystal (less or lighter). I created my own hop schedule around the most citrusy hops I could get ahold of and dialed in my IBU:OG ratio at about 1:1.

Grapefruit Juice IPA
(Contains no actual grapefruit juice)

75 min mash at 154

07. India Pale Ale, India Pale Ale All-grain
Color

Stats
OG 1.065
FG 1.016
IBU 66
ABV 6.3 %
SRM 9

Specifics
Boil Volume 6.5 gallons
Batch Size 5.5 gallons
Yeast 75% AA

Style Comparison
Low High
OG 1.050 1.065 1.075
FG 1.012 1.016 1.016
IBU 40 66 60+
SRM 8 9 14
ABV 5 6.3 7.8
Fermentables
% Weight Weight (lbs) Grain Gravity Points Color
85.7 % 12.00 American Two-row Pale 56.5 3.9
7.1 % 1.00 Munich Light 4.2 1.5
7.1 % 1.00 American Crystal 40L 4.3 7.3
14.00 65.0
Hops
% Wt Weight (oz) Hop Form AA% AAU Boil Time Utilization IBU
8.3 % 0.50 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.0 6.0 MH 0.080 6.5
16.7 % 1.00 Amarillo Whole/Plug 7.0 7.0 FWH 0.134 12.7
8.3 % 0.50 Cascade Whole/Plug 6.6 3.3 FWH 0.134 6.0
8.3 % 0.50 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.0 6.0 60 0.221 18.0
8.3 % 0.50 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.0 6.0 30 0.169 13.8
8.3 % 0.50 Cascade Whole/Plug 6.6 3.3 15 0.109 4.9
8.3 % 0.50 Cascade Whole/Plug 6.6 3.3 Flameout 0.044 2.0
8.3 % 0.50 Amarillo Whole/Plug 7.0 3.5 Flameout 0.044 2.1
8.3 % 0.50 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.0 6.0 DH 0.000 0.0
8.3 % 0.50 Amarillo Whole/Plug 7.0 3.5 DH 0.000 0.0
8.3 % 0.50 Cascade Whole/Plug 6.6 3.3 DH 0.000 0.0
6.00 66.1
 
How did that beer turn out for you? I stopped brewing this summer because of time constraints and hop prices. Now that hops are coming in lower, I am going to start brewing again.

Greg
 
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