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12-08-2011, 07:41 PM
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Best grains to steep for IPA?
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Made an IPA last brew with caramel 60L and Belgian Strong for steeping, and the rest DME, good but looking for something different this time. Ideas?
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12-08-2011, 07:44 PM
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The Vanilla Gorilla
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ipa's don't usually have real complicated grain bills. I typically just throw some crystal 40 or 60 on top of my base malt
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12-08-2011, 07:47 PM
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Drink your beer!
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If you want something different, you could use victory malt or do a partial mash with some amber malt (like I have in my DFH clone recipe under my recipe pull-down).
As was already mentioned, American IPA grainbills are usually ultra simple. You just want to provide malt "backbone" for all of the hops.
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12-08-2011, 08:30 PM
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Try 40L and some biscuit, and replace about 5-10% of your DME with Wheat DME.
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12-08-2011, 08:35 PM
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I used a lb of honey malt and some 60 l crystal. Came out nice kinda like bells two hearted
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12-08-2011, 08:58 PM
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Thanks for all the quick replies! I My last batch tasted a lot like a cross between NB Ranger and Bells Two Hearted, good batch! I like the wheat idea, what about flaked wheat? All I have access to today is Bavarian wheat DME or flaked. Going with completely different hops this time too, last time Centenial for bittering, Falconers, Amarillo, Cascade and Citra for flavor, aroma and dry hopping. Thinking Warrior, Centennial and Cascade this time?
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12-08-2011, 08:59 PM
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Yooper- can I replace some of the Pilsen DME w Amber DME for same effect, I have 2 lbs of Amber DME on hand?
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12-08-2011, 09:36 PM
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Try Challenger for bittering, Fuggles, E. Kent Goldings for aroma and dry hop. Give it a bit more of an "English" feel. US-04 or Nottingham yeast
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12-08-2011, 09:50 PM
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vienna or munich are popular
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12-08-2011, 09:52 PM
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Drink your beer!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChadChaney
Yooper- can I replace some of the Pilsen DME w Amber DME for same effect, I have 2 lbs of Amber DME on hand?
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I'm not a fan of amber DME. It has crystal (no idea what color or how much) in it, but it might have some other things in there, too, like Munich malt. I'd much rather use the lightest extract you can find, and add the specialty grains for color and flavor and be in control of the ingredients. It'd be too sweet for an IPA.
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