Curious about a 30 minute boil IPA

Graeme · 08-17-2009, 09:30 AM

I've heard of a few homebrewer's doing 30 minute boils for their strongly hopped IPA's. The idea I gather being that it would maximize aroma/flavour while toning the bitterness down. Just wondering has anybody done anything like this before and what results you had.

Cheers!
Graeme

elkdog · 08-17-2009, 10:33 AM

Run a search for "hop burst" in this forum. That's the technique you're thinking of- all later additions, to maximize hop flavor. The boil is still at least 60 minutes because the boil has value on its own for creating a clean beer, but you don't start with hops until the last 30 or so. A few have done it. Jamil has an article about it on mrmalty.com with a recipe.

Graeme · 08-17-2009, 01:07 PM

Thanks for that Elkdog, much appreciated! I'll read up

**Coastarine** · 08-17-2009, 01:15 PM

My next beer will be a simcoe IPA with a hop schedule as follows:

1oz 20min
1oz 15min
1oz 10min
1oz 5min
2oz 0min

2oz dry

Half pound of simcoe, 53 IBU.

elkdog · 08-17-2009, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coastarine

My next beer will be a simcoe IPA with a hop schedule as follows:

1oz 20min
1oz 15min
1oz 10min
1oz 5min
2oz 0min

2oz dry

Half pound of simcoe, 53 IBU.

mmmmmm.... Simcoe....

andy777 · 08-17-2009, 11:00 PM

Not sure this helps, but sometime this week, I'm going to brew a 10 minute IPA, with only a 10 minute boil. When I used to brew extract, I used the "extract late" method and added most of the extract at 10 minutes anyway, so why not backload the hops and only boil for 10 minutes.

Oh...first post, yay!

Lunchbreak IPA

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Extract (Lbs): 12.50
Anticipated OG: 1.072 Plato: 17.57
Anticipated SRM: 9.6
Anticipated IBU: 79.9
Wort Boil Time: 10 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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96.0 12.00 lbs. Generic LME - Light Generic 1.035 7
4.0 0.50 lbs. Aromatic Malt Belgium 1.036 25

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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2.00 oz. Chinook Pellet 9.50 14.0 10 min.
2.00 oz. Tomahawk, F-10 Variety Pellet 15.50 22.9 10 min.
2.00 oz. Centennial Pellet 6.90 10.2 10 min.
4.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 7.20 17.7 1 min.
2.00 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.25 15.1 1 min.

elkdog · 08-17-2009, 11:11 PM

Good point. If you're doing extract, you can get away with shorter boil.

chefchris · 08-17-2009, 11:19 PM

Gonna have a lot of protein that has yet to coagulate in your beer making it pretty hazy.

Graeme · 08-18-2009, 09:23 AM

Sorry I forgot to mention that I am brewing extract, with that in mind is a 30 min boil ok?

**Coastarine** · 08-18-2009, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coastarine

My next beer will be a simcoe IPA with a hop schedule as follows:

1oz 20min
1oz 15min
1oz 10min
1oz 5min
2oz 0min

2oz dry

Half pound of simcoe, 53 IBU.

The supplies for this just came. The good folks at brewmaster's warehouse must have sensed how awesome this is going to be, because they threw in a 9th ounce! Lets make it...2oz at 5min.