trailblazer

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so my brother wants to brew an imperial ipa and this is the recipe i put together, tell me what you think. any suggestions would be great!

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 83.72 %
0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 6.98 %
0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 6.98 %
0.25 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.33 %
1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 29.8 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (60 min) Hops 21.3 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 27.7 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.0 IBU
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (15 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.4 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (10 min) Hops 3.9 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.0 IBU
1.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -




Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.080 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.85 %
Bitterness: 110.7 IBU
Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 13.0 SRM

trailblazer

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leme get some feed back on this! is it too hoppy or do you think it will balance out nicely?

TheMan

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I think you are wasting hops with that much 60 min hops. Drop one of the 1 oz. additions, maybe add it at 30 minutes instead. I don't think you'll see a difference in bitterness. The rest of the hops looks good though. I've done 4 oz. additions and 2 oz. additions for bittering hops...can't taste a difference, or if so, it's very minimal. Use the Magnum and Chinook for bittering and the Centennial at the 30 min.

I personally can't stand that much crystal in anything hoppy...I'd cut out one of those additions as well and substitute another grain like Victory, Munich, or Wheat for it.

My $0.02

trailblazer

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thanks for the reply, ill add those ideas to my recipe. im brewing it this weekend.

trailblazer

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this is the new recipe...


Ingredients

Malt and Grains
9.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 85.71 %
0.75 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 7.14 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.76 %
0.25 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.38 %

Hops
1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 29.9 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 27.8 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (30 min) Hops 16.4 IBU
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (15 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.0 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.4 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.0 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (10 min) Hops 3.9 IBU
1.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -


Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.080 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.020 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.82 %
Bitterness: 106.1 IBU
Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 8.8 SRM
Bitterness Ratio: 1.324