All-Grain - Big Hoppy IPA - Page 2

MattHollingsworth · 01-09-2012, 04:43 PM

So far so good.

JimmyT555 · 02-02-2012, 11:02 PM

I bottled it the other, tasted it and it was awesome and it is only going to be better after bottle conditioning! It smelled absolutely delicious.

JimmyT555 · 02-11-2012, 09:38 PM

This beer came out AWESOME! Although I slightly altered the beer, I have to give most of the credit to Matt for nailing the fermentables ratio. I think the recipe would prob work good for any citrus hop, it is a perfect platform for the the aromas and flavors.

JimmyT555 · 02-11-2012, 09:45 PM

I am brewing a double version. I am brewing about one gallon at a time and collect the wort in a fermenting bucket, brewing 3 gallons total. Here is the recipe on a gallon scale:

2 lbs American Two-row pale
1.25 llbs Carapils
0.75 lbs Wheat Malt

During the Boil:

@60 add .5 oz chinook bittering hops
@30 add .25 oz Simcoe
@15 add .25 oz Simcoe
@5 add .25 oz Simcoe
Dry hop with .75 oz Simcoe

MattHollingsworth · 02-14-2012, 07:03 AM

Nice. Glad it worked out nicely.

JimmyT555 · 03-06-2012, 11:59 PM

drinking one of the doubles now, delicious, you have any good recipes for an amber ale or a brown ale?

MattHollingsworth · 03-07-2012, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyT555

drinking one of the doubles now, delicious, you have any good recipes for an amber ale or a brown ale?

Yeah. Just check the recipes drop down menu under my name.

I've repeated that Smola recipe a bunch of times with slight variations. I've found that 1.056 OG is nice, more impact in flavor. 1/2 oz of hops at 10 min and 0 min works nicely for me. I've used American hops for those additions, but the one I just brewed last weekend was Centennial at 10 min and EKGs at 0 min. Haven't tasted that one though, obviously. Any of the usual American hops would work for that one.

Special B can be used instead of Crystal 350 in that recipe, BTW.