So I have been reading up on English IPA's. I understand they are more balanced than the American IPA's as far as malt to bitter. I get that part. What I am wondering is what would happen if I jack up the late hop additions and dry hop amount in order to increase aroma and/or hop flavor? Here's my recipe taken from Mrbowenz, Yooper, and Sister of the Sun:
Partial mash BIAB (I can only fit 8 lbs of grain in my pot)
Fermentables:
6.2lbs UK or Marris Otter 56.9%
1.0lbs crystal 60L 9.2%
0.5lbs Amber malt 4.8%
0.3lbs terrified wheat 2.8%
2.4lbs light muntons DME 22%
0.5lbs corn sugar 5%
Hops:
1.5oz EKG - 60min
0.5oz EKG - 30 min
0.5oz EKG - 20min
0.5oz EKG - 15min
0.5oz EKG - 10min
0.5oz EKG - 5min
1.0oz EKG - 0min
1.5oz Chinook - dry hop
1.5oz EKG - dry hop
Yeast:
Not sure yet. Maybe wlp-002 English ale or whatever white labs equivalent to yeast Thames valley, British ale (LHBS only carries white labs).
I know the Chinook is not an English hop but I have a bunch and mrbowenz and Sister of the Star both won numerous awards with it in their English IPA recipes (albeight at different addition times).
Also, I haven't put this into beersmith yet so I'm not exactly sure where all my numbers fall out.
Thoughts?
Partial mash BIAB (I can only fit 8 lbs of grain in my pot)
Fermentables:
6.2lbs UK or Marris Otter 56.9%
1.0lbs crystal 60L 9.2%
0.5lbs Amber malt 4.8%
0.3lbs terrified wheat 2.8%
2.4lbs light muntons DME 22%
0.5lbs corn sugar 5%
Hops:
1.5oz EKG - 60min
0.5oz EKG - 30 min
0.5oz EKG - 20min
0.5oz EKG - 15min
0.5oz EKG - 10min
0.5oz EKG - 5min
1.0oz EKG - 0min
1.5oz Chinook - dry hop
1.5oz EKG - dry hop
Yeast:
Not sure yet. Maybe wlp-002 English ale or whatever white labs equivalent to yeast Thames valley, British ale (LHBS only carries white labs).
I know the Chinook is not an English hop but I have a bunch and mrbowenz and Sister of the Star both won numerous awards with it in their English IPA recipes (albeight at different addition times).
Also, I haven't put this into beersmith yet so I'm not exactly sure where all my numbers fall out.
Thoughts?