Dylan42
Well-Known Member
So after my first brew I decided to get a little creative and try for a Double (imperial) IPA. The worry I have is that I may be going a little overboard on the hops. Don't get me wrong I love love love hoppy beer, however, I would love love love some feedback. Also, at what point do I add the Dextrose/ Corn Sugar? Here is what I have come up with...
Ingredients:
-1 lb. 2 Row Malt grains
-.6 lbs Crystal 45 Malt
-.6 lbs Carapilis Dextrin Malt
-9.5 lbs Briess Gold Malt Extract
-5.50 oz Apollo Hops
-4.75oz Chinook Hops
-2.50 oz Simcoe
-1.00 oz Centennial
-1.25 oz Zythos
-1.25 oz Citra
-1.25 oz Cascade
-1.25 oz Crystal
-0.75 lbs Dextrose (corn) sugar
-2 packs White Lab WLP001 CAL ALE Yeast
Instructions:
Steep grains in 2 GAL of water @ 165 degrees for 30 min
Sparge grains with hot water
Add 9.5 lbs of Breiss Gold LME off of heat and mix
Bring to rolling boil
Add 3.50 oz of Apollo hops (90 min)
Add 0.75 oz of Apollo hops (45min)
Add 1.00 oz Chinook hops (30min)
Add 1.00 oz Centennial hops (0 min)
Add 2.50 oz Simcoe hops (0 min)
Cool Wort to 67 degrees and transfer to primary fermenter with 3 GAL of water
Aerate then pitch two packs of White Labs WLP001 California Ale yeast
After fermentation in primary stops, siphon to secondary
Dry Hop 1.00 oz each of Zythos, Crystal, Citra, and Cascade 7-9 days
Then add 0.25 oz each of Zythos, Crystal, Citra, and Cascade last 5 days
Keg Beer-Enjoy
Please let me know if this recipe is absurd or if it is something worth trying out. TIA.
Ingredients:
-1 lb. 2 Row Malt grains
-.6 lbs Crystal 45 Malt
-.6 lbs Carapilis Dextrin Malt
-9.5 lbs Briess Gold Malt Extract
-5.50 oz Apollo Hops
-4.75oz Chinook Hops
-2.50 oz Simcoe
-1.00 oz Centennial
-1.25 oz Zythos
-1.25 oz Citra
-1.25 oz Cascade
-1.25 oz Crystal
-0.75 lbs Dextrose (corn) sugar
-2 packs White Lab WLP001 CAL ALE Yeast
Instructions:
Steep grains in 2 GAL of water @ 165 degrees for 30 min
Sparge grains with hot water
Add 9.5 lbs of Breiss Gold LME off of heat and mix
Bring to rolling boil
Add 3.50 oz of Apollo hops (90 min)
Add 0.75 oz of Apollo hops (45min)
Add 1.00 oz Chinook hops (30min)
Add 1.00 oz Centennial hops (0 min)
Add 2.50 oz Simcoe hops (0 min)
Cool Wort to 67 degrees and transfer to primary fermenter with 3 GAL of water
Aerate then pitch two packs of White Labs WLP001 California Ale yeast
After fermentation in primary stops, siphon to secondary
Dry Hop 1.00 oz each of Zythos, Crystal, Citra, and Cascade 7-9 days
Then add 0.25 oz each of Zythos, Crystal, Citra, and Cascade last 5 days
Keg Beer-Enjoy
Please let me know if this recipe is absurd or if it is something worth trying out. TIA.