Critique The Grain Bill

SpottedDogBrewing · Mar 27, 2011

I thinking about brewing this recipe as an IPA: 10 Gallons
20 lbs - 2Row
3 lbs - Honey Malt
1 lb - Vienna
1.5 lb - 30L

Hops:
Falconers Flight
2.5oz @ 60
2oz @ 30
2oz @ 15
2.5oz @ 5
Dry Hop 2oz

Yeast
Either US-05 or Nottingham
:tank:

Please make changes or suggestions :rockin:

Yooper · Mar 27, 2011

Batch size?

I'd ditch the honey malt for sure but the crystal malt is probably ok. If you're in love with the idea of honey malt, the ditch the crystal. You don't want both in an IPA. I'd go up to 5-8% with either crystal or honey malt, or a combo of both, but no higher.

I've never used Falconer's Flight, so I have no idea about the hopping!

lumpher · Mar 27, 2011

i'd change the honey malt to crystal 20. honey malt will make it too sweet

SpottedDogBrewing · Mar 27, 2011

22 lbs - 2Row
2lbs - Honey Malt
1 lb - Vienna

Dang · Mar 27, 2011

falconer's flight is supposed to be a substitute for simcoe I believe?

OG? IBUS?

SpottedDogBrewing · Mar 27, 2011

Dang said:
falconer's flight is supposed to be a substitute for simcoe I believe?

OG? IBUS?

OG projected = 1.064
IBUS = 88

Dang · Mar 27, 2011

I'd say with that OG:IBU ratio you'd be okay with a little sweetness in there...that being said I have never used honey malt in an IPA. So I don't know just how sweet it is. Though it sounds interesting for sure.

SpottedDogBrewing · Mar 27, 2011

What About:
20lbs - 2Row
4lbs - Vienna
1lb - Honey

Dang · Mar 27, 2011

Looks good...I like vienna in my IPAs.

mattldm · Mar 27, 2011

I use Vienna in my APA! That beer never lasts long, in fact my last keg lasted about three weeks!

2centswort · Mar 27, 2011

I recently brewed my first original recipe IPA and used crystal 40 and honey malt and it turned out awesome. I matched my projected SG with my IBU's (used chinook as my bittering hops and amarillo for flavor, aroma and dry hopping) and it worked out great.

Sampling some of that said IPA right now ... :rockin:

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