IPL (India Pale Lager)

I was inspired by a Sam Adams IPL I just had last week. Shop is great for Lager ferments right now. Adapted my Czech Pils recipe by changing the grain a little and added all IPA style hops. Nugget, Cascade, Amarillo and Citra are what I used. Racked on a Czech Pils yeast slurry that had just finished up. Already fermenting after only 3 hours.

Just had one and love it!

Let us know how the batch turns out!

I brewed an IPL very recently (about to keg it) when I acquired some ECY22 Baltic Lager.

I went all out with a themed beer: CCCCP 7.2% Red IPL (16 SRM) bittered with Chinook, had Columbus and Palisade for middle addition and a heap of Cascade and Centennial in the whirlpool. Dry hopped with equal parts of each hop again. Smells friggin awesome, I can't wait to drink this sucker.

See if you can get your hands of Jack's Abbey Hoponious Union. They really are revolutionizing lagers here in Mass and I consider them the cream of the crop. Their IPL is the one you compare all others too. Though I was really impressed with Sam's.

Calichusetts said:

See if you can get your hands of Jack's Abbey Hoponious Union. They really are revolutionizing lagers here in Mass and I consider them the cream of the crop. Their IPL is the one you compare all others too. Though I was really impressed with Sam's.

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+1 on Jack's Abbey.
I had a few when I was working in Framingham and it was great. Next time I'm around on a weekend, I'm gonna go visit the brewery.

+1 to Jack's Abby. I live in central MA and I have had the pleasure of trying most of their brews. I haven't found a mediocre one yet. They try to source locally whenever possible as well. Hoponius Union is one of my favorite beers of all time. Clean and crisp with perfect hop presence.

I must say I'm really enjoying this IPL! The clean crisp lager allows the hop flavors and the malty finish to shine through. The lack of the fruity characteristics of a warm ale yeast ferment lets the flavors of the hops and malt come to the forefront of the beer. Will definately brew this beer a lot more!

Warrior said:

I must say I'm really enjoying this IPL! The clean crisp lager allows the hop flavors and the malty finish to shine through. The lack of the fruity characteristics of a warm ale yeast ferment lets the flavors of the hops and malt come to the forefront of the beer. Will definately brew this beer a lot more!

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Can you share your recipe? Please

Very interested in the recipe as well. Tried an IPL this week brewed by Widmer, "Hopside down". Server at the tasting I attended said it was brewed with a lager yeast at typical ale fermentation temps.
Beer was great. Awesome hop forward character with a super crisp body.
Love to see your recipe as well as hear any thoughts from anyone out there on brewing a beer like this.

Warrior - want to post your recipe? Did you use 2-row or Pilsner malt and what yeast strain?

Quetzolcotl said:

Warrior - want to post your recipe? Did you use 2-row or Pilsner malt and what yeast strain?

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I'll post the recipe later this evening. Time to make it again, have not made it since back in in the early spring.

Quetzolcotl said:

Warrior - want to post your recipe? Did you use 2-row or Pilsner malt and what yeast strain?

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I've adapted this recipe from a 24 gallon batch to what should be about a 5.5 gal batch.

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP 802
Yeast Starter: 1/2 gal
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.013
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 @ 50F
Additional Fermentation: lager 4 weeks @ 38F in keg


My well water is filtered through a 5 micron and then the brewing water uses a .5 micron filter. The ph of my water is 6.2 and I do not adjust the ph.

8.25# Best Pils malt
.75 # Best Dark Munich malt
.75 # Best Aromatic malt

Mash in 4.0 gals of water for a 60 min rest @154 deg
Mashout 10 mins @170 deg
Sparge 3.75 gals @170 deg

90 minute boil,
.4 Nugget pel 12.6% @ 60min
.25 Nugget pel 12.6% @ 30min
.25 Amarillo pel 10.1% @ 30min
.25 Citra leaf 14.8% @ 30min
.12 Nugget pel @10 mins
.25 Amarillo pel @10 mins
.25 Citra Leaf @10 mins
.25 Amarillo pel @2 mins
.25 Citra Leaf @2 mins

Irish Moss the last 15 mins

Brewing a Helles tomorrow. This brew is on my schedule for probably between Christmas and New Years.

stevefarns said:

Very interested in the recipe as well. Tried an IPL this week brewed by Widmer, "Hopside down". Server at the tasting I attended said it was brewed with a lager yeast at typical ale fermentation temps.
Beer was great. Awesome hop forward character with a super crisp body.
Love to see your recipe as well as hear any thoughts from anyone out there on brewing a beer like this.

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Have your tried Downward Spiral? It's basically an imperial hopside down aged on oak spirals.