Thoughts on IIPA Recipe?

ACo said:

Here is my recipe for an extract brew I want to make....No idea if this will be good. Any suggestions welcome!


8# Extra Light DME
1# 40L Crystal Malt
.5oz Simcoe Hops 12.9AA
1.5oz Zeus Hops 16.4AA
2oz Amarillo Hops 9.3AA
2 oz Cascade Hops 7.2AA
WLP 001 Yeast


Steep Crystal Malt @ 155 deg for 35 min. Pull out grain bag.

Immediately steep 1oz cascade while bringing to boil

At boil remove steeped hops.

Add 4# DME, 1 oz Zeus and .5 Simcoe (60 min)

Add .5 Amarillo (45 min)
Add .5 Amarillo (30 min)
Add .5 Amarillo (15 min)
Add 4# DME (7 min)
Add .5 Amarillo (Flame Out)

Dryhop with 1 oz Cascade, .5 Zeus (10 days)


Going for super hoppy...Is it too much? :rockin:

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944play said:

Assuming full-wort boil:

Code:

Style: 14C-India Pale Ale(IPA)-Imperial IPA

Wort Volume Before Boil: 6.50 US gals
Wort Volume After Boil: 5.80 US gals
Volume At Pitching: 5.40 US gals
Final Batch Volume: 5.10 US gals
Expected OG: [COLOR="DarkRed"]1.065 SG[/COLOR]
Expected FG: 1.015 SG
Expected ABV: 6.7 %
Expected IBU (using Rager): [COLOR="DarkRed"]166.7[/COLOR]
Expected Color: 7.7 SRM

Fermentables
US Caramel 40L Malt 1lb 0oz (9.1 %) In Mash/Steeped
Extract - Light Dried Malt Extract 4lb 0oz (36.4 %) Start Of Boil
Extract - Light Dried Malt Extract 4lb 0oz (36.4 %) End Of Boil

Hops
US Cascade (7.3 % alpha) 1.00 oz Loose Pellet Hops used First Wort Hopped
US Columbus(Tomahawk) (16.4 % alpha) 1.00 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 60 Min From End
US Simcoe (12.9 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 60 Min From End
US Amarillo (9.3 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 45 Min From End
US Amarillo (9.3 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 30 Min From End
US Amarillo (9.3 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 15 Min From End
US Amarillo (9.3 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used At turn off
US Cascade (7.2 % alpha) 1.00 oz Loose Pellet Hops used Dry-Hopped
US Columbus(Tomahawk) (16.4 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used Dry-Hopped

Yeast: White Labs WLP001-California Ale

I'd probably want less IBUs, more aroma, and higher gravity from simple sugar.

EDIT: How about this:

Code:

Style: 14C-India Pale Ale(IPA)-Imperial IPA
 
Wort Volume Before Boil: 6.50 US gals
Wort Volume After Boil: 5.80 US gals
Volume At Pitching: 5.40 US gals
Final Batch Volume: 5.10 US gals
Expected OG: [COLOR="DarkRed"]1.081 SG[/COLOR]
Expected FG: 1.011 SG
Expected ABV: [COLOR="DarkRed"]9.4 %[/COLOR]
Expected IBU (using Rager): [COLOR="DarkRed"]114.0[/COLOR]
Expected Color: 7.7 SRM

Fermentables
US Caramel 40L Malt 1lb 0oz (9.1 %) In Mash/Steeped
Extract - Light Dried Malt Extract 4lb 0oz (36.4 %) Start Of Boil
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Sugar - Corn Sugar/Dextrose (Dry) 2lb 0oz (18.2 %) End Of Boil
[/COLOR]Extract - Light Dried Malt Extract 4lb 0oz (36.4 %) End Of Boil

Hops
US Columbus(Tomahawk) (16.4 % alpha) 1.00 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 60 Min From End
US Simcoe (13.0 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 60 Min From End
US Amarillo (9.3 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 10 Min From End
[COLOR="DarkRed"]US Cascade (7.3 % alpha) 1.00 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 5 Min From End
US Amarillo (9.3 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 1 Min From End
[/COLOR]US Amarillo (9.3 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used At turn off
US Cascade (7.2 % alpha) 1.00 oz Loose Pellet Hops used Dry-Hopped
[COLOR="DarkRed"]US Amarillo (9.3 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used Dry-Hopped
[/COLOR]US Columbus(Tomahawk) (16.4 % alpha) 0.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used Dry-Hopped

Yeast: White Labs WLP001-California Ale

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nutcase said:

personally I wouldnt dry hop with that much cascade. i would dry hop with some more simcoe and amarillo in addition to the zeus to bring out those flavors a littler more.

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