Butternut IPA

[bweatherly]

Came up with this idea today for a fall type brew. Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[Poobah58]

Where's the recipe?

 

[bweatherly]

Ha ha... I'm a noob. I need you to say "That sounds great! Here's an idea for the recipe:". And then you proceed to come up with a recipe for me

 

[Blanda]

Ha ha... I'm a noob. I need you to say "That sounds great! Here's an idea for the recipe:". And then you proceed to come up with a recipe for me

Sorry to disappoint you, but doesn't sound great... Butter or nut, are two flavors that are not compatible with an IPA.
If you're noob, maybe will help you to check the BJCP or BA sites for style guides (really helpful and enlightening).

 

[droopy]

Sorry to disappoint you, but doesn't sound great... Butter or nut, are two flavors that are not compatible with an IPA.
If you're noob, maybe will help you to check the BJCP or BA sites for style guides (really helpful and enlightening).

Hogwash! Style guidelines are for competitions and commercial breweries! They have no place for a homebrewer Beer is being redefined in America.

It's a fine idea-- try a british style ipa grain bill. Use some roasted barley--- try carafa-- 1 or 2-- for the nut flavor and use irish ale yeast fermented around 68-72F for the butter touch (diacetyl ain't always an off flavor)...

It's not off base at all--- sammy smith India Ale--- could be described as a butternut ipa for sure....

EDIT: Okay I am bored... Here you go. You better make it!
Honeynut ipa

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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14-A India Pale Ale, English IPA

Min OG: 1.050 Max OG: 1.075
Min IBU: 40 Max IBU: 60
Min Clr: 8 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.63
Anticipated OG: 1.053 Plato: 13.21
Anticipated SRM: 15.5
Anticipated IBU: 40.6
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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75.3 8.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
9.4 1.00 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
9.4 1.00 lbs. Carastan Malt Great Britian 1.035 34
4.7 0.50 lbs. Crystal 120L 1.033 120
1.2 0.13 lbs. Carafa Germany 1.030 375

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.25 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 4.75 23.8 60 min.
1.25 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 4.75 12.1 30 min.
1.25 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 4.75 4.8 10 min.
1.25 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 4.75 0.0 0 min.


Yeast
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WYeast 1084 Irish Ale

 

[Oldsock]

I was thinking butternut squash, but I doubt that flavor would come through in an IPA too well (could be a great addition to a brown ale though).