Hi everyone,
Some friends of mine have requested I brew a strong IPA. I don't drink a lot of IPA or Imperial IPA, and I have never brewed one, so my experience is limited. IPAs I have tried and liked are Wachusett's Larry, Pliny the Elder, and Ithaca Flower Power.
I know you want to keep the malt bill relatively simple, but it needs to be strong enough to stand up and support the powerful hop character. With that in mind, here's the recipe I came up with. If anyone could lend advice or offer commentary on changes they'd make (or general IPA brewing tips) I'd be most grateful.
6 Gallon Batch
2-Row (13#)
White wheat (2#)
Light Crystal (2#)
Mash @ 155
90 minute Boil:
Corn Sugar (2#)
Bravo Hops, 17.3%, 1.5oz 90min
Sterling Hops, 9.3%, 1oz 45min
Crystal Hops, 3.3%, 1oz Post Boil (hopback)
California Ale Yeast, White Labs 001
Dry Hopping in Secondary:
2oz Sterling
2oz Bravo
Some other notes:
I have 3lbs of fresh leaf hops to use (1 pound each Bravo, Sterling, and Crystal) and from what I have read I figure this would work well. I could be wayyyy off base because of my lack of hop experience. I plugged this recipe into software and it APPEARS to look ok. But I prefer real world advice to software any day.
Thanks!
Some friends of mine have requested I brew a strong IPA. I don't drink a lot of IPA or Imperial IPA, and I have never brewed one, so my experience is limited. IPAs I have tried and liked are Wachusett's Larry, Pliny the Elder, and Ithaca Flower Power.
I know you want to keep the malt bill relatively simple, but it needs to be strong enough to stand up and support the powerful hop character. With that in mind, here's the recipe I came up with. If anyone could lend advice or offer commentary on changes they'd make (or general IPA brewing tips) I'd be most grateful.
6 Gallon Batch
2-Row (13#)
White wheat (2#)
Light Crystal (2#)
Mash @ 155
90 minute Boil:
Corn Sugar (2#)
Bravo Hops, 17.3%, 1.5oz 90min
Sterling Hops, 9.3%, 1oz 45min
Crystal Hops, 3.3%, 1oz Post Boil (hopback)
California Ale Yeast, White Labs 001
Dry Hopping in Secondary:
2oz Sterling
2oz Bravo
Some other notes:
I have 3lbs of fresh leaf hops to use (1 pound each Bravo, Sterling, and Crystal) and from what I have read I figure this would work well. I could be wayyyy off base because of my lack of hop experience. I plugged this recipe into software and it APPEARS to look ok. But I prefer real world advice to software any day.
Thanks!