Hop Use Up Dark IIPA

[J8D]

Brewers,

I am going to do my first IPA in the form of a Dark IIPA (buddy picks the brew, buys the ingredients and I brew for us). I have a variety of hops from previous brews. Although I am not experienced enough to know what hops are right or are not right for an IIPA. This is what I have:

1 oz Goldings
1.5 oz Cascade
.5 oz perle
3 oz saaz
1 oz chinook
2 oz magnum
2 oz Willamette
.25 amarillo
1.5 oz Mt Hood

Any guidance or recommendations would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks and enjoy your summer while it lasts. :rockin:

 

[octo]

use them all!

 

[binaryc0de]

I brewed my first IIPA as a Dark IIPA as well. Turned out really well. Before I brewed it I got some advice from others on the forms...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/any-really-good-dark-iipa-recipes-182276/

I ended up searching the recipes here for a good solid IIPA and just added 0.5 lbs de-bittered black malt. I ended up with pretty close to a pound of hops in that beer.

 

[J8D]

So would any of them be "bad" for an IIPA? I read that some stay away from perle or saaz for them. Thank you for the replies!!! :rockin:

 

[brrman]

You will need a lot of hops for a IIPA.
I would use the Magnum and Mt. Hood on the bittering side
Leave out the Saaz and use everything else. Chinook and Amarillo for late flavor and Cascade for dryhop.

 

[J8D]

Does anyone see any hops that I really SHOULD have in there that I don't have?

 

[BillyBeer]

I really like Simcoe in my IIPA but it is up to you. I would personally leave out the sazz.

 

[brrman]

yeah Simcoe is good as well - But I would try to get some more Amarillo.