Kitchen Sink IPA - Please comment

[derousse]

I've got some old hops in the freezer which I want to clear out, and a taste for IPA, so I threw together this recipe in BeerSmith.

11 lbs. Pale Malt (2 Row)
1 lb. Caramunich Malt
.75 oz Cluster 60 min
.25 oz Centennial 60 min
.75 oz Kent 30 min
.75 oz Spalt 10 min
1 oz Amarillo 5 min
1 oz Citra Flame-out

Mash at 152F for 60 min

White Labs 005 - British Ale Yeast

Comments and feedback are welcome.

 

[neovox]

Given the option, I'd probably pull the spalt and kent out. But using the entire combination of hops you've provided, I'd likely do something like:

Cluster @ 60
Spalt @ 20
EKG @ 15
Centennial @ 10
Amarillo @10
Citra @ 5

Just to bring the IBU up a bit and the more aromatic hops forward. Just by $.02.

 

[derousse]

Thanks for the feedback on the hops.

Also, I was thinking about increasing the alcohol content by a bit. I'm maxed out on the grain bill since I only have a 5g mash tun, but couldn't I just add some DME to the boil to increase the fermentables?

 

[sandyeggoxj]

Thanks for the feedback on the hops.

Also, I was thinking about increasing the alcohol content by a bit. I'm maxed out on the grain bill since I only have a 5g mash tun, but couldn't I just add some DME to the boil to increase the fermentables?

Yep! Use a light or extra light so that it doesn't add too much color or body, just fermentables.

 

[inhousebrew]

I like that second version better than the first.

 

[BrewerE]

Thanks for the feedback on the hops.

Also, I was thinking about increasing the alcohol content by a bit. I'm maxed out on the grain bill since I only have a 5g mash tun, but couldn't I just add some DME to the boil to increase the fermentables?

You could also use some corn sugar and it would dry it out a little as well

 

[Ramitt]

I'd leave the citra and/or amarillo at flame out or 5 min. Centennial is wasted at 60 so that would be at 10 or less also.

 

[kpr121]

Agree with others, move the spalt and kent to bittering additions, and push the centennial to a 10, 5, or 0 min addition.

What are you planning for dry hops, if at all?

 

[derousse]

No plans for dry hopping yet. The last (and only) time I dry hopped, I had a hard time keeping the pellet hops out of the bottling bucket. They didn't drop out like I expected.

Maybe I should try putting them in a mesh bag or something, but with a carboy I'm not sure that would work, or if that would even confine them.

 

[NorthwestBrewman2013]

No plans for dry hopping yet. The last (and only) time I dry hopped, I had a hard time keeping the pellet hops out of the bottling bucket. They didn't drop out like I expected.

Maybe I should try putting them in a mesh bag or something, but with a carboy I'm not sure that would work, or if that would even confine them.

You could do that. You could also cold crash the carboy to allow all the sediment to fall out and get gelled to the bottom of the carboy. I put mine in my garage for 24 hours prior to bottling. I live in a cooler climate and it stays at 44 degrees. You'll get a better yield too because the trub won't mix with the beer as much.

 

[kpr121]

Muslin bag. Or actually panty hose work really well for pellet hops. I've been meaning to go out and buy some more 'hose, thats always an awkward purchase that I try to go to the self checkout line.