Double IPA Life IPA

[yeknom366]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

Vermont Ale

Yeast Starter

1.5L

Batch Size (Gallons)

5

Original Gravity

1.093

Final Gravity

1.023

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

137

Color

7.3 - Amber

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

17 days at 64°F

Tasting Notes

Very fruity, citrusy, balanced bitterness despite no hops until flameout

Technically this is closer to an imperial pale ale, despite the 137 theoretical IBU's. It is easily my most requested beer, with a few buddies saying I should only make this. It's part of my own Jenova IPA series (Birth, Life, Death, Synthesis) for fans of that.

Grains
-13 lb Maris Otter
-1 lb Wheat
-1.5 Cane Sugar

Hops
-2 oz Belma @ 0 min
-2 oz Meridian @ 0 min
-1 oz Galena @ 0 min
-1 oz Belma, whirlpool at 175°F for 20 min
-1 oz Meridian, whirlpool at 175°F for 20 min
-1 oz Galena, whirlpool at 175°F for 20 min
-2 oz Belma, dry hop 4 days
-2 oz Meridian, dry hop 4 days
-1 oz Galena, dry hop 4 days

Yeast
Vermont Ale Yeast (I harvested Heady dregs)

Mash at 150°F for 60 minutes, double batch sparge. Ferment at 64°F for ~17 days, then dry hop for 4 days. Don't worry about no hops until flameout, there will still be plenty of bitteress. I would not substitute the yeast as it really helps out the hop flavors a ton.

Pic for those interested!

 

[m00ps]

Im a big fan of belma in IPAs problem is that its not super potent like typical IPA hops. You need a ton of it to get good flavor. I find it works great with other fruity non-citrus hops. Huell Melon is my current choice. Then add in 3lb or so of wheat and it just makes this scrumptiously juicy IPA. I can see it going well with Meridian. Im curious int he choice of galena as a flavor/aroma hop though. I was under the impression its basically totally a bittering hop (like magnum) as opposed to a more dual purpose (like columbus)

I usually do large whirlpool additions also. Stubbornly keep trying to cram more hops in at the end.

 

[yeknom366]

Everyone does seems to think of Galena as exclusively as a bittering hop, but I use this guide for hops. It lists Galena to have fruity black currant and citrus flavors. I figured why not? Sounds tasty to me!

As for the Belma, my only regret was using leaf hops since I had no access to pellets. It really just made a mess and lost yield.

 

[EtchyLives]

I love the fact that you call it Jenova. Check out my "Limit Break IIPA". In fact all of my recent beers are named from FFVII. Cheers!