milholen
Well-Known Member
Fellow HBTer's,
I'm planning to brew my first double IPA soon. I put together a recipe that I think will work well but I'm unsure on the hop schedule and the yeast strain. I haven't had good luck with IPAs in the past so I'm soliciting help with this recipe. Last IPA I made tasted like hop juice. I want a hop bomb but I want the malty backbone to come through too. Listed below is my recipe -- any suggestions from you hopheads would be appreciated. Also, is WLP007 (Dry English Ale) a good yeast to use for this type of beer? I've never used it before but I read user reviews on the White labs website and it sounds like it would be great. I want this beer to have some yeast character -- I think an English yeast can provide that whereas Cal Ale yeast is almost too clean. The English ale yeasts seem to leave a maltier flavor with some subtle esters that are tasty. Like I said though I'm new to this style (and AG brewing) and this is an expensive beer to make so I don't want to screw it up so any suggestions would be great.
Thanks,
Matt M.
Matt's Awesome IPA
Style: Imperial IPA OG: 1.090
Type: All Grain FG: 1.023
Rating: 4.0 ABV: 8.78 %
Calories: 294 IBU's: 118.93
Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 6.50 Gal
Color: 6.9 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal
Boil Time: 90 minutes
Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Primary 21 days @ 66.0°F
Bottle/Keg 7 days @ 38.0°F
Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage
Name Time Gravity
14.50 lbs 82.86 %
Rahr 2-Row 90 mins 1.035
1.00 lbs 5.71 %
Wheat, Torrified 90 mins 1.036
1.00 lbs 5.71 %
Briess Caramel 20L 90 mins 1.034
1.00 lbs 5.71 %
Corn Sugar (Dextrose) 60 mins 1.046
Hops
Amount IBU's
Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 35.65
Magnum 60 mins 13.10
1.00 ozs 32.73
Magnum 45 mins 13.10
1.00 ozs 29.08
Columbus (Tomahawk) 30 mins 13.90
1.50 ozs 7.40
Cascade 10 mins 5.00
1.00 ozs 6.30
Sorachi Ace 5 mins 11.60
1.00 ozs 5.59
Amarillo Gold 5 mins 10.30
1.00 ozs 1.43
Simcoe 1 mins 12.20
1.00 ozs 0.75
Cascade 1 mins 6.40
Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg Dry English Ale White Labs 0007
Additions
Amount Name Time Stage
1.00 oz Whirlfloc Tablet 15 mins Boil
1.00 oz Yeast Nutrient 15 mins Boil
Mash Profile
Sacch' Rest 60 min @ 152.0°F
Add 24.75 qt ( 1.50 qt/lb ) water @ 167.4°F
Mashout 10 min @ 170.0°F
Heat to 170.0°F over 2 mins
Carbonation
Amount Type Beer Temp CO2 Vols
26.2 psi Force Carbonation 38.0°F 2.20
Notes
Hop bomb with malty backbone and delicious English yeast character
I'm planning to brew my first double IPA soon. I put together a recipe that I think will work well but I'm unsure on the hop schedule and the yeast strain. I haven't had good luck with IPAs in the past so I'm soliciting help with this recipe. Last IPA I made tasted like hop juice. I want a hop bomb but I want the malty backbone to come through too. Listed below is my recipe -- any suggestions from you hopheads would be appreciated. Also, is WLP007 (Dry English Ale) a good yeast to use for this type of beer? I've never used it before but I read user reviews on the White labs website and it sounds like it would be great. I want this beer to have some yeast character -- I think an English yeast can provide that whereas Cal Ale yeast is almost too clean. The English ale yeasts seem to leave a maltier flavor with some subtle esters that are tasty. Like I said though I'm new to this style (and AG brewing) and this is an expensive beer to make so I don't want to screw it up so any suggestions would be great.
Thanks,
Matt M.
Matt's Awesome IPA
Style: Imperial IPA OG: 1.090
Type: All Grain FG: 1.023
Rating: 4.0 ABV: 8.78 %
Calories: 294 IBU's: 118.93
Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 6.50 Gal
Color: 6.9 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal
Boil Time: 90 minutes
Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Primary 21 days @ 66.0°F
Bottle/Keg 7 days @ 38.0°F
Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage
Name Time Gravity
14.50 lbs 82.86 %
Rahr 2-Row 90 mins 1.035
1.00 lbs 5.71 %
Wheat, Torrified 90 mins 1.036
1.00 lbs 5.71 %
Briess Caramel 20L 90 mins 1.034
1.00 lbs 5.71 %
Corn Sugar (Dextrose) 60 mins 1.046
Hops
Amount IBU's
Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 35.65
Magnum 60 mins 13.10
1.00 ozs 32.73
Magnum 45 mins 13.10
1.00 ozs 29.08
Columbus (Tomahawk) 30 mins 13.90
1.50 ozs 7.40
Cascade 10 mins 5.00
1.00 ozs 6.30
Sorachi Ace 5 mins 11.60
1.00 ozs 5.59
Amarillo Gold 5 mins 10.30
1.00 ozs 1.43
Simcoe 1 mins 12.20
1.00 ozs 0.75
Cascade 1 mins 6.40
Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg Dry English Ale White Labs 0007
Additions
Amount Name Time Stage
1.00 oz Whirlfloc Tablet 15 mins Boil
1.00 oz Yeast Nutrient 15 mins Boil
Mash Profile
Sacch' Rest 60 min @ 152.0°F
Add 24.75 qt ( 1.50 qt/lb ) water @ 167.4°F
Mashout 10 min @ 170.0°F
Heat to 170.0°F over 2 mins
Carbonation
Amount Type Beer Temp CO2 Vols
26.2 psi Force Carbonation 38.0°F 2.20
Notes
Hop bomb with malty backbone and delicious English yeast character