CanAusBrewer
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Hi guys,
I just came out of a home brew competition and I am feeling a little less confident about my ability to make a good IPA.
33/50 was my total total score.
Tasting points were:
-"Great looking beer"
-"Would like more hop aroma"
-"Too much crystal malt"
-"Hop astringency"
-"Possibly look at hop selection + timing"
So I need to go back to the drawing board and rethink my IPA to improve it to the point where I can feel better serving it to the public again.
This was the recipe I entered:
Two Hemispheres - American IPA
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 22.5
Total Grain (kg): 6.400
Total Hops (g): 275.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.073 (°P): 17.7
Final Gravity (FG): 1.018 (°P): 4.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 7.17 %
Colour (SRM): 9.4 (EBC): 18.5
Bitterness (IBU): 95.6 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 90
Grain Bill
----------------
3.000 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Light (46.88%)
2.000 kg American 2-Row (31.25%)
0.600 kg Carapils (Dextrine) (9.38%)
0.400 kg Crystal 20 (6.25%)
0.225 kg Munich I (3.52%)
0.175 kg Crystal 60 (2.73%)
Hop Bill
----------------
15.0 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
10.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
6.5 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
6.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
6.5 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
6.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
18.5 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
15.5 g Motueka Pellet (6.9% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
19.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
12.0 g Cascade Pellet (5.4% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
17.0 g Motueka Pellet (6.9% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
10.0 g Cascade Pellet (5.4% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
13.0 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
19.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
40.5 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (1.8 g/L)
60.5 g Motueka Pellet (6.9% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (2.7 g/L)
Single step Infusion at 67°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Safale US-05
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
In retrospect I think I overdid it on the combo of Carapils, Crystal 20 and Crystal 60, which accounted for 9.4% of the fermentables. I know now that I need to dial that back.
This beer finished quite high FG as well (1.016) and was definitely over sweet. And indeed I agree it could use more hop aroma.
So I am planning to brew an IPA that mimics an IPA recently released by the judges of the homebrew competition, a dry, very hoppy, very pale coloured Mosaic IPA.
Proposed recipe:
Mosaic IPA
American IPA
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 19.0
Total Grain (kg): 4.750
Total Hops (g): 200.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.065 (°P): 15.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 6.65 %
Colour (SRM): 5.9 (EBC): 11.6
Bitterness (IBU): 61.8 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
2.000 kg American 2-Row (42.11%)
1.500 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Light (31.58%)
0.650 kg Vienna (13.68%)
0.400 kg Cane Sugar (8.42%)
0.200 kg Crystal 20 (4.21%)
Hop Bill
----------------
15.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (First Wort) (0.8 g/L)
20.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (1.1 g/L)
25.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)
30.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1.6 g/L)
45.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (2.4 g/L)
65.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (3.4 g/L)
Misc Bill
----------------
Single step Infusion at 64°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18°C with Safale US-05
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
Please let me know what you think, given what I am trying to improve upon and the product I am attempting to recreate. Given my small BIAB setup, I am only able to brew IPAs by adding a can of extract post boil, with a 14 L boil and a 19 L batch size.
I just came out of a home brew competition and I am feeling a little less confident about my ability to make a good IPA.
33/50 was my total total score.
Tasting points were:
-"Great looking beer"
-"Would like more hop aroma"
-"Too much crystal malt"
-"Hop astringency"
-"Possibly look at hop selection + timing"
So I need to go back to the drawing board and rethink my IPA to improve it to the point where I can feel better serving it to the public again.
This was the recipe I entered:
Two Hemispheres - American IPA
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 22.5
Total Grain (kg): 6.400
Total Hops (g): 275.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.073 (°P): 17.7
Final Gravity (FG): 1.018 (°P): 4.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 7.17 %
Colour (SRM): 9.4 (EBC): 18.5
Bitterness (IBU): 95.6 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 90
Grain Bill
----------------
3.000 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Light (46.88%)
2.000 kg American 2-Row (31.25%)
0.600 kg Carapils (Dextrine) (9.38%)
0.400 kg Crystal 20 (6.25%)
0.225 kg Munich I (3.52%)
0.175 kg Crystal 60 (2.73%)
Hop Bill
----------------
15.0 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
10.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
6.5 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
6.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
6.5 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
6.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
18.5 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
15.5 g Motueka Pellet (6.9% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
19.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
12.0 g Cascade Pellet (5.4% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
17.0 g Motueka Pellet (6.9% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
10.0 g Cascade Pellet (5.4% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
13.0 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
19.0 g Simcoe Pellet (13% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
40.5 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (1.8 g/L)
60.5 g Motueka Pellet (6.9% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (2.7 g/L)
Single step Infusion at 67°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Safale US-05
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
In retrospect I think I overdid it on the combo of Carapils, Crystal 20 and Crystal 60, which accounted for 9.4% of the fermentables. I know now that I need to dial that back.
This beer finished quite high FG as well (1.016) and was definitely over sweet. And indeed I agree it could use more hop aroma.
So I am planning to brew an IPA that mimics an IPA recently released by the judges of the homebrew competition, a dry, very hoppy, very pale coloured Mosaic IPA.
Proposed recipe:
Mosaic IPA
American IPA
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 19.0
Total Grain (kg): 4.750
Total Hops (g): 200.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.065 (°P): 15.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 6.65 %
Colour (SRM): 5.9 (EBC): 11.6
Bitterness (IBU): 61.8 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
2.000 kg American 2-Row (42.11%)
1.500 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Light (31.58%)
0.650 kg Vienna (13.68%)
0.400 kg Cane Sugar (8.42%)
0.200 kg Crystal 20 (4.21%)
Hop Bill
----------------
15.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (First Wort) (0.8 g/L)
20.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (1.1 g/L)
25.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)
30.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1.6 g/L)
45.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (2.4 g/L)
65.0 g Mosaic Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (3.4 g/L)
Misc Bill
----------------
Single step Infusion at 64°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18°C with Safale US-05
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
Please let me know what you think, given what I am trying to improve upon and the product I am attempting to recreate. Given my small BIAB setup, I am only able to brew IPAs by adding a can of extract post boil, with a 14 L boil and a 19 L batch size.