Vienna IPA

[Charmin1073]

I have a bunch of Vienna and have been thinking about making an IPA with it. I know in Nugget Nectar they use 80% Vienna. I know it is technically an Imperial Amber, but at 90 IBU's it could be considered a Vienna IPA. Below is what have come up with. Let me know what you think. Thanks.

Vienna IPA

Style: American IPA OG: 1.071
Type: All Grain FG: 1.018
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 6.94 %
Calories: 232 IBU's: 80.54
Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 6.50 Gal
Color: 6.8 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.060 Boil Time: 90 minutes

Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Primary 10 days @ 68.0°F
Secondary 7 days @ 72.0°F
Bottle/Keg 14 days @ 74.0°F

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
10.00 lbs 64.52 % Vienna Malt 60 mins 1.036
5.00 lbs 32.26 % Pale Malt (2 Row) US 60 mins 1.036
0.50 lbs 3.23 % Cara-Pils/Dextrine 60 mins 1.033

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 48.68 Columbus (Tomahawk) First Wort 14.00
1.00 ozs 20.40 Simcoe 15 mins 13.00
1.00 ozs 11.46 Centennial 10 mins 10.00
2.00 ozs 0.00 Amarillo Gold 0 mins 8.50
2.00 ozs dry hop Amarillo Gold 7 days 8.50
2.00 ozs dry hop Centennial 7 days 10.00

Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
2.00 pkg American Ale Wyeast Labs 1056

Additions
(none)

Mash Profile
Light Body Infusion 75 min @ 148.0°F
Add 19.38 qt ( 1.25 qt/lb ) water @ 165.0°F
Sparge
Sparge 16.68 qt ( 0.00 qt/lb ) of 170.0°F water over 60 mins

Carbonation
Amount Type Beer Temp CO2 Vols
3.78 oz Corn Sugar - Bottle Carbonation 74.0°F 2.20

Notes

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[RonPopeil]

what are you trying to accomplish with the vienna?

I have a DIPA that used 10# pils, 5.5# vienna and 2# of oats in the grist.

 

[dobe12]

A few years ago I made a Vienna Calypso IPA that I really enjoyed.

95% Vienna
2.5% C120
2.5% Caramunich II

Bittered with Magnum at 60min
Calypso FWH, 10, 5, 1, dry hop

The calypso gave the beer a sharp bite, almost astringent for the first 2 weeks or so in the keg, but then smoothed out nicely. I really enjoyed that beer. I also like playing around with base malts that aren't traditionally used at 80-100% of the grain bill. Wheat, Vienna, Munich, etc... I have no problem brewing a beer with any of them as the main base malt in the recipe.

 

[RonPopeil]

I've been doing the same thing. I think using two row pale with vienna is going to be very bready. I would swap the pale for pils. Should provide a bit of a cut and bring you back to the crispness IPA's typically have.

 

[Charmin1073]

I love vienna malt. Just trying to play a little bit. I do have some pils laying around. I'll swap them out.

 

[Charmin1073]

Here's what I ended up brewing. Took a reading today. 1.012. Might top off with a little H2O when transferring to secondary.

Vienna IPA

Style: American IPA
Type: All Grain Calories: 252
Rating: 0.0 Boil Size: 7.00 Gal
IBU's: 90.48 Batch Size: 5.00 Gal
Color: 7.7 SRM Boil Time: 90 minutes
Preboil OG: 1.061
Estimated Actual
Brew Date: - 06/15/2014
OG: 1.077 1.078
FG: 1.019 1.012
ABV: 7.60 % 8.65 %
Efficiency: 70 % 71 %
Serve Date: 07/16/2014 / /

Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp Estimated Actual
Primary 10 days @ 68.0°F 06/15/2014 06/15/2014
Secondary 7 days @ 72.0°F 06/25/2014 -
Bottle/Keg 14 days @ 74.0°F 07/02/2014 -

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
15.00 lbs 90.91 % Vienna Malt 75 mins 1.036
0.50 lbs 3.03 % Cara-Pils/Dextrine 75 mins 1.033
1.00 lbs 6.06 % Honey 60 mins 1.035

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 56.31 Columbus (Tomahawk) First Wort 16.30
1.00 ozs 14.47 Simcoe 10 mins 12.70
1.00 ozs 9.68 Centennial 10 mins 8.50
1.00 ozs 10.02 Amarillo Gold 10 mins 8.80
2.00 ozs 0.00 Amarillo Gold 0 mins 8.80
1.00 ozs 0.00 Centennial 0 mins 8.50
2.00 ozs Amarillo Gold 7 days 8.80
2.00 ozs Centennial 7 days 8.50

Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
2.00 pkg American Ale Wyeast Labs 1056

Additions
(none)

Mash Profile
Light Body Infusion 75 min @ 150.0°F
Add 19.38 qt ( 1.25 qt/lb ) water @ 167.3°F
Sparge
Sparge 18.68 qt ( 0.00 qt/lb ) of 170.0°F water over 60 mins

Carbonation
Amount Type Beer Temp CO2 Vols
4.05 oz Corn Sugar - Bottle Carbonation 74.0°F 2.30

Notes
Orange Blossom Honey

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[plankbr]

Looks good to me. Not sure why you would want to add water after the fact. Not necessary in all grain.

 

[Charmin1073]

ABV is at 8.65% right now. I'll taste it before transferring. I might want to get it a little closer to original ABV.

 

[Charmin1073]

I don't think my software calculated the Honey addition correctly.

 

[moreb33rplz]

8.65 sounds just about right.

 

[Cathedral]

I don't think my software calculated the Honey addition correctly.

Honey plus a pretty low mash temp means you're about right. Not sure why you'd add cara-pils and honey. You're not going to get any flavor from the pilsner or color; you could just go for straight vienna and honey.

I've made a vienna/simcoe smash, and it was awesome; I can dig the Columbus and Amarillo but I bet your Centennial will disappear.

Either way, it looks like a tasty brew, and hell, if it turns out good, probably wouldn't change a thing! But you're a homebrewer and if it turns out good your're going to change a lot.