Belgian Bastard IPA recipe... your thoughts?

[RexPDX]

Hi all,

I have limited space to brew in my Portland Oregon apartment- the area I use for fermentation in my basement storage unit maintains a temperature between 72-74 degrees. My experience making American style IPAs and Belgian Saisons with extract has taught me that the Belgian yeast strains produce a far superior and tasty beer in this fermenting environment than a typical ale yeast that prefers a slightly cooler temp. Plus, I love the qualities that many Belgian yeast strains bring to the brew.

I know that extract brewing is not rocket science, and I would like some constructive criticism, and or advice on an extract recipe I put together for a Belgian wheat IPA. I'm mostly wondering if my rough proportions are good (especially with 3lbs of wheat?!), if the hop profile is over kill or rad, or if there is a better Belgian yeast strain that can stand the heat and compliment the hops.

Here is the rough draft of my recipe. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Belgian Bastard IPA

5 Gallon Batch - 3 Gallon Boil

Yeast: WLP575 Belgian Style Ale Yeast Blend

Sparge
1 pound crystal 40L (Or should I go German Vienna Malt ?)

6 lbs DME
3 lbs Wheat DME
1 ounce warrior
.75 ounce simcoe
.75 ounce amarillo gold

Dry Hop
1 ounce warrior
.75 ounce simcoe
.75 ounce amarillo gold

Thanks!

Ryan

 

[Poobah58]

Wow, I think those hops are going to clash with that yeast but YMMV.

 

[RexPDX]

Thanks Poobah- I'm primarily interested in the hope profile of an IPA, and then finding a yeast strain that won't clash. I'm not too worried if its flavor profile of the yeast gets lost in the hops- but I do want to avoid the off flavors of a yeast that is fermenting above their temperature range. Do you think the yeast strain I picked is off? Or should I change the hops used to ones found in Belgians?


Does anyone else have any feedback for me?

Thanks,

Ryan

 

[ericd]

Amarillo goes well with belgian yeast, but I dunno about simcoe....

Try chinook or magnum, I've been working on my own Belgian IPA recipe for awhile now.

 

[Houblon]

wlp550 works better

 

[RexPDX]

Thanks guys- I'll definitely take your suggestions into consideration and play around with my recipe a bit over the next few weeks prior to brewing day. Any other feedback is greatly appreciated!
-Ryan

 

[Enhoffer-Knopfe]

Did you end up brewing this? Which yeast did you use? I'm waiting for the weather to warm up to brew a Trippel Wheat IPA. Any recommendations?