Citra IPA recipe critique/suggestion?

[Build]

You don't necessarily need carapils and Munich, but they will add a little complexity and mouthfeel. I would probably drop the carapils and keep and up the Munich. Are you using dark or light Munich?

 

[Patrick87]

If you're steeping and not mashing, I believe the Munich malt will add some starch haze. I'd drop it unless I was doing a small mash.

 

[Pyg]

You don't necessarily need carapils and Munich, but they will add a little complexity and mouthfeel. I would probably drop the carapils and keep and up the Munich. Are you using dark or light Munich?

Light Munich
And I was going to steep the grains as I will get all fermentable from Extract.

 

[guldalian]

You really don't wanna steep Munich. It's a base malt. It needs to be mashed. I know you aren't trying to get fermentables from it, but still.

 

[Pyg]

You really don't wanna steep Munich. It's a base malt. It needs to be mashed. I know you aren't trying to get fermentables from it, but still.

Not a problem, will do a mini mash

 

[oceanic_brew]

Similar to 3 floyds zombie dust:





https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=303478

Yeah I was gonna mention that. I rarely brew someone else's recipe more than once but am definitely giving the 3f one another go! Citra is an amazing hop and I've oddly found that it does well with some of my non hop appreciative lady friends. The three Floyds zombie dust is definitely a hop forward citrus IPA but it certainly is not overly bitter or astringent.



I just added 1# of wheat to an IPA, can't say much about it since I've only sampled when taking OG readings but the wort definitely had a more pleasing mouthfeel to it. I wouldn't call it malty but just a little more full and seemed to deliver the hops a little better. That could all change but this is in a recipe I've brewed several times and like that addition so far.

Several Brewers on here have started adding wheat malt to their IPA's and I can't see how this addition wouldn't go with your "summer" vibe.

Says the guy who hasn't actually finished a beer with it yet

 

[Pyg]

Brewed this yesterday, went with citra hop addition at 15, 10, 5 & flameout
Of course I scorched some of the LME so the wort came out super dark. Either that or I used the wrong Munich .
Hope this does not affect the taste too much

Ended up with an SG of 1.070, which is much higher than the original recipe & brewer friend had of 1.056

 

[Pyg]

Bubbling away.
Smells really, really good through the vodka filled airlock!

 

[Pyg]

All the planning and stressing over the recipe and I burnt some LME which turned the beer dark.
Either that or I bought the wrong Munich
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[Atlmustang]

I did a SMaSH IPA with 2 row and Citra only and I thought it was awesome. Nothing fancy, but clean and hoppy. Wasn't too sweet or too bready. It had little bread, but definitely tolerable. It was a hit this weekend. All 4 gallons nearly gone after the party. 2 row does nicely with the IPA and citra is wonderful.

I dry hopped it hard and it was worth it. Great hop nose. Next time, I will not boil the citra at 60. I may try a magnum or warrior instead and only add the citra at 15-10-5-0 and DH.

 

[Pyg]

After 1.5 weeks in bottle I opened one, it had the beginning of bottle infection.
Turned out really tasty.
Nice bitterness, great aroma.
It was not as dark as I thought, guess I did not burn the malt, but it had a reddish color (more on the brownish spectrum of red)

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On my LHBS advice I passed on cold crashing.
Turned out a little hazier than other batches but drinkable far out weighs appearance!View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1463695143.148665.jpg

 

[brew703]

Looks good. Why did you say it was the beginning of a bottle infection?

 

[brew703]

I know this is late but I am also a big fan of late addition hops. I usually only use Magnum for bittering but will try warrior. IMO anything about 15 min is a waste of hops.

 

[Pyg]

Looks good. Why did you say it was the beginning of a bottle infection?

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Tough to see but one bottle had a ring around the peak, also a few patches in the neck.

I know this is late but I am also a big fan of late addition hops. I usually only use Magnum for bittering but will try warrior. IMO anything about 15 min is a waste of hops.

This was my first late hop addition, and I am blow away by what it offers.
I have another IPA in planning that will late addition Simcoe/Amarillo/centennial

 

[JF_HBrews]

It sounds like a great success overall! With any luck any potential infection issues are limited to the few bottles. And, you made no mention of an off taste so start enjoying them.

 

[Pyg]

It sounds like a great success overall! With any luck any potential infection issues are limited to the few bottles. And, you made no mention of an off taste so start enjoying them.

Tasted great
I check all other bottles , no sing of infection