Dank, Low ABV IPA

[Brett3rThanU]

I've done numerous SMaSH beers with just straight Mosaic and they're a tad too much on the fruity side so I'd like to add some dankness to a low ABV IPA I'm working on. I'm thinking I'll throw in some Simcoe and Columbus. What do you guys think?

Batch Size: 11 gallons
Est Gravity: 1.052
Est FG: 1.011
Est ABV: 5.5%
IBU: 73.6
SRM: 5.6

Mash @ 151F for 60 min

• 19 lb 2 row
• 1 lb Crystal 40L
• 1 lb Cara-pils
• 1.5 oz CTZ @ 60 min
• 1 oz Mosaic @ 15 min
• .5 oz Columbus @ 15 min
• .5 oz Simcoe @ 15 min
• 1 oz Mosaic @ 5 min
• .5 oz Simcoe @ 5 min
• .5 oz Columbus @ 5 min
• 1 oz Mosaic @ 0 min
• .5 oz Simcoe @ 0 min
• .5 oz Columbus @ 0 min
• 2 oz Mosaic 7 Day Dry Hop
• 1 oz Columbus 7 Day Dry Hop
• 1 oz Simcoe 7 Day Dry Hop
• US05

 

[strahmhv]

1.4 Bittering to Gravity ratio. Is that what your going for?

As far as the fruitiness goes i believe you would only need to change your mid/late hop additions and lower fermentation temp.

 

[m00ps]

Comet in dry hopping is notoriously dank and resiny. I also have found the 2014 galaxy crop to be extremely weedy.
I'd also switch up the additions. I just kegged a piney dank black IPA with this hop schedule: If I wanted more dank i'd switch rakau for columbus
@60: 1 oz magnum
@15: 1 oz simcoe / 1 oz rakau
@0: 1 oz simcoe / 2 oz rakau / 1 oz chinook
* 60 min hopstand before chilling *
@+30min into hopstand: 1 oz simcoe / 1 oz rakau / 2 oz chinook
@dry: 1 oz simcoe / 1 oz chinook
@dry2: 2 oz comet
@keg: 1 oz simcoe

 

[Superdown]

I do not personally perceive Mosaic as dank. I'm defining 'dank' as resinous, musty, fruity with a slight skunk/garlic tone.

This is a recipe that I've brewed to get that 'dank' flavor – and that it does!

https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/mr-nice-rye

 

[JKaranka]

Try a blend of Columbus and Target if you really want 'dank'. Some Simcoe might top it up nicely.

 

[JKaranka]

Ratebeer reviews of this Sly Fox Target single hop are really funny:
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/sly-fox-target-ipa/35624/

The common themes are dank, earthy, woody, cedar, pine needles, skunky, 'straight weed', 'pine/spruce essence', 'pine bark', 'tea tannins', spicy, citrusy, 'pine tar'...

 

[Brett3rThanU]

Thanks guys. I want to leave the Mosaic in there to have some citrus notes. I should have said I don't want it straight up, 100% dank. Anyway, my plan is to brew 10 gallons of this on Friday so hopefully it's good!

 

[Johow]

Thanks guys. I want to leave the Mosaic in there to have some citrus notes. I should have said I don't want it straight up, 100% dank. Anyway, my plan is to brew 10 gallons of this on Friday so hopefully it's good!

So how did that go?

 

[chris0879]

How did it turn out? This recipe looks intriguing.

 

[Brett3rThanU]

I changed the hop schedule last minute from Mosaic to Citra and went Simcoe 2 to 1 on the Citra and CTZ. Came out awesome, I wouldn't change a thing.