DIPA recipe help

[bj2387]

just threw something together and wondered on thoughts

partial mash-3.5 gal
1.084-OG
84IBU
9.6 SRM
8.5% ABV

5.5lb 2 row
3.3lb wheat lme
1lb vienna
.50 c-40

hop schedule
1oz simcoe-60
1oz simcoe-45
1oz amarillo-35
1oz-amarillo-30
.50-amarillo-25
.50 amarillo-20
.50 cascade-15
.50 cascade-5

DRY HOP thinking 2 oz of cascade or a mix of the hops.

thoughts?

 

[eluterio]

My personal opinion there is too much wheat but it depends on how you want the beer to finish. If you like that body stick with the wheat if you like them dry try adding some sugar or dextrose. My personal palate likes the flavor of hops and would move the 45 and 35 additions to impact more on flavor. That's just me other than this looks good. Only way to find out if its good is to brew it.

 

[schematix]

just threw something together and wondered on thoughts

partial mash-3.5 gal
1.084-OG
84IBU
9.6 SRM
8.5% ABV

5.5lb 2 row
3.3lb wheat lme
1lb vienna
.50 c-40

hop schedule
1oz simcoe-60
1oz simcoe-45
1oz amarillo-35
1oz-amarillo-30
.50-amarillo-25
.50 amarillo-20
.50 cascade-15
.50 cascade-5

DRY HOP thinking 2 oz of cascade or a mix of the hops.

thoughts?

I'd drop all of the wheat. IMHO totally inappropriate for a DIPA.

Get yourself 40-60 IBU from 60 minute additions. The rest of those hops would be a sin to use so much throughout. Add the rest at knock out and let them steep for 45-60 mins.

 

[kombat]

My recommendations:

Cut the wheat and Vienna entirely, cut back the C-40 to a half-pound and add 4 oz of Carafoam/Carapils (for some nice lacing and head retention).

Use 0.5 - 1 oz of Magnum or Warrior at 60 minutes for bittering. Move all the other additions to flameout/whirlpool. That's 1 oz Simcoe, 3 oz Amarillo (I'd reverse those, actually, but that's just my taste), and 1 oz of Cascade, all at flameout. Also 0.5 - 1 lb of dextrose. 4 oz Cascade (or 2 oz Cascade & 2 oz Simcoe) for dry hop. 2 rehydrated packs of US-05, ferment between 62 - 65° F for 3 weeks (adding the dry hops at the beginning of the third week), then keg or bottle.