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So I am thinking I'd like to clone the *Flavor* profile of Dogfish Head 120 IPA, but I'm really not concerned with pulling the ABV up into the barley wine realm unless it's required. Is it possible to get that flavor profile with a "smaller" beer? or do I have to go big or go home?
So how would you go about mimicking 120?
I've seen the homebrewchef recipe, but they are adding tons of sugar to (I assume) offset/balance the giant IBU's, so I figure you could create the same (or at least similar) flavor by following the recipe (without the sugar additions), but by lowering amounts in the various hop additions.
That said, I'm not sure if that is actually true.
*oh- I was going to mention adding Aromatic malt, to mimic the sort of "over-the-top" maltiness I taste. But I don't know if that would help or hurt, as I've never used it.
So how would you go about mimicking 120?
I've seen the homebrewchef recipe, but they are adding tons of sugar to (I assume) offset/balance the giant IBU's, so I figure you could create the same (or at least similar) flavor by following the recipe (without the sugar additions), but by lowering amounts in the various hop additions.
That said, I'm not sure if that is actually true.
*oh- I was going to mention adding Aromatic malt, to mimic the sort of "over-the-top" maltiness I taste. But I don't know if that would help or hurt, as I've never used it.