Empryean Mango IPA

[permo]

Yesterday I had a Mango IPA from Empryean Brewing out of Nebraska. I have to say this was one amazing beer. I am looking for some tips on brewing it or Mango IPA in general. It appeared to have mostly spicy hops, possibly libtery, fuggles, sterling, etc..etc...paired with the mango. %8.5 ABV is all the info I have.


Should a guy use fresh mango or is there extract?

 

[Waterboy42]

You would probably want to use some Citra hops in the mix, on the late end of the boil. Tropical, fruity notes for sure.

 

[eastoak]

Yesterday I had a Mango IPA from Empryean Brewing out of Nebraska. I have to say this was one amazing beer. I am looking for some tips on brewing it or Mango IPA in general. It appeared to have mostly spicy hops, possibly libtery, fuggles, sterling, etc..etc...paired with the mango. %8.5 ABV is all the info I have.


Should a guy use fresh mango or is there extract?

do you have any indian markets in your town? they sell a canned kesar mango puree that is absolutely delish.

 

[permo]

do you have any indian markets in your town? they sell a canned kesar mango puree that is absolutely delish.

I live in North Dakota. Nuff said.

 

[mountainman13]

I was recently drinking a glass of my house IPA, which is a simple all Chinook recipe based off of Northern Brewers recipie, and eating a piece of mango licorice and thought 'damn this would be awesome together'. Needless to say, I settled on apricot extract instead because of availability at my LHBS, or any mail-order store for that matter. It turned out awesome, to say the least and has been one of my fastest movers.

10 lbs 2-row
.75 carapils
.25 120

1oz Chinook 60 min
1oz Chinook 10 min
1oz Chinook @flameout

Safale S-04

4oz Chinook Dryhop for 10-14 days (whole flower hops)

3oz Apricot extract @ bottling or kegging.

I meant to add 2 oz of extract, but the bottle got caught up and jammed between the roof of the fridge and the top of the keg. Needless to say I ended up dumping 3/4 of the bottle in vs. the 1/2 that I was aiming for. It was a tad too strong for the first week, but it mellowed out nicely.

The sweetness of the extract balances out nicely with the fairly large amount of hops. I can almost guarantee you will not be disappointed. I'm not a fan of fruit beers, and my wife despises hoppy beers, but we can both enjoy this one.

 

[permo]

thank you for the recipe. I think apricot would likely workout good as well.

 

[Keffa]

Be careful with extract flavorings. Some are good, some are not so good. A local brewery uses mango extract in a wheat beer, and it tastes artificial.

 

[mountainman13]

I was afraid of an artificial taste as well, but luckily for me I have a bunch of beer garbage disposals (some people refer to them as co-workers) just in case if it turned out bad. No artificial taste to speak of though. Heres a pic of the flavoring I used, right next to a pint of said recipe. And if you can't tell by the glass, I've drained a few Empyrians down in my day.

 

[bbrim]

The Mango IPA was a Beerquest winner. That is their homebrew competition, the winner of which gets to brew on their system. I am entering the next one and if I get a chance to ask I will see if I can glean any info from the brewer of this beer.