English IPA carbonation level

[AzOr]

I was thinking a little lower, maybe 2.0 volumes.

The OG was 1.057.
FG should be around 1.014

I did add about 6 oz of dextrose in the boil.

 

[jekeane]

I personally would keep your carbonation levels normal. I find that many of the traditional english hops they tend to be less bright and more herbal carbonation in general helps these hops pop a bit more inline with the aromatics you would expect in a ipa. Albeit more earthy herbal then citrus fruity of an american.

 

[AzOr]

Normal, as in 2.5ish?

Sounds good. The last time I brewed something like this it wasn’t an English IPA, it was just IPA. And I was only doing extract.

 

[jrgtr42]

If it was a traditional british style such as mild, bitter, etc, I'd agree with the lower carb level. For an IPA, I'd stick with usual. 2.5 should be fine - maybe even a hair low - not sure offhand on the usual carb levels.

 

[Gnomebrewer]

I like mine a bit lower - about 2.2. But I prefer most beers with lower than normal carbonation.

 

[AzOr]

Since I keg, I’ll shoot for low 2’s then bump up if needed.

I am excited to taste this beer. I’m not a huge IPA drinker but this style piqued my interest.
Took me back to my early brew days when I wore out a couple of Papazian books.
I’ll post pics in a couple of weeks when ready.

 

[AzOr]

Update- I ended up carbing to about 2.5 which turned out to be perfect because my kegerator is set at 35f, so I pour a glass and let it sit for a few minutes to warm up to 40s. By then the it's lost a tiny bit of carbonation but it tastes delicious and the aroma of fuggles and EKG start to pop.

I'll post a pic later.