ESB or IPA

[TomInMaine]

Hello, I am not sure I classified my beer I just made last night right. What makes soemthing either an ESB or IPA. here is my recipe.

6.6lbs Muntons extra light extract
1/2 lbs crystal malt 1/2 hour steep
2 oz Willimette Hops 5.1AA each oz. full 60 min boil
1 oz Tettnang 5.1AA 3/4 oz last 10 min 1/4 oz last 5 min
1tsp irish moss last 15 min boil
8 oz malto dextrin full boil.
will be dry hopping
1oz Tettnang 5.1 AA in Secondary Ferm
Wyeast 1098 Brit Ale
Just would like to know how this would be classified.
thanks for all the input in advance.

 

[bull8042]

Maybe this will help a little. BJCP 2008 Style Guidelines - Index

 

[StunnedMonkey]

I plugged your ingredients into beer tools pro and came up with:

SG 1.060 (assuming 5 gallons)
Color 8.62 SRM (assuming Crystal 40...you didn't specify)
IBU's 44.2

It fits into an English IPA or an English ESB. For an ESB it's on the hoppy end of the scale and a little on the light side (unless you're using a darker crystal) and it was pretty much middle of the scale all around for an English IPA.

I'd say...call it an English IPA if you're using Crystal 40 or below, and an ESB if you're using Crystal 60+.

Or you can just call it beer.