Experimental hop recipe

[mrdass]

Hi

I've been given 100grams of I'm told an experimental hop, all i know the pellets are:

Acid 12.9% /EBC 7.5

Total oils 1.25ml/100g

As you can imagine i am delighted to have been chosen to trail this hop..

As i do not know what characteristics of the hop is bitter/etc etc i was thinking of doing an single hop IPA.

Anyone help me with a simple single hop IPA recipe please.

Thank you
Steve

 

[BigAlex]

I'm still a novice at recipe formulation, but you could do something like 90% 2-row, 5% carapils, 5% crystal 15 or 20. Mash at 152. Hop additions at 60 min (1oz), 15 min (1oz), and the rest (~1.5oz if my conversions are correct) at flame out. 100 grams isn't all that much (~3.5oz), so probably not enough to dry hop. Yeast should be simple ale yeast, safale us-05 or equivalent. This light malt bill and simple hopping schedule should really give you an idea on the hop characteristics.
Cheers

 

[mrdass]

Cheers Alex i'll give it a go..

 

[Calder]

3.5 ozs is not going to make much of an IPA in 5 gallons.

3.5 ozs in 2 to 2.5 gallons (US gallons that is), would make a decent IPA.

Keep Crystal low, use about 5 to 10% plain sugar, clean yeast. Design for IBUs to be similar or higher than OG (that is, if OG = 1.075, make IBUs 75 or greater).

 

[wardens355]

Make a pale ale. Use a clean bittering hop to get around 30 IBU, then use the experimental hops at the end of the boil. Maybe 1 oz at 5 mins, 1 oz at flameout, and 1.5 oz dry hop. Keep it simple on the grain bill.