Extract IPA

[AZBeer]

So I am toying with the idea of doing an IPA with all late hop additions.

@20 mins
@0 mins
7 day dry hop

Since it's an extract brew, no need for a long boil, no? I was think of steeping while the water heats up, then adding 1/3 of my DME and doing a 30 minute boil. Is that even needed? Should I just do a 20 minute boil?

 

[Citizen86]

Depends on how much bitterness you want in the IPA. There are a lot of people who are big fans of the 15 minute boil Pale/IPA with extract. The basic brewing podcaster James suggests adding more hops to try to get to the bitterness level you would with less hops at 60 minutes. But you get more hop flavor.

So yeah, a 30 minute boil should be fine.

 

[AZBeer]

Not looking for super bitter, more flavor and aroma.

 

[Citizen86]

Not looking for super bitter, more flavor and aroma.

Good, that's easy to do with a bunch of hops at 15-30 minutes boil :rockin:

 

[RM-MN]

To be designated an IPA a beer needs a certain bitterness. That bitterness depends on isomerizing the hop alpha acids which take time. That is usually considered an hour although the majority of the process is done in 30 minutes. Depending on the variety of hop and its alpha acid you may get enough bittering with just a 20 minute addition if you use enough hops. If you short the hops at 20 minutes, you end up with a very aromatic pale ale. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, I love those, but it really can't be called an IPA then.

 

[AZBeer]

Thanks for the info guys.

@RM-MN - according to Brewersfriend, this almost falls into an American IPA, the only reason it doesn't is because the ABV is just a touch high. Either way, it should be interesting...either as a aromatic pale ale or a IPA.

 

[RM-MN]

I'd drink it anyway. Screw the rules that say it isn't an IPA.

 

[Sailingeric]

I have done a few short boil beers of 30 minutes or so and did hops at about 30 minutes you can get bittering and flavor and added more near the end for flavoring, You might have to up the hop amount if you are going for an IPA. No matter what you will have beer and odds are it will still be tasty.

 

[unionrdr]

I do no more than .3oz to .5 oz bittering in IPA's. but a load of hops, 8 to 10 ounces at times. Flavor hop additions @ 20 minutes down to8 1/2 with a few ounces dry hop 7 days.

 

[Patrick87]

I haven't boiled an extract IPA for more than 30 minutes in nearly two years. I usually get a calculated 55-70 IBU from my IPA's using a high AA hop like Summit or Apollo for 20-30 minutes, then do a big (4oz-8oz) hopstand at about 200 degrees once I add most of my DME at flame-out. My brews turn out very hoppy, appropriately bitter, and crystal clear.

 

[AZBeer]

Thanks guys.

So I am going to steep some grains first, thoughts on if I should add any DME early in the boil or should I just add it all at the end/ @ flameout?

 

[AZBeer]

Brewed this today. I ended up steeping the caramel, then added maybe 1/4 of the DME at the beginning, added the rest at flameout.

 

[Shade]

It will be good. I've made my last few batches in the same way. You get the IBUs from a shorter boil so long as you add enough hops. That's the downside, it costs a little more but otherwise no worries.

 

[RM-MN]

It will be good. I've made my last few batches in the same way. You get the IBUs from a shorter boil so long as you add enough hops. That's the downside, it costs a little more but otherwise no worries.

I've seen reports that say that 90% of the bittering is done within 30 minutes so it doesn't take much extra hops for the bitterness you might want.

 

[drhusker18]

I will be trying one of these when I get time. Just a simple IPA maybe with left over hop remnants from prev brews.

I did a late extract addition today and only did 45 min boil because it was a lower IBU fruit beer. What I didn't consider was the different set up versus my 60 min boil. I had more wort 5.5 gal versus 5 gal. Boil off today was low I guess but something to consider and account for in the short boils. I will work with my beer smith to see what I come up with.

Let us know how it comes out!

 

[AZBeer]

Yeah, I ended up with a larger volume b/c less boil off.

But, I pulled a sample to check the gravity tonight...and I think this is going to be really good. Hope to start dry hopping this weekend.

 

[AZBeer]

Bottled this weekend, and it was really tasty going into the bottles.

Here's the actual recipe if anyone is interested. I did a 1 gal batch, obviously it can be scaled as needed.

2lb Light DME
.1lb Carmel 20L

.5oz Citra Hops @ 20mins
.5oz Citra Hops @ Flameout
1oz Citra Hops Dry Hop for 5 days

US-05 pitched @ 65 degrees.

Steeped the Caramel for 20 mins @ 155 degrees, then added .2lb of DME at the first boil. Added the rest of the DME @ flame out.
I ended up dry hoping for 5 days instead of 7 days because of my schedule. Cold crashed @ 34 degrees for 48 hours.

Going into the bottle it is a really nice, drinkable beer. Light, crisp and bright. Strong citrus flavor, good hop aroma up front. We'll see how it is when it's ready, but I will definitely brew this again. With a small batch, and a short boil, I was done in 90 minutes. May tweak it some, but I will have to see how the final product come out.