First stab at a neipa

[Jtvann]

So I was considering adding crystal just for color. Crunching the numbers of crystal 15, the color change according to beersmith was negligible. I wasn’t ever considering adding more than half a pound. Without seeing more of a color change, I’m opting to not add any crystal at all.

 

[Jtvann]

Ok ... so the batch isn’t brewed yet. Somebody with experience on neipas please chime in. I’m aiming for 15oz in a 5 gallon batch off my reading of this forum only. This is my first neipa. I’ve got the hops ready to do 15 oz. I’m not aiming to waste expensive hops for no reason.

Really wanting feedback here. Am I overshooting what’s needed. If so, where would you reduce .... or add.

 

[chickypad]

I do pretty much the equivalent of what you have there except no 10 min addition and instead a small bittering charge of warrior or equivalent at 60. So I do 12 oz per 6 gals into the fermenter, plus bittering charge.

 

[tofuguy]

I recommend using the mutated 1318 stain which Vermont breweries are actually using, WLP 095 Burlington Ale Yeast White Labs.

 

[Jtvann]

Oh my god my garage smells amazing right now

 

[Jtvann]

I had so many snags going into this. While fly sparging my quick disconnects decided to leak water.
Luckily I had time to take them apart before the wort whirlpool.
I’m whirlpooling now. Nailed the OG spot on

 

[Jtvann]

Anybody who is interested in seeing what a tilt hydrometer log looks like, PM me and I’ll send a link

 

[zgja2]

Ok ... so the batch isn’t brewed yet. Somebody with experience on neipas please chime in. I’m aiming for 15oz in a 5 gallon batch off my reading of this forum only. This is my first neipa. I’ve got the hops ready to do 15 oz. I’m not aiming to waste expensive hops for no reason.

Really wanting feedback here. Am I overshooting what’s needed. If so, where would you reduce .... or add.

So i think you hop bill is fine. The biggest risk to wasting expensive hops in this style of beer is O2. Are you set up to purge while adding dry hops? Prevent suck back if cold crashing? closed transfer to keg? Any one of these can ruin a beer like this very fast.

 

[Jtvann]

Just added my first dose of dry hops. I’ve never seen a fermentation as vigorous is this. According to the tilt, it’s fermenting at about .02 per day. So today a 1.034, tomorrow a 1.014 if the rate keeps up.

To keep O2 low while dry hopping, I’m only opening a small hole in the top of the lid. A 1.5 TC cap. With positive pressure inside the fermenter, I’m hoping O2 won’t get in.

To prevent suck back, I take a sanitized balloon and fill it with CO2 from my keezer. Slip it over the blow off tube and let it do it’s thing.

Closed transfer is checked off as well. Have a pressurized transfer fitting with pressure blow off that fits on the previously mentioned 1.5 TC.

 

[zgja2]

Sounds like you are set up for success. Should be a great beer. I am guessing you will do a second round or dry hops? If so and the fermentation is slowed or stopped by then, I would put a co2 line in the opening of your fermentor and continuously purge while adding dry hops. IMHO. Cheers!

 

[Jtvann]

Yep, I will dry hop again in probably 3 days. Good call on running a line. That’s easy enough to do.

 

[mattwis]

I'm looking for some critique of my first NEIPA recipe I plan on brewing this weekend and didn't want to start a new thread on the same topic so here goes:

BIAB
Batch Size: 3 gallons
Efficiency: 60%

3 lbs 4.0 oz Maris Otter 39.9 %
3 lbs 4.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) 7 39.9 %
8.0 oz Barley, Flaked 6.1 %
8.0 oz White Wheat Malt 6.1 %
4.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine 3.1 %
2.5 oz Honey Malt 1.9 %
4.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) [Boil for 10 min] 3.1 %

0.50 oz Mosaic - Boil 5.0 min Hop
0.50 oz Citra - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min
0.50 oz Galaxy - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min
0.50 oz Mosaic - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min
1.50 oz Galaxy - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop
1.00 oz Citra - Dry Hop 3.0 Days

Yeast: East Coast Ale (White Labs #WLP008)
Mash Temp: 152F
Water: 114Ca, 5Mg, 0Na, 163Cl, 77SO4

 

[Deadserious]

I'm looking for some critique of my first NEIPA recipe I plan on brewing this weekend and didn't want to start a new thread on the same topic so here goes:

BIAB
Batch Size: 3 gallons
Efficiency: 60%

3 lbs 4.0 oz Maris Otter 39.9 %
3 lbs 4.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) 7 39.9 %
8.0 oz Barley, Flaked 6.1 %
8.0 oz White Wheat Malt 6.1 %
4.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine 3.1 %
2.5 oz Honey Malt 1.9 %
4.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) [Boil for 10 min] 3.1 %

0.50 oz Mosaic - Boil 5.0 min Hop
0.50 oz Citra - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min
0.50 oz Galaxy - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min
0.50 oz Mosaic - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min
1.50 oz Galaxy - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop
1.00 oz Citra - Dry Hop 3.0 Days

Yeast: East Coast Ale (White Labs #WLP008)
Mash Temp: 152F
Water: 114Ca, 5Mg, 0Na, 163Cl, 77SO4

I’d dry hop 5-7days into primary fermentation, pending a nice healthy yeast pitch. Rack off to keg/bottle at about day 15-16. And it doesn’t hurt to add more for dry hop additions. The honey malt is always a nice touch.

 

[Jtvann]

Sweet nectar of the gods ... the final hydrometer sample is amazing. 1 more day of cold crashing then I’ll be kegging tomorrow. Perfect light pale hazy appearance. Thanks for the feedback on this one ... I’ll be posting more follow up in about a week or two after carbing and conditioning