Fruity new England ipa

[Coupe1937]

I'm new to homebrewing, I've done a few batches and now I'm interested in brewing a neipa. I'm wondering what kind of hops are generally used for very fruity flavors? I'm looking to make something around 15 to 20 ibu and dry hop for fruit flavor if possible. Any suggestions for good reliable hop flavor profiles?

 

[Sammy86]

I think @IslandLizard can help you out with this...

For the commercial examples that I enjoy...I like mosaic, citra, and idaho-7

 

[BeerFst]

I’d always start with Citra mosaic for your first neipa

learn with that then expand to other hops after

 

[IslandLizard]

I think @IslandLizard can help you out with this...

I saw your call... I'll do my best...

I've done a few batches and now I'm interested in brewing a neipa. I'm wondering what kind of hops are generally used for very fruity flavors?

Have you had any NEIPAs? Which are your favorites?
What have you brewed so far? Extract? Kits?
What equipment do you have?

"Fruitiness" in NEIPAs is a complex sensation, it doesn't come alone, centered linearly on single fruits. Think more of a complex fruit cocktail with dank aromas and flavors.

When brewing NEIPAs, process is arguably more important than the ingredients. The grain bills are fairly simple, the hops are the ultimate showcase. Usually the focus is on the interplay of 2-3 high Alpha Acid (IPA type) hops, although single hop NEIPAs can be very successful too.

Here's our main thread on brewing NEIPAs:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/northeast-style-ipa.568046/page-371
I'm intentionally linking to the last page of this (currently) 371-page (!) long thread.
I'd start reading the last page, browsing backward, as that's where the newest development and hop combos are addressed. Or just click somewhere at random and start reading.

Look for pertinent information about process and hop combos that are being used.

Use the search function (upper right corner) to your advantage, limiting your searches to the current thread) to look for things you're interested in such as fruity, pineapple, mango, peach, berry, etc.

Are you kegging yet? That's almost a prerequisite to brew this style successfully.

So is doing all-grain brewing, although all-extract brews can yield satisfactory results from what I've read.
You almost have to do (near) full volume boils (no top ups, or very little), while hop stands / (hop) whirlpooling are par for the course. A long brew spoon or paddle to stir intermittently will work fine.

Also, fermentation temps need to be controlled (~66-70F).
Once the wort has been oxygenated (or aerated), and the yeast pitched, any further air/oxygen exposure needs to be avoided. That is during fermentation, dry hopping, and racking/packaging. That's why bottling (and bottle conditioning) is basically not suitable.

But the results are amazing, even with simple equipment, just pay attention to the (small) details for a successful NEIPA journey.

 

[Coupe1937]

Thank you for the information, great response. I do keg all my beer, I have more of a simple all grain biab setup, 10 gallon kettle with insulation to hold temp, glass carboy, I do have a fermentation chamber to hold temp as well. I've only tried a couple neipa one I liked was Deschutes fresh squeezed. I'll look through the information you suggested and I appreciate you pointing me in the right direction.

 

[BeerFst]

Fresh squeezed isn’t a neipa, fresh haze is, but I have not had it. Squeezed is more of a classic ipa.

that said, if you liked fresh squeezed hop wise, that is citra/mosaic so you already have an idea of what that’s combo will be like.

 

[Coupe1937]

Good to know, I was under the impression it was. What are your favorite neipa commercial beers?

 

[doogie]

Good to know, I was under the impression it was. What are your favorite neipa commercial beers?

Even commercial examples have to be fresh. Where are you located? I could tell you what are good examples in my area (Southeastern PA), but it needs to be fresh, and preferably refrigerated it's whole life. Hopefully someone in your area can chime in.

 

[Coupe1937]

I'm located in northern Utah.

 

[Beenym88]

My favorite neipa that I have made is galaxy and cashmere there is a distinct fruity smell as soon as it gets to your face. I also mad a sour ipa with all galaxy hops no boil all whirlpool and dry hop it almost taste like fruited it. Safe to say I love galaxy hops but I also really love citra you can never go wrong with citra in any style IPA one that I always have on tap because my family likes it so much is a super simple 97% golden promise 3% carapils and about 8 oz total of just citra hops for 5 gallons.