American IPA Green Flash IPA clone

[Schraderbrau]

Can anyone recommend a substitution for the Columbus hops? It looks like my local brew shop has everything except those, and was planning on starting this brew this weekend!

 

[Schraderbrau]

Can anyone recommend a substitution for the Columbus hops? It looks like my local brew shop has everything except those, and was planning on starting this brew this weekend!

In the absence of any feedback, I'm going with Chinook because... why not? Will post the results here!

 

[BrewerE]

Looks like you made an ok choice....

http://www.brew365.com/hop_substitution_chart.php

http://byo.com/resources/hops

 

[ScotBrew]

Brewing this one up right now but using 2lb of 40L and Briess Golden Light DME. Don't have any Amarillo or Centennial for the dry hop so if I forget to get some, I'll add in 0.5oz of Cascade instead.

Hoping to end up with the West Coast style IPA but lighter in colour.

 

[ScotBrew]

OG hit 1.083. No idea how I've managed to do that but should end up around 8.5% or so.

 

[DagoBrewer]

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[Anthonie]

I used a recipe off northern brewer as the base of this recipe. This was only my 4th batch, all of which have been IPA's, and this was by far my best. Even with all the hops used in this recipe, I still don't think it quite matched the bitterness and hop aroma from the actual Green Flash IPA from the tap, but I feel my beer actually turned out to be more drinkable (I would say the hoppiness is toned down just enough to where it isn't like a double IPA which I believe the Green Flash IPA to be very close to).

Here is the basic recipe I used:

Grain:
9.9 lbs of Light LME in a full boil starting with about 6.5 gallons of water. (This is the amount I always use for my IPA's since they come in 3.3lb bags)

Specialty Grains: Steeped at 160 degrees for about 30 minutes.
1 lb - 40L Crystal Malt
.5 lb - 120L Crystal Malt
.5 lb - Vienna Malt
(This is just a combination I had left over, you could take out the 120L for a lighter colored beer).

Hops:
0.50 oz. Simcoe Pellet 11.90 24.5 90 min.
0.25 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.00 13.1 60 min.
0.25 oz. Simcoe Pellet 11.90 11.1 60 min.
0.25 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.00 6.7 30 min.
0.25 oz. Simcoe Pellet 11.90 5.7 30 min.
0.75 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.00 10.5 15 min.
0.75 oz. Simcoe Pellet 11.90 8.9 15 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.75 4.3 10 min.
0.50 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.00 4.4 1 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Pellet 11.90 3.7 1 min.
0.50 oz. Amarillo Pellet 7.50 0.0 Dry Hop
0.50 oz. Centennial Pellet 10.50 0.0 Dry Hop
0.50 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.00 0.0 Dry Hop
0.50 oz. Simcoe Pellet 11.90 0.0 Dry Hop

Note: I tweaked this a bit for the actual brew as I did not use the Amarillo in the dry hop addition, but substitued it with some left over simcoe.

I let this ferment for about 3 weeks, then added dry hops for another week (did not use a secondary).

Would love to see anyone else's variations or recommendations for this clone. I will definitely be brewing this again soon.

Would this recipe be good with Cara Pills, Crystal, and marris otter, grains steeped forlike 15 or 20 minutes?