Help me build an IPA recipe!

[edco76]

So I had a recipe I wanted to try but when I hit up my LHBS, they were out of citra hops.

I still want to brew an IPA Friday. This is what I have on hand:

Golden Light DME 6#
Caramel 40 .75#
Plenty of corn and table sugar

Got some Chocolate wheat and some Caramunich in the freezer to but I dunno if those would help any.

.5oz Nugget
.5oz Willamette
2oz Centennial
3oz Mosaic
2oz Cascade

And I have some S-05 laying around as well.

 

[SC_Ryan]

Chocolate wheat would probably make a pretty interesting hoppy beer but I wouldn't really call it an IPA. I don't think Caramunich will do much for an IPA either. You have some good IPA hops there.

I'd try a "brown IPA" if you have enough chocolate wheat to color it up. I'd bitter with the Mosaic (I know, I know, I just think the other hops would play better with the "brownness"). and go late addition with the Cascade, Centennial and Nugget.

Or you could do a more tropical IPA without the Choc Wheat. Use the Nugget for bittering and go late addition with the Centennial, Mosaic, Cascade combo. I would save the Willamette for something else. S-05 is perfect for either. Good luck with the brew!

 

[edco76]

Chocolate wheat would probably make a pretty interesting hoppy beer but I wouldn't really call it an IPA. I don't think Caramunich will do much for an IPA either. You have some good IPA hops there.

I'd try a "brown IPA" if you have enough chocolate wheat to color it up. I'd bitter with the Mosaic (I know, I know, I just think the other hops would play better with the "brownness"). and go late addition with the Cascade, Centennial and Nugget.

Or you could do a more tropical IPA without the Choc Wheat. Use the Nugget for bittering and go late addition with the Centennial, Mosaic, Cascade combo. I would save the Willamette for something else. S-05 is perfect for either. Good luck with the brew!

Brown IPA sounds interesting. May save that one for later though.

How about

6lb DME
.75 Caramel 40 (Steeped)

.5 Cascade 60
1oz Centennial 10
1oz Mosaic 5
1oz Mosaic flameout

Dry hop 1oz centennial, 1oz mosaic

Maybe an ounce of cascade at dry hop as well? Just for fun?

 

[brick_haus]

That one looks good, but... I would add .5 cascade at 5 min and FO(in addition to what you already have in the recipe) , and add the Willamette in the mix for dry hop.

MORE HOPS! This is an IPA...

 

[brick_haus]

OH, don't forget to add .5# corn sugar to the boil (15 min.)

 

[edco76]

Ok, got this in Beersmith ATM

6lb Golden DME (3lb 60min boil, 3lb 15minutes)
.75lb Caramel 40 (steep for 30 @ 150-160F)
.5lb Corn Sugar (15 minutes)

.5oz Cascade 60min
1oz Centennial 10min
1oz Mosaic 5min
.5oz Cascade 5min

1oz Mosaic FO
.5oz Cascade FO

Dry hop x 7 days
1oz Centennial
1oz Mosaic
.5oz Cascade

Safale S-05

OG 1.058 FG 1.011
IBU-52

 

[bragona71]

Ok, got this in Beersmith ATM

6lb Golden DME (3lb 60min boil, 3lb 15minutes)
.75lb Caramel 40 (steep for 30 @ 150-160F)
.5lb Corn Sugar (15 minutes)

.5oz Cascade 60min
1oz Centennial 10min
1oz Mosaic 5min
.5oz Cascade 5min

1oz Mosaic FO
.5oz Cascade FO

Dry hop x 7 days
1oz Centennial
1oz Mosaic
.5oz Cascade

Safale S-05

OG 1.058 FG 1.011
IBU-52

looks good to me. I would ad the nugget in the boil also just for sh$ts and giggles I like hoppy beers

 

[edco76]

looks good to me. I would ad the nugget in the boil also just for sh$ts and giggles I like hoppy beers

sounds good. They are generally bittering hops right? So just through in @ 60?

 

[bragona71]

sounds good. They are generally bittering hops right? So just through in @ 60?

yes sir!! that's my opinion

 

[stpug]

Ok, got this in Beersmith ATM

6lb Golden DME (3lb 60min boil, 3lb 15minutes)
.75lb Caramel 40 (steep for 30 @ 150-160F)
.5lb Corn Sugar (15 minutes)

.5oz Cascade 60min
1oz Centennial 10min
1oz Mosaic 5min
.5oz Cascade 5min

1oz Mosaic FO
.5oz Cascade FO

Dry hop x 7 days
1oz Centennial
1oz Mosaic
.5oz Cascade

Safale S-05

OG 1.058 FG 1.011
IBU-52

This is how I would brew it:

6lb Golden DME (1lb 60min boil, 5lb 5minutes)
.25lb Caramel 40 (steep for 30 @ 150-160F)
.5lb Corn Sugar (flameout)

.5oz Cascade 60min
.5oz Nugget 60min

1oz Mosaic 2min
.5oz Cascade 2min

1oz Mosaic FO
1oz Cascade FO


Dry hop x 7 days
1oz Centennial
1oz Mosaic
1oz Centennial

Safale S-05

OG 1.058 FG 1.011
IBU-65-75

 

[bobbrews]

@stpug offered the best grist %'s so far. I would go with that.

0.75# C40 would give this IPA over 10% crystal malt, which in my experience is too much.

For the Hops, best results IMO would be had by using a .33 oz. Nugget bittering charge at rolling boil start. That will give you about 25-30 smooth IBUs as a base, which you can then build upon with the more flavorful & aromatic additions at 10 minutes left in the boil and Whirlpool.

Dryhop for this 1.058/1.011 IPA is fine at 0.50 to 0.60 oz. hops per gallon of wort for 5 days.