Hopalicious Festive IPA : Opinions please

[ABeerZale]

Hey there, brew day is just around the corner and we're planning to do this little number.
What do you think of this recipe? All feedback greatly appreciated.

Hopalicious
Added By: ABeerZale
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Mark Hughes
Original Gravity: 1.061 Final Gravity: 1.017 ABV (standard): 5.78% IBU (tinseth): 113.91 SRM (morey): 8.57
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
11 lbBelgian - Pale Ale383.483.8%
17.6 ozBelgian - Pale Ale383.48.4%
7.1 ozGerman - CaraAmber34233.4%
7.1 ozBelgian - Biscuit35233.4%
0.4 ozBelgian - Chocolate303400.2%
1.8 ozFlaked Barley322.20.9%
13.13 lbTotal
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
0.5 ozMagnumLeaf/Whole15Boil60 min24.67
0.5 ozCascadeLeaf/Whole7Boil30 min8.85
0.5 ozSimcoeLeaf/Whole12.7Boil30 min16.05
0.5 ozCentennialLeaf/Whole10Boil30 min12.64
0.5 ozCascadeLeaf/Whole7Boil15 min5.71
0.5 ozSimcoeLeaf/Whole12.7Boil15 min10.37
0.5 ozCentennialLeaf/Whole10Boil15 min8.16
0.5 ozCascadeLeaf/Whole7Boil10 min4.17
0.5 ozCentennialLeaf/Whole10Boil10 min5.96
0.5 ozSimcoeLeaf/Whole12.7Boil10 min7.57
0.5 ozCentennialLeaf/Whole10Boil5 min3.28
0.5 ozCascadeLeaf/Whole7Boil5 min2.3
0.5 ozSimcoeLeaf/Whole12.7Boil
3.6 ozSimcoeLeaf/Whole12.7
Yeast
Fermentis / Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
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Last Updated: 2014-11-27 14:09 CET



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[JonM]

Looks pretty good! Those are nice hop combos, and I like how you're using Magnum for bittering. The only suggestion I'd make is to take the 30 minute additions and add them to the late additions, like maybe even at 5 or at flameout. You get more out of the hops the later you add them. Cheers!

 

[ABeerZale]

Cheers man. Is that enough Magnum fir bittering?
I'll take that on board. Still learning and experimenting here.

 

[JonM]

Bittering is all personal preference. I like tongue-puckering bitterness in my IPAs, so I use 2 oz of a high alpha hop (Columbus) at 60. Others don't like so much. I know that Northern Brewer's most popular IPA recipe uses only .75 oz of Centennial at 60, so .50 of Magnum might be just fine.

 

[Quaker]

I'd also ditch the 30 minute additions and add those to 5 or flameout. I like to hot steep for 10-20 minutes before chilling to extract some bitterness from those too, but it won't be a tongue coating harsh bitter. I favor it that way, but as Jon said, it's all personal preference.

 

[ABeerZale]

Cheers, interesting thoughts.
So given the consensus here,I'll ditch the 30 minute additions and move them to 5 and flameout.

Much appreciated.😊

 

[ABeerZale]

OK, I've tweaked things and this is what we're going with tomorrow. Fingers crossed

HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: Hopalicious Author: Mark Hughes Brew
Method: All Grain Style Name: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.045
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.061
Final Gravity: 1.017
ABV (standard): 5.78% IBU (tinseth): 86.11
SRM (morey): 8.95

FERMENTABLES:
11 lb - Belgian - Pale Ale (83.8%)
17.6 oz - Belgian - Pale Ale (8.4%)
7.1 oz - German - CaraAmber (3.4%)
7.1 oz - Belgian - Biscuit (3.4%)
0.4 oz - United Kingdom - Black Patent (0.2%)
1.8 oz - Flaked Barley (0.9%)

HOPS:
0.5 oz - Magnum, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 24.67

0.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 2.3

0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 4.16

0.5 oz - Centennial, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 3.28

0.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 5.71

0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 10.37

0.5 oz - Centennial, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 8.16

0.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 4.17

0.5 oz - Centennial, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 5.96

0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 7.57

0.5 oz - Centennial, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 3.28

0.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 2.3

0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 4.16

0.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 0 min

0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 0 min

1.1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days

1.1 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 7, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days

YEAST: Fermentis / Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 Starter: No Form: Dry Attenuation (avg): 72% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Temp: 59 - 75 F This recipe has been published online at: http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/87962/hopalicious

 

[ABeerZale]

Sorry that looks pretty ugly but I'm posting from my phone

 

[TastyAdventure]

Your attenuation will def be higher than that. What do you plan to mash at?
No matter what style of beer, I really don't see a point of adding hops between 45 - 15 min end of boil.
Are you going to do any flameout or Hopstand hops?

 

[TastyAdventure]

Sorry I missed your most recent post

 

[ABeerZale]

No worries, just tidied it up a bit there.

Have I got enough Magnum for bittering

 

[TastyAdventure]

86 IBUs for a 1.061 OG is PLENTY. Some could say too much....

 

[ABeerZale]

86 IBUs for a 1.061 OG is PLENTY. Some could say too much....

Well,we always miss hittng some numbers, but a nice hoppy IPA will be a nice Xmas present!!

 

[ABeerZale]

Brewed this morning, used Safale US-05 in the end. Had O.G. 1060, a bit below but I'm sure it'll be fine.

 

[ABeerZale]

So now, 3 weeks later I've moved to secondary dry hopped and playing the waiting game.

However, the F. G. was 1.020, a bit higher than what it should be. Tasted fine when I took the gravity reading.
Fermentation was slow but consistent, maybe it got a bit cold, at the bottom of the recommended fermentation temperature range, around 15°C ( 59°F)

Do I need to worry? Is it too high to bottle?