SamInNJ
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I'm trying to put together a recipe for an IPA for my third brew batch.
I did an APA for my first and a northern English brown for my second.
BJCP style guidelines say an IPA should be between 40 and 70 IBU.
To achieve this and get a high amount of hop flavor I designed a recipe that added all hop additions late - 2 oz of citra, centenniel and cascade all at 10 minutes for a total of 6oz hops.
This puts my recipe on the high end of IBU's for the style. When looking at other recipes and talk about ipa's though I keep seeing way higher levels of hops and advice that keeps saying to add more hops. Other than dry hopping I'm not sure how to Pack much more hops into my recipe.
Are people frequently exceeding the typical style guide now or am I misunderstanding people's recipes and additions?
I'm brewing with extract and a 5.5 gal target. I feel like I'm missing something.
I did an APA for my first and a northern English brown for my second.
BJCP style guidelines say an IPA should be between 40 and 70 IBU.
To achieve this and get a high amount of hop flavor I designed a recipe that added all hop additions late - 2 oz of citra, centenniel and cascade all at 10 minutes for a total of 6oz hops.
This puts my recipe on the high end of IBU's for the style. When looking at other recipes and talk about ipa's though I keep seeing way higher levels of hops and advice that keeps saying to add more hops. Other than dry hopping I'm not sure how to Pack much more hops into my recipe.
Are people frequently exceeding the typical style guide now or am I misunderstanding people's recipes and additions?
I'm brewing with extract and a 5.5 gal target. I feel like I'm missing something.