I will build your IPA/IIPA (Part 2)

[bobbrews]

*All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract? All-Grain
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency? 75%
*Boil time? In minutes. 90
*Will you rack to secondary? Not typically
*Hop Pellets or Leaf? Leaf
*What is your start boil volume in gallons? ~8.5
*What is your end batch volume in gallons? 6
*What is your desired alcohol content? ~6.5
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney? Spicy/Earthy w/ supporting Citrus/Pine
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind?Columbus as the showcase
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind?Rye Malt
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind?
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind? No Crystal
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? No preference
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? Showcase the hops, but not a watery beer
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range. No harshness, but IBU's are my friend
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body? Showcase the hops / balanced to stand up
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste? Dry
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you?Fantastic hop aroma, but not vegetal; full mouthfeel, but not cloying/sweet; No hotness from alcohol
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire.
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs.10 Barrel ISA, Firestone Union Jack, Deschutes Inversion, Widmer O'Ryely IPA, Widmer X-114 IPA, mostly drink one-off IPAs from local (Northwest) pubs...

http://hopville.com/recipe/1476702/american-ipa-recipes/the-danny-trejo

 

[Heatwaves]

Love to try your IPA Magic, Bob!

*All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract? All-Grain
*Boil time? In minutes. 60
*Will you rack to secondary? Yes
*Hop Pellets or Leaf? Either.
*What is your start boil volume in gallons? Can do as much as 8 gallons
*What is your end batch volume in gallons? 5.5 preferred
*What is your desired alcohol content? 7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney? Like Citrus, Fruity, Tropical and/or Piney
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind? I'm open to this, but I'd like to give Citra a whirl.
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind? I'm open
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind? Any White Labs, but since I like a lot of the West Coast Ipa's, perhaps the San Diego strain?
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? Doesn't matter to me
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? No, I prefer lighter IPAs
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range. Medium to Medium-High
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body? Moderate
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste? Dry to Moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you? Not heavy, light refreshing, with some alcohol kick
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire. Not important, but I do like lighter because they're less malty
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs. Ballast Point's Sculpin, Alpine Beer Company's Duet, Roge's Yellow Snow IPA, Mammoth Brewing's 395 IPA, Coronado Brewing's Idiot IPA, Both Pliny's

What say you, Bob?!

 

[Brewskii]

All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract?
All Grain
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency?
72%
*Boil time? In minutes.
60
*Will you rack to secondary?
Yes, for dry hop
*Hop Pellets or Leaf?
Pellets or, if Willamette- whole
*What is your start boil volume in gallons?
7.00 Gal
*What is your end batch volume in gallons?
5.5 gal
*What is your desired alcohol content?
6.5-7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney?
Spicy - not your average AIPA
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind?
LOVE Saaz, have 1/2 pound of Willamette In the freezer but would love for it to be all Noble hops.
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind?
Blackprinz for color
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind?
US-05 or WLP 029 - your choice
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
Wheat/wheat malt - I feel like I'm in the minority but I don't really like the flavor
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base?
Yup.
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA?
IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA?
As long as its got tons of hop aroma and flavor... I suppose that's a 'no'.
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range.
60-70 is plenty
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body?
Moderate
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste?
Dry to moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you?
Balanced in bitter/grain; but tons of aroma.
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire.
Reddish Brownish; yeish?
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs.
Considering what I'm asking for I don't think this will help you much.

Is this ridiculous? BTW I will absolutely brew this... And not only that, I can't wait!

 

[TrubHead]

Love to try your IPA Magic, Bob!

*All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract? All-Grain
*Boil time? In minutes. 60
*Will you rack to secondary? Yes
*Hop Pellets or Leaf? Either.
*What is your start boil volume in gallons? Can do as much as 8 gallons
*What is your end batch volume in gallons? 5.5 preferred
*What is your desired alcohol content? 7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney? Like Citrus, Fruity, Tropical and/or Piney
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind? I'm open to this, but I'd like to give Citra a whirl.
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind? I'm open
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind? Any White Labs, but since I like a lot of the West Coast Ipa's, perhaps the San Diego strain?
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? Doesn't matter to me
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? No, I prefer lighter IPAs
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range. Medium to Medium-High
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body? Moderate
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste? Dry to Moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you? Not heavy, light refreshing, with some alcohol kick
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire. Not important, but I do like lighter because they're less malty
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs. Ballast Point's Sculpin, Alpine Beer Company's Duet, Roge's Yellow Snow IPA, Mammoth Brewing's 395 IPA, Coronado Brewing's Idiot IPA, Both Pliny's

What say you, Bob?!

Bump for this one...thanks bob.

 

[two_hearted]

I'll play. I need more hops in my life right now.

Please answer the following:

*All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract? All Grain
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency? 70
*Boil time? In minutes. 60
*Will you rack to secondary? To dry hop? yes.
*Hop Pellets or Leaf? pellets
*What is your start boil volume in gallons? 7
*What is your end batch volume in gallons? 5.5
*What is your desired alcohol content? 6-7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney? Citrusy/dank
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind?I'm open
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind? I'm open
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind? I'm open
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind? I'm open
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? yes
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? I like a balanced IPA, but not malt-forward
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range. I'm open
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body? moderate
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste? moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you? Yes, balance to me is not piercing bitterness and nothing else. I like late hops for the flavor/aroma with enough bittering to complement it. I don't like straight 2-row and hops. I also don't like a boatload of crystal to make it too sweet.
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire. Sure, orangey
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs. Smuttynose Big A, Two Hearted (duh), Sculpin, G'Knight, Crooked Tree

 

[jldc]

Just found this. Nice read.

All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract?
All Grain
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency?
78%
*Boil time? In minutes.
Either 60 or 90
*Will you rack to secondary?
No, but I can dry-hop in primary
*Hop Pellets or Leaf?
Pellets
*What is your start boil volume in gallons?
7.5 for 60 min boil. 8.25 for 90.
*What is your end batch volume in gallons?
6.0 gal
*What is your desired alcohol content?
6-7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney?
Floral/Pine
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind?
Any. Generally prefer American hops
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind?
Any.
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind?
Clean American Ale Yeast, usu WLP060
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
NO
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base?
Not necessarily
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA?
IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA?
No, but some maltiness is fine
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range.
50-75
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body?
At least moderate
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste?
Moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you?
Not really. IPAs are about hops.
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire.
Anything darker than Miller Lite yellow
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs.
Lagunitas Pale Ale (an IPA IMO), Inversion, DFH 60, Stone IPA

If it looks good I might well brew it.

L

 

[Glynn]

m game. heres one im very interested in

Naughty Kitty Tom Cat IPA
American IPA
Type: All Grain Date: 6/24/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Brewer: Glynn Brown
Boil Size: 6.52 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal Est Mash Efficiency 82.8 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12 lbs Cargill Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 88.9 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Cargill Caramel - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2 11.1 %
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - First Wort 70.0 min Hop 3 27.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 40.0 min Hop 4 10.7 IBUs
1.50 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 5 22.2 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 6 -
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Wyeast American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124.21 ml] Yeast 8 -
2.00 oz Centennial [10.80 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.070 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.019 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.7 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 60.8 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 11.6 SRM
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 8.0 oz
Sparge Water: 4.17 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 16.88 qt of water at 169.8 F 156.0 F 45 min

Sparge Step: Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.79gal, 3.38gal) of 168.0 F water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 3.61 oz Carbonation Used: Bottle with 3.61 oz Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Notes


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[Glynn]

and just for the fum of it i was thinking of doing a Christmas style ipa. these are my next to brews. I've never done an ag brew theses two will be my first a temps.

Naughty Kitty Black Kat Christmas Ale
Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer
Type: All Grain Date: 6/26/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Brewer:
Boil Size: 6.52 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal Est Mash Efficiency 82.8 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs Cargill Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 61.5 %
2 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 15.4 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.7 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 4 7.7 %
8.0 oz Briss Cara-Pils (2.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.8 %
8.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 6 3.8 %
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 7 19.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Centennial [10.80 %] - Boil 40.0 min Hop 8 13.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 9 15.2 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 10 -
1.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 9.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Candied Ginger (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 12 -
1.00 Items Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 13 -
1.0 pkg American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124.21 ml] Yeast 14 -
2.00 oz Cascade [9.10 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Secondary 7.0 days) Spice 16 -
1.00 Items Vanilla Bean (Secondary 7.0 days) Spice 17 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.067 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.019 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.4 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 57.2 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 23.0 SRM
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs
Sparge Water: 4.27 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 16.25 qt of water at 171.2 F 156.0 F 45 min

Sparge Step: Batch sparge with 4 steps (Drain mash tun, , 1.42gal, 1.42gal, 1.42gal) of 168.0 F water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 3.61 oz Carbonation Used: Bottle with 3.61 oz Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Notes


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[bobbrews]

I'm not sure why people are posting their own recipes outside of the original intent of the thread, or double-posting. I will get to your requests when I can. Keep cool my babies.

 

[Glynn]

I'm not sure why people are posting their own recipes outside of the original intent of the thread, or double-posting. I will get to your requests when I can. Keep cool my babies.

I have never undertaken an all grain and have not brew in like 8 yrs. so i posted two different recipes hoping to get some insight from your vast knowledge as to how close i am.

 

[bobbrews]

Off the top of my head...

Too much crystal malt
Too dark crystal malt
An unnecessary 40 minute hop addition
Not enough late boil hops and dryhops
Too hot of a mash temp.
Not making a yeast starter
Using roasted barley
Using too much Munich
Too high of an FG
Off IBU ratios given the OG/FG
Overlooking a simple sugar addition
Only mashing for 45 mins. if you've never done all-grain
Adding unnecessary spices, zests, additives for the style
Maybe carbing a little too high

...Some of that is personal preference so it's not as bad as it seems.

 

[Glynn]

how would you rewrite the recipe for my tom cat ipa

 

[bobbrews]

How much leeway do I have when it comes to changing some of the ingredients or the amounts of those ingredients?

Also, this is a huge margin to miss on:

"Est Original Gravity: 1.070 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.019 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG"

...Especially if you're claiming 72% brewhouse / 83% mash efficiency

I'm not sure a revised recipe will help you if the problem is about procedure.

 

[Glynn]

All the math was created by brewsmith just from my input of ingredients. this brew has never been made. Im just following there style guideline indicator. the malt choices are what is ava to me from my local supplier brew and grow. hops that i have on hand now are 4 oz cascade, 4 oz centennial, 4 oz mt hood, 4 oz n.brewer and 1 oz of Chinook. otherwise have at it. I'll leave myself in your hands. if it helps, my personal flavor profile is. hoppie full bodied beer with a good balance of malt. my favorite ipa at the moment is snake dog ipa. i just tried rogue dead guy ale and found it to be a touch to malty for my taste i felt it needed more of a hop balance. my other fav is cane and ebel. hope thos brews give you an insight

 

[Glynn]

if it helps the alpha list on my hops are centennial 10.8 - cascade 9.1 - n.brew 10 - mt. hood 7.5 - Chinook 13

 

[bobbrews]

For American 2-row, I like Great Western the most. Rahr and Malteurop are also quite good. For European 2-row, I like Muntons and Franco Belges. Crisp is alright. So is Simpsons. Briess has good American crystal malts. Weyermann for the European equivalents.

Your first recipe only contains base malt and crystal malt. I suggest you look through this thread for some other ideas on how you can add complexity to an IPA malt bill. Full body isn't typical for a regular IPA, but that doesn't mean it is wrong. Vienna will give you fuller body, as will a bit of carapils or wheat, and a 152-154 F mash temp.

Shoot for 1.060-1.070 OG and go with 6-8 oz. total hops for a regular IPA, 9-12 oz. for a double IPA. Of those hops, I would say Chinook early, Centennial and Cascade late - small bittering additions at 60/30 and huge late additions at anywhere from 15-10-5-0. The dryhop can be anywhere from 2.50 - 4.00 oz. - Make yourself a yeast starter. If any of this confuses you, read some more books, post some more in the beginner brewer section, get more involved, etc.

 

[Glynn]

Thank you. I will post the recipe in a different section as to not derail this one any more

 

[bobbrews]

It's not a problem. But if someone wants an answer like everyone else, then they are going to have to follow the guidelines of the original post. I already answered you in the way you asked the question.

I will answer everyone else... Just taking my time with it.

 

[Glynn]

*All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract? All Grain
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency? 70%
*Boil time? In minutes. 60
*Will you rack to secondary? yes
*Hop Pellets or Leaf? leaf
*What is your start boil volume in gallons? 6.5
*What is your end batch volume in gallons? 5.0
*What is your desired alcohol content? 6-7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy,
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind? cascade, centennial, chinnok, mt hood, no brewer
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind? Rahr 2 row
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind? wyeast american ale II
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? yes
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? ipa
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? yes with balance
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? 50 - 60
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body? moderate to full
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste? moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", yes
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire. open
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs. flying dog snake dog IPA, Breckenridge small batch 471

 

[HopsPlease]

*All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract? All grain
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency? This is my 3rd batch I am not sure
*Boil time? In minutes. no preference
*Will you rack to secondary? no preference
*Hop Pellets or Leaf? pellet
*What is your start boil volume in gallons? No prefernce
*What is your end batch volume in gallons? 5 gallons
*What is your desired alcohol content? 6-10 %
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney? I like citrusy, fruity, dank, and floral
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind? I have nelson sauvin, bravo, columbus, summit, simcoe, and 2 oz of amarillo (whole flowers)
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind? No preference.... above 60 probably
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind? Scottish Ale 1728? Not too sure
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? yes
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? either
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? NO!
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range. No preference
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body? No preference
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste? definitely not a malty sweet.... more dry and moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you? No, I think pale ales should be balanced. Balance to me is when you can taste just as much malt as hops
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire. Nothing very dark at all
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs. Odells Ipa and Mercenary IIPA

 

[AllHopAbandon]

Bobbrews, thanks for doing this, there are more than a few brews in this thread that I'll have to try at some point

Anyway, here's a my request:

*AG
*70% efficiency.
*60 min boil.
*No secondary, dry hopping in primary.
*Leaf hops.
*Start boil volume 6.5 gallons.
*End boil volume 5.5 gallons.
*Don't care about ABV.
*Looking for a summer IPA, so I'd say citrusy, fruity, tropical.
*I have a bunch of Citra and Sorachi Ace I'd like to use. Other hops availabe are Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Magnum, Northern Brewer, Nugget and Willamette.
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind? Maris Otter as base malt.
*Wyeast 1056 yeast
*No actual fruit additions. No honey malt or other stuff exclusive to the US I'm in Europe, so there's stuff I might not have access to or need to find substitutes for...
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? No, not available to me. Maris Otter is my base malt.
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? IPA.
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? No, I prefer a malt backbone, but not too much.
*65-85 IBU
*Moderate body.
*Moderate taste.
*I like IPAs balanced in the sense that I like a bit of a malty backbone in a hop forward brew (see list of IPAs below).
*Color not very important.
*I like Victory Hopdevil, Rogue Brutal IPA and Anderson Valley Hop Ottin' (as examples of IPAs with a malty backbone).

Thanks!

 

[bobbrews]

Love to try your IPA Magic, Bob!

*All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract? All-Grain
*Boil time? In minutes. 60
*Will you rack to secondary? Yes
*Hop Pellets or Leaf? Either.
*What is your start boil volume in gallons? Can do as much as 8 gallons
*What is your end batch volume in gallons? 5.5 preferred
*What is your desired alcohol content? 7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney? Like Citrus, Fruity, Tropical and/or Piney
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind? I'm open to this, but I'd like to give Citra a whirl.
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind? I'm open
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind? Any White Labs, but since I like a lot of the West Coast Ipa's, perhaps the San Diego strain?
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? Doesn't matter to me
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? No, I prefer lighter IPAs
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range. Medium to Medium-High
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body? Moderate
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste? Dry to Moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you? Not heavy, light refreshing, with some alcohol kick
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire. Not important, but I do like lighter because they're less malty
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs. Ballast Point's Sculpin, Alpine Beer Company's Duet, Roge's Yellow Snow IPA, Mammoth Brewing's 395 IPA, Coronado Brewing's Idiot IPA, Both Pliny's

What say you, Bob?!

http://hopville.com/recipe/1488788/american-ipa-recipes/the-vanilla-ice

The San Diego strain would ferment too far for a regular IPA like this. Go with 001.

 

[bobbrews]

All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract?
All Grain
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency?
72%
*Boil time? In minutes.
60
*Will you rack to secondary?
Yes, for dry hop
*Hop Pellets or Leaf?
Pellets or, if Willamette- whole
*What is your start boil volume in gallons?
7.00 Gal
*What is your end batch volume in gallons?
5.5 gal
*What is your desired alcohol content?
6.5-7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney?
Spicy - not your average AIPA
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind?
LOVE Saaz, have 1/2 pound of Willamette In the freezer but would love for it to be all Noble hops.
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind?
Blackprinz for color
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind?
US-05 or WLP 029 - your choice
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
Wheat/wheat malt - I feel like I'm in the minority but I don't really like the flavor
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base?
Yup.
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA?
IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA?
As long as its got tons of hop aroma and flavor... I suppose that's a 'no'.
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range.
60-70 is plenty
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body?
Moderate
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste?
Dry to moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you?
Balanced in bitter/grain; but tons of aroma.
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire.
Reddish Brownish; yeish?
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs.
Considering what I'm asking for I don't think this will help you much.

Is this ridiculous? BTW I will absolutely brew this... And not only that, I can't wait!

Odd selections for sure. I took some liberties with the base malt. Let me know how it turns out.

http://hopville.com/recipe/1488851/english-ipa-recipes/the-jason-statham

 

[bobbrews]

I'll play. I need more hops in my life right now.

http://hopville.com/recipe/1488918/american-ipa-recipes/the-sugar-ray-leonard

The IBUs will be a little higher with the whirlpool. You should have a highly aromatic citrusy/dank IPA, moderate body & sweetness, with supporting (not bracing) bitterness, and a moderate (not heavy) malt character.

 

[two_hearted]

cool, thanks bob

 

[bobbrews]

Just found this. Nice read.

All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract?
All Grain
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency?
78%
*Boil time? In minutes.
Either 60 or 90
*Will you rack to secondary?
No, but I can dry-hop in primary
*Hop Pellets or Leaf?
Pellets
*What is your start boil volume in gallons?
7.5 for 60 min boil. 8.25 for 90.
*What is your end batch volume in gallons?
6.0 gal
*What is your desired alcohol content?
6-7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney?
Floral/Pine
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind?
Any. Generally prefer American hops
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind?
Any.
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind?
Clean American Ale Yeast, usu WLP060
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
NO
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base?
Not necessarily
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA?
IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA?
No, but some maltiness is fine
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range.
50-75
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body?
At least moderate
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste?
Moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you?
Not really. IPAs are about hops.
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire.
Anything darker than Miller Lite yellow
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs.
Lagunitas Pale Ale (an IPA IMO), Inversion, DFH 60, Stone IPA

If it looks good I might well brew it.

http://hopville.com/recipe/1489053/american-ipa-recipes/the-charlie-chaplin

 

[bobbrews]

*All-Grain, Partial-Mash, or Extract? All grain
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency? This is my 3rd batch I am not sure
*Boil time? In minutes. no preference
*Will you rack to secondary? no preference
*Hop Pellets or Leaf? pellet
*What is your start boil volume in gallons? No prefernce
*What is your end batch volume in gallons? 5 gallons
*What is your desired alcohol content? 6-10 %
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney? I like citrusy, fruity, dank, and floral
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind? I have nelson sauvin, bravo, columbus, summit, simcoe, and 2 oz of amarillo (whole flowers)
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind? No preference.... above 60 probably
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind? Scottish Ale 1728? Not too sure
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? yes
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? either
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? NO!
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range. No preference
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body? No preference
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste? definitely not a malty sweet.... more dry and moderate
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you? No, I think pale ales should be balanced. Balance to me is when you can taste just as much malt as hops
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire. Nothing very dark at all
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs. Odells Ipa and Mercenary IIPA

I think you would like this recipe, which will be pretty close to Myrcenary. The only thing you'll have to get a boatload of pellet hops. If you don't want to do this, you could use 10% more leaf hops in place of the pellets at the targeted locations -- Columbus in place of Horizon, Nelson in place of Citra, Summit in place of Centennial.

http://hopville.com/recipe/1489128/imperial-ipa-recipes/the-tom-cruise

 

[jldc]

http://hopville.com/recipe/1489053/american-ipa-recipes/the-charlie-chaplin

Nice. I've never used post boil hops.

L

 

[Cuzco_Brew]

I am game. As I live outside the US I am a bit limited with ingridients. But am will to try...

Please answer the following:

*All-Grain,
*If All-Grain, what is your estimated efficiency? 70%
*Boil time? In minutes. 120min
*Will you rack to secondary? Can do.
*Hop Pellets or Leaf? Pellets
*What is your start boil volume in gallons? 14.75
*What is your end batch volume in gallons? 12.15
*What is your desired alcohol content? 6-7%
*What is your desired hop aroma, i.e. Citrusy, Fruity, Tropical, Dank/Marijuana, Floral, Earthy, Spicy, Piney? Citrusy Fruity
*Do you want to use a specific varietal of hops? If so, what kind? I have Cascade, Summit, Galaxy, Magnum, Willamate, Fuggles. Other than that will buy what ever i need via NikoBrew.com
*Do you want to use a specific type of fermentable? If so, what kind? My malt selection is limited to the following. Pilsen, Munich, wheat, cystal 40L, 60L, 120L.
*Do you want to use a specific type of yeast? If so, what kind? US05 or any dry yeast.
*Do you want to avoid using any specific ingredients? If so, what kind?
*Do you want to stick with an American 2-row base? As above on malt options.
*Do you want an IPA or IIPA? IPA
*Do you want a malty IPA/IIPA? No
*Do you want to stick to a certain amount of theoretical IBUs? Please give range. No
*Do you want a thin, moderate, or full body? Moderate body
*Do you want a dry, moderate, or sweet taste? Dryish
*Do you think an IPA/IIPA should be "balanced", and what is "balance" to you? Not fussed.
*Is beer color important to you? Please describe what color you desire. Not fussed.
*Please list a few of your favorite IPA/IIPAs. Sadly I have not tried any...

I know it might be hard to come up with some thing given the limitations, but if you are up for a challenge, I will brew what ever you come up with.
Thanks
Zac

 

[HopsPlease]

I think you would like this recipe, which will be pretty close to Myrcenary. The only thing you'll have to get a boatload of pellet hops. If you don't want to do this, you could use 10% more leaf hops in place of the pellets at the targeted locations -- Columbus in place of Horizon, Nelson in place of Citra, Summit in place of Centennial.

http://hopville.com/recipe/1489128/imperial-ipa-recipes/the-tom-cruise

Thanks very much looks great. I will certainly report back my results!