IIPA with extract, no grains, possible?

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I just finished my first homebrew and I'm tearing through it! Keg only has a few pints left. Time to brew again!

I am thinking about doing a DIPA this time. This will likely be my last all extract batch before I move on to grain. I've been doing some research and can't seem to find a pure extract IIPA. Is it possible? Not to mention, I don't think the search functions on this board work as well since the revamp of the interface. So I can't find much. I'm not strictly opposed to some steeping grains, I'm more so just curious if it's possible to make a solid double with just extract, sugar, and hops. I will also be doing a hefty dry hop. I dry hopped my first IPA and it was good, but not enough. I want more hop nose!
 
You can definitely do an all-extract IIPA. However, extract with some steeping grains would probably be a better way to go. Rather than limiting yourself only to extract recipes, which are often hard to find, my advice would be to find whatever AG recipe you think looks good, then convert from AG to extract.

Here are a few resources to help you with converting a recipe to extract:

http://beersmith.com/blog/2008/06/03/converting-all-grain-recipes-to-malt-extract/
https://byo.com/bock/item/616-extract-to-all-grain-and-back
http://byo.com/aging/item/492-convert-your-all-grain-recipe-to-extract
http://www.quirkyhomebrew.com/PDFs/grain-to-extract-conversion.pdf
 
I've never done IIPA's AE, but it could be done. Try using a recipe calculator to get the right amount of extract & hops. Maybe 8 pounds or so?
 
If I were to do one, that's EXACTLY how I'd go about (just extract & dextrose).

IIPA's are already malty enough. If you want the hops to shine, ditch the specialty grains.

Keep us posted!
 
You can definitely do an all-extract IIPA. However, extract with some steeping grains would probably be a better way to go. Rather than limiting yourself only to extract recipes, which are often hard to find, my advice would be to find whatever AG recipe you think looks good, then convert from AG to extract.

Here are a few resources to help you with converting a recipe to extract:

http://beersmith.com/blog/2008/06/03/converting-all-grain-recipes-to-malt-extract/
https://byo.com/bock/item/616-extract-to-all-grain-and-back
http://byo.com/aging/item/492-convert-your-all-grain-recipe-to-extract
http://www.quirkyhomebrew.com/PDFs/grain-to-extract-conversion.pdf
Fantastic. Thanks for those links. I especially like the last linked pdf. A quick and dirty that will help me when I'm putting values in the calculator. That's what I needed!
 
Keep us posted. I just brewed my first batch of extract it was an Amber Ale from northern brewers and we added our own grown hop cones in the boil and plan on adding some more to dry hop.
 
Extract tends to finish high, and IPAs (or IIPAs) like to be dry. Make sure you use at least a pound of table sugar in the mix.

No need for specialty malts. If you really want d=some of that crystal sweetness, use Amber extract which is about 10% Crystal.
 
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