Imperial IPA

[DavidMarkMadison]

Hello,

I am a new to brewing, and after brewing a couple of styles from kits, found a recipe for an Imperial IPA and gave it a go. I won't post the whole recipe, but the grains/sugars look like this:

Grains/Extracts/Sugars
15.85 pounds
2 Row Base
37ppg, 1.5°L 12.1 pounds 76.3%
CaraVienne
35ppg, 20°L 0.8 pounds 5.0%
Maris Otter
38ppg, 4°L 0.8 pounds 5.0%
Carastan (Dark)
28ppg, 35°L 0.8 pounds 5.0%
Dry Sugar - Corn
42ppg, °L 0.75 pounds 4.7%
CaraPils
33ppg, 1.5°L 0.6 pounds 3.8%

The recipe also called for a crapload of hops of many types, which I added during a 90 minute boil. I pitched 3 vials of WL California Ale (WL001??), because I have not done a starter, yet and this is what the recipe stated.

However, like an idiot, I assumed the Corn Sugar was for bottling and put it aside (seemed like an awful lot of sugar for bottling, I know).

Question: Since I did not add the Corn Sugar (was supposed to be added to the boil), is this beer ruined?

Thanks...

David

 

[LovesIPA]

No, it won't be ruined. It just won't finish quite as dry and there will be slightly more residual sweetness in the finished product. Dextrose is added to IPA/IIPA recipes because the yeast metabolize it first and since it's completely fermentable, the end result is a drier finished beer. Your final gravity will just be a couple of points higher. Not even close to being something to worry about.

 

[chickypad]

You can add it now. Heat it in just enough water to dissolve and pour it into the fermenter.

 

[DavidMarkMadison]

Thanks for the replies and info. As for adding it now, just to be clear, I made this last night, and pitched the yeast about 20 hours ago. It is still bubbling pretty actively, so, still OK to add the sugar now?

 

[chickypad]

Yes. It's a common technique to add simple sugars part way through fermentation on big beers.

 

[LovesIPA]

I guess I assumed that you were farther out from pitch time than that. Yes I would add the sugar at this point as chicky says.

 

[DavidMarkMadison]

Cool. Thanks again.

 

[aslander]

I would highly recommend learning to make starters. I paid 20 bucks for a 2L flask and stir plate parts. You would have seen an ROI after this batch alone. I make good money but don't think I could bring myself to throw 20 bucks in yeast in!

 

[DavidMarkMadison]

Yeah, seems like the next step...


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