ipa/apa what to do?

[michaellindopp]

Hey,
Doing a brew(20 l/5 gallons) this weekend coming.
My ingredients are -
5kg(11lbs) Weyermann pale ale malt
1kg(2.2lbs) Weyermann caramünch 2
American ale yeast
Hops - Chinook,
Centennials,
Colombus.
Dont know weather to use all 3 hops or not.
I'll carbonate in bottle with DME.
I want to do an IPA or APA for the first time. Nothing too super bitter with a good fruity kick - 40/50 IBU. Don't know if my ingredients are a good or bad mix, just read about these ingredients and thought they sounded good. Irish man living in Brazil so just using the ingredients that I can acquire here. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[Yooper]

Hey,
Doing a brew(20 l/5 gallons) this weekend coming.
My ingredients are -
5kg(11lbs) Weyermann pale malt
1kg(2.2lbs) Weyermann caramünch 2
American ale yeast
Hops - Chinook,
Centennials,
Colombus.
Dont know weather to use all 3 hops or not.
I'll carbonate in bottle with DME.
I want to do an IPA or APA for the first time. Nothing too super bitter with a good fruity kick - 40/50 IBU. Don't know if my ingredients are a good or bad mix, just read about these ingredients and thought they sounded good. Irish man living in Brazil so just using the ingredients that I can acquire here. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

Is the grain mixed together? If not, take out at least half of the caramunich. One pound is more than enough for an IPA.

As far as hops, those are a great combination!

Bitter with the columbus, say to 30 IBUs with that addition.
Then:
1 oz chinook 15 minutes
1 oz centennial 5 minutes
1 oz each chinook and centennial for dryhopping 5 days before bottling.

 

[Malticulous]

Weyermann caramunch doesn't come out near as sweet as American crystal malts. Your grain bill will work but it will be too malty.

 

[govner1]

What is your water profile? If you can get some gypsum or Burton Salts add 9 g to your mash. Also , if you can get Pale Ale Malt you might sub it for the plain pale ale.


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[unionrdr]

The one thing I realized early on was that I could use the same malt bill for an IPA or APA. I just changed the hop amounts & addition times. So have fun with it.