IPA question.

[Jako]

so reading around for a good IPA recipe. everything has a insane amount of hops in it. could you just add more hops to the boil and add 3 OZ of hops or so for dry hop?

beat me up of my logic is wrong i just don't want to spend my dimes on hops. i want to make a Cyser this weekend also.

 

[TheHopfather]

It depends on what kind of IPA you are trying to make. If you just want a bitter beer your plan will work. IPA's these days have started to tone down on the bitterness and are full of hop flavor. If you want a lot of hop flavor the only way to get a lot of it is to use a lot of late/flameout/whirlpool/dry hops.

If you want a more traditional west coast IPA you can just add a bunch of IBU's at 60 min and dry hop it. I wouldn't personally, but whatever floats your boat.

 

[Jako]

honestly i never had a super "hop flavored" beer. bitter yes. so i don't know what i prefer. right now i want something strong and with a kick of floral smell.

every time i brew i change my mind 100 times then get to the brew store and have nothing planned haha trying to avoid this.

 

[MHBT]

honestly i never had a super "hop flavored" beer. bitter yes. so i don't know what i prefer. right now i want something strong and with a kick of floral smell.

every time i brew i change my mind 100 times then get to the brew store and have nothing planned haha trying to avoid this.

idk if you are designing your own recipes but if you are not try the Dead ringer kit is the tits or i can just tell you what it is

11lbs 2 row
1 lb caramel 40( i dial this back to a half a pound)
.75 oz centennial 60 min ( i use 1oz)
1 oz centennial 20 min
1 oz centennial 10 mins
1 oz centennial 5 mins
1oz centennial dry hop (4-7 days)

i love this recipe, its simple and always a crowd pleaser, my father (RIP Pop) hated IPA's but loved dead ringer

 

[gunhaus]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=91488

This is the Two Hearted clone and it is fairly middle of the road and won't break the bank on hops. In the top one hundred list there were several IPA's that are pretty easy to get along with!

 

[Jako]

idk if you are designing your own recipes but if you are not try the Dead ringer kit is the tits or i can just tell you what it is

11lbs 2 row
1 lb caramel 40( i dial this back to a half a pound)
.75 oz centennial 60 min ( i use 1oz)
1 oz centennial 20 min
1 oz centennial 10 mins
1 oz centennial 5 mins
1oz centennial dry hop (4-7 days)

i love this recipe, its simple and always a crowd pleaser, my father (RIP Pop) hated IPA's but loved dead ringer

i would love to design my own recipe just not at that level... yet. i might give this a go looks simple. do you have the mash in temp?

@gunhaus this was one i was looking into this one. have you made it?

 

[MHBT]

i would love to design my own recipe just not at that level... yet. i might give this a go looks simple. do you have the mash in temp?

@gunhaus this was one i was looking into this one. have you made it?

i shoot for 152F for this recipe, Good luck Cheers

 

[Jako]

i shoot for 152F for this recipe, Good luck Cheers

i have this and another one i am thinking about thank you for the help! i need to buy some books or something so have a place to start with instead of picking everyone's brain.

 

[gunhaus]

Yes indeed. IN both AG and extract versions. I have made it a couple times a year for the past few years - I guess you could call it my house IPA. I admit to slacking though, I have been out of my home brewed version, and have been picking up the occasional sixer of the factory made stuff lately. All my kegs are tied up - gonna have to fix that. Or maybe just bottle a couple cases for old time sake! Either way, it is a good recipe so too this one;
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=59907

I probably do this once a year or so too. Between them they take care of most of my IPA urges - and they are pretty similar in many ways.

 

[MHBT]

i have this and another one i am thinking about thank you for the help! i need to buy some books or something so have a place to start with instead of picking everyone's brain.

Nah Man don't stress it most people don't mind helping people and for some strange reason brewers help each other more then most, its a cool community, i ask for help and advice all the time. You never stop learning in this hobby

 

[gunhaus]

True THAT! Matty - True That!

 

[Jako]

for something so simple its very complicated in a fun way. nothing more better then making the beer you want to drink. i live in Utah so its drink old expired over priced beer or make my own.

 

[IslandLizard]

i have this and another one i am thinking about thank you for the help! i need to buy some books or something so have a place to start with instead of picking everyone's brain.

Leave the books, at least most of them. HBT (and a bunch of other sites) are the place for current information, recipes, feedback and help.

New England style IPAs (NEIPA) use gigantic amounts of hops, as much as 3 to 4 oz per gallon, mostly as whirlpool hops (added after the boil, into the somewhat chilled down wort) and as dry hops during fermentation. The resulting beer is extremely fragrant and flavorful, with restrained bitterness. And very cloudy, resembling orange juice.

If you like (really hoppy) IPAs, and want to brew them, buy your hops in bulk, by the pound (or 8oz) from Yakima Valley Hops or Hops Direct, for example. You probably need to buy 2-4 pounds to make the shipping worth it. YVH also sells other brew ingredients. There are good online homebrew shops that also sell pounds, half pounds, or quarter pounds.
Always store hops in the freezer. Snip off a corner to dispense, then just squeeze all the air out, fold over the flap a few times and tape it down shut. Back in the freezer.

 

[thehaze]

If you do not like/enjoy massive amountd of hops, then you are not looking for an IPA, but maybe a tamer pale ale. For 5-6 gallons, you would definitely use more than 3 oz for dry hopping and boil/late kettle additions.

 

[bobeer]

so reading around for a good IPA recipe. everything has a insane amount of hops in it. could you just add more hops to the boil and add 3 OZ of hops or so for dry hop?

beat me up of my logic is wrong i just don't want to spend my dimes on hops. i want to make a Cyser this weekend also.

I love west coast IPAs. That Ne stuff isn't for me.
I always add about 70-80 IBUs with a fwh addition then I add 3 or so ounces in the whirlpool. I them dry hop with 2 or 3 more ounces in the keg.

 

[Jako]

Thanks for the information guys. Super helpful. As books go I just like to read at work during slow times.