IPA recipe advice

[Aggie10]

Debating between:

3.4 kg Coopers Pale Ale LME
0.4 kg sugar
US05 yeast
Cascade/Citra/Amarillo late and dry hop additions

or

1.7 kg Coopers IPA Brew A LME
1.7 kg Briess sorghum liquid extract
0.4 kg sugar
US05 yeast
Cascade/Citra/Amarillo late and dry hop additions

Looking for ligh-medium body IPA, moderate bitterness, and decent citrus flavor and aroma.

All comments appreciated.

 

[RM-MN]

What is keeping you from trying both?

 

[Aggie10]

Trying both? Hmm, well my original intention was to brew 3 identical all malt extract batches but dry hop each differently, and do a comparison. Have enough hops for that only, not enough of any one variety to do two batches.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

... my original intention was to brew 3 identical all malt extract batches but dry hop each differently, and do a comparison. ...

If you are looking for a "base recipe" for comparing hops, the first recipe (90% Pale Ale LME, 10% sugar, US-05 yeast) is, IMO, a good choice.

 

[RM-MN]

Trying both? Hmm, well my original intention was to brew 3 identical all malt extract batches but dry hop each differently, and do a comparison. Have enough hops for that only, not enough of any one variety to do two batches.

Do the top recipe now, then later you can try the other. My experience with pale ale or IPA's is that the hop presence begins to fade by the end of the second month in bottles and is nearly gone by the end of the third. With that in mind, use your drinking habits to plan the batch size. Beer recipes can be scaled so any size is possible.

 

[yowzers]

Go with the first.