IPA recipe

[jmulligan]

Being ready for my second AG, I browsed through the 2 most popular IPAs - Yooper's 60-min DFH clone and Dude's Pliny. Taking inspiration from both of those recipes, this is what I concocted:

14 lbs. Briess 2-row
1 lb. Briess cara-pils
1 lb. Briess 60L crystal
1 lb. Briess Victory

Mashed in around 157 F for 80 minutes (yeah, it was a bit high, but I am ok with more non-fermentables).

Hop schedule:

1 oz. Centennial @ 60 min - continuous to 30 min
1 oz. Centennial + 1 oz. Simcoe @ 30 min - continuous to 10 min
2 oz. Cascade @ 10 min through flameout - continous

Will dry-hop with 3 oz. of Cascade plugs over the course of 6 weeks.

Hope it turns out well - I will post again once I taste a sample.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

Interesting choice of Hops-

3oz over 6 weeks? I was under the assumption 7 days is the best amount of time for dy hopping. But I look forward to your review

 

[jmulligan]

Interesting choice of Hops-

3oz over 6 weeks? I was under the assumption 7 days is the best amount of time for dy hopping. But I look forward to your review

I got the dry-hop schedule from Dude's Pliny recipe - he uses different hops, but puts new ones in and removes the old ones every two weeks. I'm not sure what most people recommend for dry-hopping times, but from the comments, his beer was really great, so I'm going to give that method a shot.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

If it works then go for it! I think dry hopping is a complete PIA save for pellet hops. They dont absorb much and you can strain them out easily.

 

[jmulligan]

If it works then go for it! I think dry hopping is a complete PIA save for pellet hops. They dont absorb much and you can strain them out easily.

Thanks for the tip! This is the first-time I've dry-hopped, so I wasn't sure what to try. I will definitely give pellets a shot next time.

 

[jvh261]

Wow, yeah, that sure does seem like a long time and a pain with all that dryhopping...but then again, I've never had a Pliny so what do I know? Thats a good looking wort. Great color.

 

[jmulligan]

Wow, yeah, that sure does seem like a long time and a pain with all that dryhopping...but then again, I've never had a Pliny so what do I know? Thats a good looking wort. Great color.

Yeah, we'll see if I have the patience for the 6-weeks. My excitement for this IPA may cut the dry-hopping schedule down a bit, in the end.

 

[Evets]

I've made the Pliny twice and dry hopped all three hops together for 2 weeks. Turned out great both times.

 

[jmulligan]

I've made the Pliny twice and dry hopped all three hops together for 2 weeks. Turned out great both times.

Well, I just broke my hydrometer, so perhaps I'll order some different hops so I have something other than just Cascade to dry-hop with. Glad to know that the Pliny was good. When hop prices get a little less insane, I hope to try the actual recipe.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

simcoe? Warrior? Centennial???

 

[Yooper]

I personally think that simcoe + amarillo = heaven. Those two together would be awesome for dry hops!

 

[jmulligan]

I personally think that simcoe + amarillo = heaven. Those two together would be awesome for dry hops!

Yeah, I was going for the Amarillo and Simcoe from your DFH 60, but my LHBS was all out of Amarillo (he subbed Cascade for it). I did score the Simcoe, and will see if I can order some Amarillo online for my dry-hopping.

 

[jmulligan]

So, I just drank the last of these bad boys.

This beer turned out really well - got rave reviews from everyone (minus my one brother that doesn't like hops). I ended up dry-hopping with the following schedule:

Week 1 of secondary:
1 oz Cascade plug (chopped up)
1 oz Amarillo pellets
0.5 oz Simcoe whole leaf hops

Week 3 of secondary:
1 oz Cascade plug (chopped up)
0.5 oz Simcoe whole leaf hops

Week 5 of secondary:
1 oz Cascade plug (chopped up)

The hops left in the carboy after racking for bottling:

I am still having trouble with chill haze, but I don't really mind.

Turned out with a really nice hop nose and flavor, with a moderate amount of bitterness. Comparing it to Loose Cannon (one of my favorite IPAs), the Loose Cannon has a definite toasty/roasted flavor that mine does not, and is a bit more bitter. I think I will also narrow the hops next time, and not include the Cascade. I want to use fewer hops, because it seemed like there were too many competing flavors.

Overall though, it was a great beer, and I was quite pleased.

 

[balto charlie]

Dude you live near Baltimore and you didn't offer me any

Beautiful looking head on that thang! 5oz dry hop If it's not to late you should brew something using those hops for bittering

 

[AnOldUR]

Dude . . . .

Has there been a surgery I'm not aware of

 

[jmulligan]

Dude you live near Baltimore and you didn't offer me any

Beautiful looking head on that thang! 5oz dry hop If it's not to late you should brew something using those hops for bittering

Sorry man! I haven't had the pleasure of sharing beer with any of my MD comrades (except budbo). Unfortunately I didn't know that you could reuse the hops for bittering, but I will definitely be doing that for the next IPA.

Has there been a surgery I'm not aware of

LOL! The only surgery I'd ever get certainly wouldn't REDUCE the evidence that I'm a chick. I call everyone dude - guy or gal (my mom always seems a little surprised when she gets called "Dude!").

 

[shecky]

If you weren't engaged and I weren't happily married, that beer might bring a proposal.

 

[jmulligan]

If you weren't engaged and I weren't happily married, that beer might bring a proposal.

LOL! I can't tell you how many times I've thought the same thing when I see some of the keezer/kegerator setups!

 

[balto charlie]

LOL! The only surgery I'd ever get certainly wouldn't REDUCE the evidence that I'm a chick. I call everyone dude - guy or gal (my mom always seems a little surprised when she gets called "Dude!").

sorry ma'am, uh...dudess??