IPA seeking approval

[greatschmaltez]

Although IPA is not my favorite, it seems everyone that comes over that knows you're a homebrewer expects a good IPA on tap. I've been trying to get a good House IPA nailed down for a while and think I may be getting close. Wanted to see if there was any feedback. Definitely going for a hoppy one that hits you up front, but has a lot of flavor to back it up. At the same time, some level of drinkability is important for me. I went for a mostly citrus flavor with the Centennial, but was hoping some of the earthiness/spicyness of the glacier would offer a good compliment (without being too complex). I've never bittered with Warrior, but with everything I've read on it + the low cohumulone level, it should offer a well rounded bittering element without being too harsh. Thanks for the feedback

Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 8.12 gal
Estimated OG: 1.074 SG
Estimated Color: 5.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 102.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 74.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
13.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 81.82 %
2.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 12.12 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.03 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 3.03 %
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop) Hops -
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (Dry Hop) Hops -
1.50 oz Warrior [15.00 %] (60 min) Hops 62.1 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (25 min) Hops 19.2 IBU
1.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %] (15 min) Hops 7.7 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (15 min) Hops 13.7 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 16.50 lb
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My Mash
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Step Add 23.10 qt of water at 162.4 F 152.0 F

 

[lumpher]

you have an excellent recipe for an ipa, but i might change that hop schedule on the dry hops. i'd just drop in 1-1.5 oz of 1 or the other at 7 days and call it done. i'd also change that 15 minute centennial to 5 minutes

 

[Grantman1]

Maybe change the 25 minute centennial to 20 so you get more flavor out of it.

 

[Yooper]

I'd probably cut down on the 60 minute hops. I love IPAs that have a great hoppy flavor, but I don't love intense bitterness from early hop additions. I'd decrease the bittering hops, and add more late flavor/aroma hops.

More like this:
.75 oz Warrior [15.00 %] (60 min) Hops
1.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (15 min) Hops
1.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %] (5 min) Hops
1.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (0 min) Hops

1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop) Hops -
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (Dry Hop) Hops -

 

[greatschmaltez]

Thanks for the input. I think I'll move the hop additions for flavor and aroma up as you all have emphasized. Out of curiosity, I thought 20-30 minute point was best for flavor additions, sounds like you all think it's actually 20-10... Is there any benefit to a hop addition around 30 minutes?

 

[Yooper]

Thanks for the input. I think I'll move the hop additions for flavor and aroma up as you all have emphasized. Out of curiosity, I thought 20-30 minute point was best for flavor additions, sounds like you all think it's actually 20-10... Is there any benefit to a hop addition around 30 minutes?

Not really, in my opinion. I have a couple of recipes that use them- but that's mostly because I didn't want to get more IBUs while using up some hops. Like, if I don't want to be left with 1/4 ounce of hops, I"ll bitter at 30 minutes to use more hops that at 60 minutes. Otherwise, they are sort of a waste.

Flavor hops tend to give great flavor at 20-15 minutes while I use 5-0 minute additions for aroma hops.

 

[greatschmaltez]

Thanks Yooper, I learn something new everyday.

 

[rexbanner]

At 100 IBUs you are in the IIPA territory. You might want to scale back to 75 IBU.