IPA Too Sweet. Advice?

[sj90]

Hi all,

I've made a few SMASH IPA's to get a feeling for grain and hop flavours. They've all come out a bit sweet for my taste and the last IPA I made (not a SMASH) I mashed a bit lower, but it still came out sweet. The hop flavour is pretty close, so I am happy there, but if anyone has advice on the grain bill I'm all ears!

This was brewed with a smaller brew pot, I should be able to do all grain now, or close to it. It is a 8 gallon pot.

Thanks

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[Mainer]

That's a fair amount of crystal. Not an overwhelming amount, but the 30 would impart a fair amount of malty sweetness. You could try subbing dark Munich for the cara-30 if you wanted it drier.

 

[rmhays25]

You can substitute in corn sugar (dextrose) to get your last couple specific gravity points. Since corn sugar is going to ferment out, it'll leave you with a lower FG and a drier beer.

 

[thehaze]

You used 500 gr of Crystal malt in a 5.5 Kg grain bill, which of course will impart sweetness. If you do not like sweet beers, you need only to make your grainbill just like a smash: simple. Just use 2-row next time without any crystal.

 

[sj90]

Okay great, I didn't think I was adding that much sweetness from the Crystal. I'll back that down on the next batch and see how it turns out.

Thanks!