MayhewMasher
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Has anyone made a Lager using IPA grain bill and hop schedule?
Thanks to all for the input. I plan to make an all Citra recipe with a German Lager yeast at lager temperatures and make the same recipe with an ale yeast at ale temperature to compare the two.
I just did this and I agree completely. Split batch with diamond lager and Verdant yeast. The lager comes off as more bitter with no ‘ipa substance’ to it.Yup. Done it with Cry Havoc and SF Lager yeast. Both were fermented at ale temperatures. To my taste, the beers are two clean. All my friends described it as not having enough malt backbone; being the only homebrewer, I knew it was the yeast. The beers were just clean. The hop flavor came across very, very well and everyone liked that. The problem was that the beers were to bitter. I hopped the beers like an IPA at 55ibu. The beers were to bitter. The bitterness kinda jumped outta the beer, and it just got more bitter as you drank it.
It can be done. And it can be done very well, but IMO ale yeast is better.
I don't have my notes right now, but I'd be happy to share the recipe with you and help you figure out a recipe.
Everyone who tried the IPA's I made with lager yeast loved it, except me; but I think that's just cause I knew I could make it better.
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