American IPA My 2-time gold winning American IPA

[dougmaher434]

Man I just tasted my award winning ipa extract recipe with San Diego Super Yeast instead and its fantastic. Second time I've brewed but I research a lot and compiled the recipe and tweaked a tad. I found some citra hops at a local homebrew shop and added a two stage dry hop 7 days each. Split the recipes dry hop in half and added 2 oz. of citra hops each stage.

The citra hops are probably my favorite hops for flavor and smell. I love this beer and I can't believe it tastes so good. Thanks for the original recipe. Without the original recipe I wouldn't have realized that Citra hops will work well with the combination. I tried a beer from Drake's brewing called Aroma Coma. It had a similar recipe but they added Citra and CTZ. So I figured Citras would work well with this recipe.

 

[ThePell]

Brewed it today. Now for the hard part.... Waiting.

 

[mountainman13]

Gonna brew this one someday

 

[dale1038]

Brewing this again tomorrow, but I'm gonna sub some galaxy or hbc-342 in for some of the cascade. Just for a different take. This is still the best ipa I've ever made. We'll see how the changes go.

 

[Copbrew133]

If you wanted to boost the IBU's a bit could you do a 60 minute addition with say an ounce of Cascade or Magnum? Just curious on anyone's takes.

 

[dale1038]

If you wanted to boost the IBU's a bit could you do a 60 minute addition with say an ounce of Cascade or Magnum? Just curious on anyone's takes.

I looked at my notes the other day and I specifically put that I thought the 30 minute addition alone was important. This thing is pretty bitter. I mean, you'll know its an ipa and not just an apa. If you have to, I would just up the chinook at 30.

 

[enohcs]

If you wanted to boost the IBU's a bit could you do a 60 minute addition with say an ounce of Cascade or Magnum? Just curious on anyone's takes.

The spirit of the recipe is that it's only late hops. If you wanted to experiment a little, I'd say move your 30 minute additions to first wort (put hops in kettle before any wort). Bitterness is spot on. If you feel it lacks, up the 30 min additions.

 

[HItransplant]

Enohcs,
What yeast do you recommend/did you use?
Thanks!

 

[enohcs]

Enohcs,
What yeast do you recommend/did you use?
Thanks!

California ale, but your favorite ipa yeast will do just fine.

 

[Copbrew133]

Brewing tomorrow with a nice big 1056 starter on the stir plate.

 

[Copbrew133]

I had to brew thurs. the 23 rd. you ever have those brew days where everything goes right? You hit the temps perfect, the water volumes are right on the money, the OG is spot on. I was fortunate enough to have one today brewing this winner. If the flavor is half as gpod as the smell......look out!

 

[TimTrone]

I had to brew thurs. the 23 rd. you ever have those brew days where everything goes right? You hit the temps perfect, the water volumes are right on the money, the OG is spot on. I was fortunate enough to have one today brewing this winner. If the flavor is half as gpod as the smell......look out!

Go lightning!!!

 

[ColbyJack]

Go lightning!!!

I'll second that... Go Bolts!!!

 

[Copbrew133]

This is my first lager".......it is awesome, better than Stella. Light, crisp
, malty, and a touch of hops. Thanks for the recipe!

 

[carrotmalt]

This is my first lager".......it is awesome, better than Stella. Light, crisp
, malty, and a touch of hops. Thanks for the recipe!

While the "awesome" part was spot on, you sure you posted this to the right thread? "Lager"? "Touch of hops"?

 

[Copbrew133]

Yeah I edited afterwards, that was meant for the Something like Stella thread, my error.

 

[dale1038]

Brewing this again tomorrow, but I'm gonna sub some galaxy or hbc-342 in for some of the cascade. Just for a different take. This is still the best ipa I've ever made. We'll see how the changes go.

An update... Subbed galaxy for the chinook and half the cascades across the board. This beer is very similar to the original, but not quite as good. Still amazing though. Crazy drinkable at 1 month old. I think I will dry hop with 1/2 willamette next time. Seriously brew this! Thanks again for the recipe.

 

[SloTimes]

Just mashed in! Only difference is I had to sub flaked wheat for torrified because my LHBS didnt have any. Looks pretty good!

 

[dale1038]

Just mashed in! Only difference is I had to sub flaked wheat for torrified because my LHBS didnt have any. Looks pretty good!

Sounds good. You'll get some nice head with that flaked wheat. I think you'll really like this beer.

 

[Copbrew133]

Bottled Friday, at room temp and not carbonated this tastes awesome already.

 

[striles]

I would like to brew this in a 1 or 3 gallon batch. Any advice on how to downscale this recipe?

Thanks!

 

[Copbrew133]

I already had this recipe saved in Ibrewmaster which allows you to scale it up or down. Do you have this program? If not tell me what size you want to do ,assuming all grain, and I'll scale it down later & send it to you. Let me know.

 

[ahacreative]

Gotta say, I've brewed a variation of this IPA 11 times now and it's great. The hops additions are dead on. This is always a big hit and doesn't hang around long enough. Actually I'm not telling folks when I keg it up any more.

 

[Copbrew133]

Today my wonderful wife passed her federal mortgage licensing exam and we went to a local steakhouse to celebrate. To my delight they had Bell's Two Hearted IPA on tap. I had heard alot about this beer here on the forum and it was very tasty, however prior to leaving for the steakhouse I drank one of these homebrew IPA's that are now bottle conditioned. IMO, and only in my opinion, I liked my homebrew better. I couldn't believe that because I was so excited in seeing the Bells on tap at first, and it was great, but mine was a sharper hop taste & aroma and I liked it more............so thank you so very much for this recipe, it is a keeper and I see why you have won medals with it.

 

[whis121surfing]

Today my wonderful wife passed her federal mortgage licensing exam and we went to a local steakhouse to celebrate. To my delight they had Bell's Two Hearted IPA on tap. I had heard alot about this beer here on the forum and it was very tasty, however prior to leaving for the steakhouse I drank one of these homebrew IPA's that are now bottle conditioned. IMO, and only in my opinion, I liked my homebrew better. I couldn't believe that because I was so excited in seeing the Bells on tap at first, and it was great, but mine was a sharper hop taste & aroma and I liked it more............so thank you so very much for this recipe, it is a keeper and I see why you have won medals with it.

That's cause you are brewing Good Beer with a Great Recipe. Not knocking Bell's, I love it. I just read all the pages of this thread and I have been jealous listening (reading) to all of you and I first thought I was going to wait until all of my homegrown hops are ready this year but I can't. IT MUST BE BREWED THIS WEEKEND!

 

[Copbrew133]

Drinking a couple of huge 32 oz. mugs of this while watching my Rays. This stuff is awesome, first batch I didn't give any away.....it's all mine hahahaha!

 

[mattyg]

This recipe sounds great & I will be attempting it this weekend. Any thoughts on what an addition of a little honey at flameout might do? Is that too weird?

 

[dale1038]

This recipe sounds great & I will be attempting it this weekend. Any thoughts on what an addition of a little honey at flameout might do? Is that too weird?

I don't think it's weird, just unnecessary. Honey has a hard time coming through in any beer. I've added honey a few times to different beers and have never really noticed it enough. Honey malt on the other hand, can honey up a beer proper. If you really want to put it in, it shouldn't hurt anything.

 

[Copbrew133]

Do what you will, that's the point of brewing your own beer, but if your looking for a really great Amer. IPA brew this as the OP wrote then play with the recipe the next time around. I feel strongly that this recipe deserves to be brewed as is at least once, I feel it's that good, IMO. I asked earlier in the thread about upping the IBUs by doing more hop addition and I am glad I did not do it. Just my 2 cents. Good brewing!

 

[mattyg]

Yeah, I thought it over and figured I better make the actual recipe first before I go tweaking it. Brewed Saturday and missed OG by a few points. Oh well, I'm sure it'll still be tasty. Fermentation is currently rockin' with a 2 day starter.