Sweetwort-Hopkins
Well-Known Member
Hey HBT'ers,
After a recent trip up to VT (from MA), I can't help but be inspired! I've been brewing for about one year now and I've focused on DIPAs right from the beginning (although I did brew a session IPA that came out nice). Each batch has been based around the same recipe which is an Avery Maharaja clone - I swapped the American 2-Row for Irish Ale Malt as a base and then just did numerous slight alterations here and there. Well, I'm tired of that recipe and I'm going to give it a rest!
I've scoured the WorldWideWeb looking through DIPA recipes with just a couple of factors in the criteria; Citra, Citra, more Citra, and Vermont Ale yeast. These are the two things that I want to highlight my next 5gal batch. So, while cruising through recipes, I also looked for ingredients that seemed to be common players in the recipes that stood-out to me. This is my first time designing a recipe. I actually 'went at' the grain bill with perentages in mind once I figured out what I wanted to use - though I did limit the quantities to 'whole' or 'half' pounds (to keep it simple). Also, built the hop schedule with IBUs in mind - I knew I wanted to land as close to 100 IBU without having to deal with fractions of ounces. With all that being said, here is what I came up with.
OG 1.080
FG 1.016
ABV 9%-ish (depending efficiency and attenuation)
IBU 101.25
SRM 5.20
12.5# Pale 2 Row
2.5# Vienna
1# Carapils
1# Flaked Oats
1# Dextrose
(Roughly 70%, 15%, 5%, 5%, and 5%)
@60 - 1.5oz Columbus
@10 - 2oz Citra
@5 - 2oz Citra
@0 - 3oz Citra
DH - 2oz Citra
DH - 2oz Amarillo
DH - 2oz Mosaic
Vermont Ale Yeast (not sure who to order from yet. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!)
Mash @149F for 45mins. Raise to 154F for 15mins. Collect 7.5gals wort, 60min boil.
Pitch starter in the low 60's. Ferment at 65F until slowed. Raise temp to 68F.
1:1:1 Dryhop on day 7
1:1:1 Dryhop on day 11
Well, that's about it. Please feel free to chime-in if anything sounds wacky or questionable.. or if you think it looks like a tasty recipe!!
Cheers to all!!!
After a recent trip up to VT (from MA), I can't help but be inspired! I've been brewing for about one year now and I've focused on DIPAs right from the beginning (although I did brew a session IPA that came out nice). Each batch has been based around the same recipe which is an Avery Maharaja clone - I swapped the American 2-Row for Irish Ale Malt as a base and then just did numerous slight alterations here and there. Well, I'm tired of that recipe and I'm going to give it a rest!
I've scoured the WorldWideWeb looking through DIPA recipes with just a couple of factors in the criteria; Citra, Citra, more Citra, and Vermont Ale yeast. These are the two things that I want to highlight my next 5gal batch. So, while cruising through recipes, I also looked for ingredients that seemed to be common players in the recipes that stood-out to me. This is my first time designing a recipe. I actually 'went at' the grain bill with perentages in mind once I figured out what I wanted to use - though I did limit the quantities to 'whole' or 'half' pounds (to keep it simple). Also, built the hop schedule with IBUs in mind - I knew I wanted to land as close to 100 IBU without having to deal with fractions of ounces. With all that being said, here is what I came up with.
OG 1.080
FG 1.016
ABV 9%-ish (depending efficiency and attenuation)
IBU 101.25
SRM 5.20
12.5# Pale 2 Row
2.5# Vienna
1# Carapils
1# Flaked Oats
1# Dextrose
(Roughly 70%, 15%, 5%, 5%, and 5%)
@60 - 1.5oz Columbus
@10 - 2oz Citra
@5 - 2oz Citra
@0 - 3oz Citra
DH - 2oz Citra
DH - 2oz Amarillo
DH - 2oz Mosaic
Vermont Ale Yeast (not sure who to order from yet. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!)
Mash @149F for 45mins. Raise to 154F for 15mins. Collect 7.5gals wort, 60min boil.
Pitch starter in the low 60's. Ferment at 65F until slowed. Raise temp to 68F.
1:1:1 Dryhop on day 7
1:1:1 Dryhop on day 11
Well, that's about it. Please feel free to chime-in if anything sounds wacky or questionable.. or if you think it looks like a tasty recipe!!
Cheers to all!!!