My House IPA

[Osedax]

From one commonwealther to the other, I think I can help.

CMC has changed a good bit since I made this recipe. Amaranth is only there for head retention. It works great but, is unnecessary. I was able to get the amaranth in 5# increments but, they have since changed. Actually, I used to get it from my LHBS.

The Munich buckwheat is probably about right. I believe that I sprinkled a bit of water on the buckwheat and threw them in the oven for like 30-45 minutes at 350F(?). I am unsure because I do not have my notes in front of me but, it sounds right.

Another thing I would recommend is a nice sized hop stand. I am really starting to enjoy them.

Good luck on the recipe! I hope it works for you.

 

[Osedax]

Also, yes, both were malted and the flaked corn is from LHBS.

 

[glutarded-chris]

Osedax,

Do you have a current source for quinoa? I have been dying to try it but unable to find a source already malted.

I have been using Buckwheat for head retention and have had good luck with it, but in the range of 25% of grain bill I have found I have to cereal mash to keep the "muck factor" down. Do you know if the head retention properties differ much between pale and roasted malt?

Chris

 

[Osedax]

I do not have current supplier of quinoa. I used to get it from CMC but, it became harder and harder till I stopped using them all together. You could try hitting them up.

Quinoa I'd great. Amazing extraction that is on par with barley. However, it doesn't taste like much (could be good or bad) and is almost as gummy as buckwheat.

Head retention in the same grain differs between kilns and I am willing to bet heavily roasted malts have less head retention than pale. Pale amaranth malt was my go to for head retention in IPAs. It worked wonders. 1# in a 5 gallon batch did the trick. It also tasted a bit like hay...

 

[Commonwealth]

Ose, so what do you use instead of the malted quinoa? Unmalted or do you submalted millet or other? What does this recipe look like now?


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