My Stone IPA Inspired Attempt

[jawilson20]

After reviewing quite a few variations of the Stone IPA clone, I have put together the following IPA recipe. I am looking for feedback on this recipe, not necessarily its similarity to Stone, but just if you think there is anything I should adjust before giving it a go.

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.0 pkg Dry English Ale (White Labs #WLP007) [35.49 ml] Yeast 9 -
12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 92.3 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 3.8 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 1.9 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.9 %
1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 41.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 14.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 6.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs

 

[phenry]

Looks really good to me. Though I'm not sure how much of a difference you'll be able to tell with 4 oz of Crystal 10/20 vs. just 8 oz of either one, there's no reason that'll be taking anything away from the recipe. At what temp were you planning on mashing? Any thoughts on adjusting water? IMHO, IPAs can really benefit from pretty high SO4 and pretty low HCO3.

 

[bobbrews]

http://hopville.com/recipe/1483466/american-ipa-recipes/better-than-stone-ipa

 

[Beer-lord]

Here's my version which is not exact but close. I actually like it bit more. The aroma is dead on. The color just a bit darker but the flavor is awesome.
The amounts are a bit screwy since I originally did some small, test batches and scaled to fit a 5.5 gallon batch.

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.19 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.77 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.05 gal
Estimated OG: 1.065 SG
Estimated Color: 5.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 148.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 85.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12 lbs 1.6 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 88.0 %
1 lbs 10.4 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 12.0 %
1 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 60. Hop 3 39.5 IBUs
1 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop 4 33.7 IBUs
1 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 5 21.7 IBUs
1 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 30. Hop 6 30.4 IBUs
1 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 10.2 IBUs
1 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 13.3 IBUs
2 Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 9 -
2.oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: BIAB, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 12.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 36.79 qt of water at 158.1 F 152.1 F 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min 168.0 F 10 min