Recipe Critique Partial Mash AIPA

Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

jmkratt

Well-Known Member
Joined
Dec 1, 2009
Messages
554
Reaction score
2
Location
Parker, CO
Trying to use a bunch of extra hops I have in the freezer to make room, figured I'd brew a Partial Mash IPA. Hoping for critique:

Type: Partial Mash
Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Boil Time: 60 min

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 47.52 %
3.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 27.72 %
1.20 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 9.54 %
1.02 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 8.11 %
0.90 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 7.11 %
1.00 oz Warrior [15.80 %] (60 min) Hops 38.8 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [12.90 %] (60 min) Hops 15.8 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [10.50 %] (10 min) Hops 9.3 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [12.20 %] (5 min) Hops 6.0 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.00 %] (5 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.90 %] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 oz Citra [14.10 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [Starter 35 ml] Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.067 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.83 %
Bitterness: 69.9 IBU
Est Color: 11.4 SRM

Mash Profile

Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Saccharification Add 8.28 qt of water at 164.8 F 153.0 F
10 min Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F

Based loosely pm Jamil's Hoppiness is an IPA though catered for a few more IBUs and flavor/aroma hops to get rid of them.

I'd appreciate any and all comments or suggestions.
 
In case anyone searches and sees this, here is an update:

I killed the keg in 10 days. It had tremendous aroma, best I've had yet. However it was too bitter and didn't balance perfectly. I would brew this again and scale back the bittering hops. I really enjoyed the different hop character though. Tasty.
 
This comment is obviously too late, but that seems like a lot of crystal. By the book IPAs aren't meant to go much above 10% crystal, if that. Looks like that wasn't a problem for you though.
 
I wouldn't disagree with that at all. I think that it added nice color but also contributed to the lack of balance for sure. However the bitterness dominated, at least for me.
 
Back
Top