arringtonbp
Well-Known Member
So, today I saw northern brewer's black IPA recipe, and I was wondering if there would be a good way to switch the hops (which are American) so that it has more of an English hop profile. I have really enjoyed the taste of Samuel Smith's English IPA, and overall I like the taste of English hops more than American. Anybody have any recommendations as to which hops might make good replacements? Would this even make a tasty beer?
The recipe can be found here:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/black-ipa-extract-kit.html
The original hop schedule is as follows:
1 oz summit (60 min)
1 oz chinook (15 min)
1 oz centennial (10 min)
1 oz cascade (5 min)
1 oz centennial (0 min)
1 oz cascade (dry hop)
I am assuming that one way to do it would be to look at the AA%'s and try to match similar strength hops (replacing the American with English). I would also replace the American Ale Yeast with some kind of english yeast (maybe WLP013). What do you think? Also, if you switch the hops as I've mentioned, does it really just become a robust porter or some kind of hoppy porter/brown ale?
The recipe can be found here:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/black-ipa-extract-kit.html
The original hop schedule is as follows:
1 oz summit (60 min)
1 oz chinook (15 min)
1 oz centennial (10 min)
1 oz cascade (5 min)
1 oz centennial (0 min)
1 oz cascade (dry hop)
I am assuming that one way to do it would be to look at the AA%'s and try to match similar strength hops (replacing the American with English). I would also replace the American Ale Yeast with some kind of english yeast (maybe WLP013). What do you think? Also, if you switch the hops as I've mentioned, does it really just become a robust porter or some kind of hoppy porter/brown ale?