Thoughts on Lemon IPA

[gustaveklund]

Hi!

I really want your thoughts on this recipe! Link: https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/16-dubbellipa

Braumeister 20L so will probably turn out like 18 L or something.

5000.0 g Pilsner (DE) Mash
500.0 g Pale Wheat (DE) Mash
500.0 g Flaked Oats Mash
200.0 g CaraRed (DE) Mash
300.0 g Sucrose (Table Sugar) After fermentation has started

30.0 g Columbus (US) 75 min Boil
50.0 g Sovereign 15 min Boil

100.0 g Citra (US) 0 min Whirlpool
50.0 g Amarillo (US) 0 min Whirlpool
50.0 g Cascade (US) 0 min Whirlpool
?? g Lemonzest 0 min Whirlpool

75.0 g Citra (US) 4 days Dry Hop
50.0 g Cascade (US) 4 days Dry Hop
50.0 g Amarillo (US) 4 days Dry Hop

?? ml Lemonjuice added to secondary.

OG 1.078
IBU 61


Not sure how much lemonjuice or zest i should add. Anyone with experience? I want a citrusy IPA

Tell me what you think!

 

[12thHoleBrewer]

Never used lemon zest or juice, only orange zest. Your hop blend is certainly citrusy. Bu have you considered Motueka hops from New Zealand? They have a lemon/citrus profile. Motueka however is not as strong as Citra and Amarillo and would be more of a supporting player in your recipe. Depends on how much you'd like to experiment.

 

[kingwood-kid]

I'd look up the grapefruit IPA recipes and use them as a guide. Zest would help you out a lot, but lemon juice doesn't seem like it'd add much other than acidity.

 

[gustaveklund]

How much zest is alright to use? I think ill swap the juice to concentrate cause i want a small punch of acidity to balance up the hop sweetness.

 

[Alain2]

I found the Azzaca hops to be very lemony/lemongrass. It would be a good addition or substitution to this recipe.