hoplobster
Well-Known Member
This will be my second AG, my first IPA and actually, the first time naming a beer. I'm throwing out all of the stops on this one and will be calling it "Relax/Don't Worry IPA" as a tribute to getting over a novice brewers fear of not "doing everything just right".
As I have learned, as long as things are kept clean, there is no such thing as a right way when home brewing, so one of the things I'll try differently is I'll be dumping all of the break material and hops into the primary as a test... Of course I'll be doing a secondary!
A simple IPA recipe for a yield of 3 gallons:
4.50 lb. British pale
1.50 lb. American crystal 40L
0.50 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.)
0.50 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.)
0.70 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.)
0.70 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.)
1.00 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast: WLP001 California Ale Yeast
Should be about 60 IBUs... What do you think? I'm wondering if there's too much crystal in there but other than that, it looks good to me, but I may substitute a hop addition or two with Amarillo.
As I have learned, as long as things are kept clean, there is no such thing as a right way when home brewing, so one of the things I'll try differently is I'll be dumping all of the break material and hops into the primary as a test... Of course I'll be doing a secondary!
A simple IPA recipe for a yield of 3 gallons:
4.50 lb. British pale
1.50 lb. American crystal 40L
0.50 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.)
0.50 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.)
0.70 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.)
0.70 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.)
1.00 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast: WLP001 California Ale Yeast
Should be about 60 IBUs... What do you think? I'm wondering if there's too much crystal in there but other than that, it looks good to me, but I may substitute a hop addition or two with Amarillo.