Thoughts on this mainly falconer ipa

[Kurtdouglas]

Hey people fairly new here just wanted to get your opinions on this ipa using mostly falconer flight, thanks

6oz. Caramel Vienne
6oz. Crystal 60
3.3 lbs golden light lme
3.3 lbs Pilsen light lme
2 lbs Bavarian wheat lme(late addition 30min)
1 tsp Irish moss
1/2 oz. northern brewer 60 min
2 oz. ff 15 min
1.5 oz. ff 10 min
1.5 oz. ff 5 min.
3 oz. ff dry hop 7 days
Wyeast 1272 amer ale II

 

[vincentAlpha]

Can't speak as to the grain bill but I love Falconer's Flight, did a blonde a while back where I used it for all additions as I needed to clean out my hops before moving and it was great, loved the citrus notes.

 

[The_Bruster]

My first non-HME-based beer used Falconer's Flight. It started as a recreation of Mr. Beer's Aztec Mexican Lager, but we decided to throw in FF as the primary hop, and it ended up being something different; the flavor was incredible! In fact, I'll be working on an IPA myself in the next couple weeks (I found this thread while looking for recipe inspirations), and it will also feature FF. It's been a while, but if memory serves, it produced pleasant floral and citrus flavors.

For the grain bill, it may be easier to stick with something simpler. I'm a big fan of the KISS method: "Keep It Simple, Stupid!" Usually, I just use whatever LME the LHBS is selling, plus a few ounces of one or two specific grains -- or just the LME by itself. Why? Cuz it's easier, way cheaper, and the beer is still super tasty! But my personal opinion is that - unless it's for a special occasion - homebrew should cost less than buying a craft brew, and I'm cheap anyway .

Are you looking for a specific flavor or color with the grain? I think the total amount of grain you have (9lbs) is great for an IPA, but unless money isn't a problem or you're looking for something specific, I'd go with maybe just one LME.

 

[hopsAndJumps]

I made a falconers flight 7c ipa not so long ago and it was fecking amazing, my best brew yet and drank it all up over Christmas.

The only thing i didn't like about it was the sweet finish, mine ended up at 1016 and I used 1lb of dextrose in there, if I was brewing this again with extract i'd put more sugar in.

here is the link to my recipe.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/falconers-7c-ipa-what-do-you-think-498369/

 

[Drewtattoo]

Where is the 9 pounds of grain?