Tips on brewing a New England IPA

[ToddCarrick]

I'm brewing at New England IPA on Friday for the first time and have done research, but wanted to throw out is topic here to see if I can get any last minute tips on brewing the NE IPA. Whether it's the grain bill, the hop schedule, the dry hop, etc. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!

 

[MrBJones]

I've been considering the same. Will be interested to see what replies you get.

Will you be bottling or kegging?

 

[crusader1612]

Keep it simple - follow your stanard process. and dont add flour.
pils/pale
wheat and oats is all you need really
low bittering hop either FWH or 60

shedloads of late hops at flameout whirlpool times.
dryhop with even more.

check out this link to a good recipe (iut has a few extra bits to it, but might be a good starting point?)
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=568046

 

[ToddCarrick]

Thanks for the info...and insight on primary fermentation dry hopping?

 

[ToddCarrick]

I've been considering the same. Will be interested to see what replies you get.



Will you be bottling or kegging?

Kegging

 

[jpakstis]

Thanks for the info...and insight on primary fermentation dry hopping?

I usually dry hop twice. Once while the krausen is still strong but starting to recede, around day three or so (the "biotransformation" theory), and then another around day 14 or so.

Also in terms of grain bill, I generally go about 85-88% 2 row, some type of crystal for color, and then about 5-6% carapils/dextrine for head retention and some body.

 

[motosapiens]

I have found that after 48 hrs, using a healthy pitch of 1318 (london esb), my gravity has already dropped to near 1.020, so that's when I've been throwing in the first dry hops. Results have been outstandng.

I have been using the recipe from neil fisher of weldwerks because that was the first beer of the style I tried and I like it more than any other I have tried so far.

 

[crusader1612]

Thanks for the info...and insight on primary fermentation dry hopping?

Personally, I only dryhop once.
that more for time and lazyness than trying to acheive anything.

i personally am not sold on bio transformation and double dryhopping.
to me the biotransformation only adds to haze, rather than hop flavor/aroma

but each to their own, it seems to be something alot of NEIPA brewers swear by.

 

[day_trippr]

Personally, I only dryhop once.
that more for time and lazyness than trying to acheive anything.

i personally am not sold on bio transformation and double dryhopping.
to me the biotransformation only adds to haze, rather than hop flavor/aroma

but each to their own, it seems to be something alot of NEIPA brewers swear by.

So you've actually never tried it?

Cheers!

 

[Staylow]

I like to split my base malt 50/50 2 row and Maris Otter.
15% or so malted OR flaked oats, and about half that much flaked wheat
about 1-2% carapils, and occasionally 2-3% honey malt. Toying with the idea of using a bit more golden naked oats instead of honey malt to see what it contributes.

1318 or Conan yeast, but my next one will use 1098.

I like to keep hop varieties to 2 or 3. Typically 12 ounces total. 3 ounces at 5 minutes (along with my yeast nutrient), 3 ounce whirlpool/hopstand for 30 minutes, and 6 ounces dry hop total, with half at day 2 or 3, and the other half going into the keg. I may or may not use a bittering addition, depending on how many IBU's i get from the 5 minute addition.

14 days total fermentation, from brew day to packaging. No whirlfloc or fining agents of any kind.

EDIT: Water profile. I typically shoot for a sulfate/chloride ratio of 1/3, or 1/4, and use RO water. so 50/150 or 200, and whatever calcium comes with that. No sodium, magnesium or bicarbonate. It's usually enough to get the pH right where it needs to be, but if not, i have lactic acid ready.

 

[crusader1612]

So you've actually never tried it?

Cheers!

I haven't double dryhopped or biotransformed etc on a NEIPA.
I've double dryhopped plenty of IPA's and so o,n but never really saw the results fro mteh extra effort (as small as it was)

Just my opinion.
But either way, there are plenty of guys who swear by it.

 

[ToddCarrick]

Duplicate post

 

[ToddCarrick]

Great info everyone...thanks. Also my buddies started a YouTube page to record our brew days and such. Check it out if interested, we will be recording our brew day on Friday. Just search 2TEN90 brewing.
Cheers!

 

[the-adjunct-hippie]

Maris Otter is your friend