west coast IPA

[pashley]

Looking for a good west coast style IPA recipe. Something dry, hoppy and crisp, but on the easy side to execute. I'm new to brewing so I'd like something using extracts. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[humann_brewing]

you could try this

9.5 lbs LME
1lb cara/pils steeped
1lb of dextrose in the boil

Then the hops
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Simcoe [12.00 %] (90 min) Hops 38.1 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.40 %] (60 min) Hops 21.4 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.40 %] (30 min) Hops 16.4 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [12.00 %] (30 min) Hops 13.7 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 8.1 IBU
0.75 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.75 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [StartYeast-Ale


the sugar will help to dry it out in case the extract is not that fermentable

 

[pashley]

Hey thanks for the recipe. I'll be ordering the hops tomorrow. A few quick questions (and keep in mind that I'm very new to this)..

1) the cara/pils...is that crystal malt?

2) To dry hop, I rack the beer to a second fermenter and then add the new hops, right? How long should the wort stay in the primary?

I know these are basic questions...just wanna make sure I understand the process. Thanks.

 

[jgourd]

You could also do the Green Flash West Coast IPA clone. That's a frikkin' great brew!

Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.068 SG
Estimated FG: 1.016 SG
Estimated IBUs: 100.1 IBU
Estimated Color: 7.5 SRM
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72%
Boil Time: 90 minutes

Grains:
13.00# Pale Malt (2-Row) US (89.66%)
0.75# Carapils/Dextrine (5.17%)
0.75# Caramel/Crystal 40L (5.17%)

Hops:
1.00 oz Simcoe (12.20%) @90 min
0.25 oz Simcoe (12.20%) @60 min
0.25 oz Columbus (14.20%) @60 min
0.25 oz Simcoe (12.20%) @30 min
0.25 oz Columbus (13.80%) @30 min
0.75 oz Simcoe (12.20%) @15 min
0.75 oz Columbus (13.20%) @15 min
1.20 oz Cascade (7.50%) @10 min
0.50 oz Simcoe (12.20%) @0 min
0.50 oz Columbus (13.20%) @0 min
0.50 oz Amarillo (8.60%) (dry hop)
0.50 oz Cascade (5.40%) (dry hop)
0.50 oz Centennial (9.70%) (dry hop)
0.50 oz Columbus (13.20%) (dry hop)
0.50 oz Simcoe (12.20%) (dry hop)

Yeast:
White Labs WLP001 (California Ale)

 

[jgourd]

Hey thanks for the recipe. I'll be ordering the hops tomorrow. A few quick questions (and keep in mind that I'm very new to this)..

1) the cara/pils...is that crystal malt?

2) To dry hop, I rack the beer to a second fermenter and then add the new hops, right? How long should the wort stay in the primary?

I know these are basic questions...just wanna make sure I understand the process. Thanks.

Carapils essentially helps with body and head retention without contributing to color or flavor. So no, it's not a crystal malt.

Your beer should stay in the primary until primary fermentation is complete which is not necessarily a function of time. The only way to really determine that is to use your trusty hydrometer. But usually, we're talking about 10-14 days. To dry hop, you can do several things. Some people just drop them into the primary after primary fermentation. Others put the hops in a secondary and rack on top of them (that's what I typically do). And we dry hop usually for 7-12 days depending on the brew.

 

[pashley]

Thanks for the help guys!

 

[humann_brewing]

the recipe I gave above was the Green flash IPA just converted to extract and adding sugar since you don't know how much fermentability you get out of the extract. This beer doesn't finish all that dry but should get more than 75% attenuation.