What should i add to test batch DIPA

[RUNningonbrew]

So I made a hopslam clone this weekend, ended up with an extra gallon that I decided to ferment in a separate gallon jug, I used a different yeast, London ale. I want to do something different for this one, any ideas? Thinking oak chips, cedar planks? any ideas are welcome. Og is 1.092 going to be around 9.5%

 

[adamjackson]

A brewer recently had a DIPA where he added 1 litre of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice per 1 hectolitre of beer. It was a very "citrus" forward hopped IPA and no idea what yeast strain was used.

That comes in at 1% Grapefruit juice so, for a 5 gallon batch, that's 6.4 ounces of grapefruit juice. It gets a slight juicyness but nothing overwhelming.

Maple or Cedar planks could be interesting but they work pretty slow and an IPA is best consumed fresh.

 

[kingwood-kid]

If you add oak chips (not cubes) now, you'll get some flavor pretty quickly. If that yeast is WLP013/WY1028, it's already adding some oaky flavors, so you could just leave it alone and see what the yeast contributes.

 

[RUNningonbrew]

Sounds good, I'm going to let it sit in oak chips for a month, then us maple syrup to prime