What's your favorite Grain Bill for an IPA?

[Gwitz]

I haven't settled on a fave yet, but my next IPA will be 16# pilsner 8oz brown/amber malt or biscuit.

 

[spagyric]

I don't know what my favorite is, but I just brewed my first IPA Monday. It was:

10# domestic pale ale malt
3# 20L munich
1.4# 20L caramel

60min infusion mash at 150*
OG: 1.066

Use all Willamette hops to see what their character is like. Used a 2L starter of WLP001 decanted for six gallons. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I like it.

I love that this thread appeared around the same time that I was brewing my first IPA.

 

[jeffjm]

Right now, my IPA is a SMaSH with MO and EKG. Not sure how long that will last, I think the next one might get some Victory malt and maybe some UK pale ale malt, cutting back on the Maris Otter.

 

[panicbuttonguy]

My last IPA was 13#2 Row, 1#C10L, .5#C20L, 1#Carapils.

 

[fatguy-littlecoat]

10lb 2 row
4lb vienna
2lb munich
1lb honey malt
.5lb carapils

 

[tagz]

Wanted to bump this old thread to see if people have any updated thoughts.

 

[neosapien]

82.6% 2 row
8.7% torrified wheat
4.3% munich
4.3% vienna

centennial, simcoe, citra in various proportions at 60, 30, 12, 10, 2, flameout.

 

[LovesIPA]

I don't really care for crystal malts in an IPA.

A white IPA I brewed recently hopped with all Nelson Sauvin was amazing. I highly recommend it with any fruity, high-aroma hop variety. Nelson Sauvin smells like grapefruit and white wine.

That bill was:
76% 2-row
18% wheat
4% carapils
2% acid malt

And I will be brewing it again this Saturday.

Normally I use something like:
86% 2-row
10% munich
4% carapils

BTW wheat is AMAZING in IPA grain bills. The head is like a puffy white cloud. I highly recommend you try it.

 

[plankbr]

Hop however you like, but this came out simply fantastic! I've used the grain bill 2 times now with different hops ( 1 - posted below and 2 - Galena for bittering and all Galaxy hops).
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Title: Fresh Squeezed IPA

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.057
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.070
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV (standard): 7.64%
IBU (tinseth): 65.31
SRM (morey): 9.31

FERMENTABLES:
11 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (83%)
1 lb - American - Munich - Light 10L (7.5%)
12 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 60L (5.7%)
0.5 lb - American - Wheat (3.8%)

HOPS:
0.5 oz - Nugget, Type: Pellet, AA: 13.3, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 22.68
1 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 21.15
1 oz - Mosaic, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 21.49
1 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Boil for 0 min
1 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (custom): 83%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 59 - 75 F
Fermentation Temp: 68 F
Pitch Rate: 0.75 (M cells / ml / deg P)

NOTES:
Mash: 4.1 gallons @ 165* (1 Hour) - Achieves a 152* mash

Sparge: 6.2 gallons @ 170* (10 min)

 

[stevedasleeve]

These days I do 6% malted wheat, 3% medium British crystal (65 or so) and the base malt is equal parts maris otter and pilsner, mash at 152. For imperial I up the crystal a touch, add Munich and cane sugar, and go all MO, mash at 148, for double I half the crystal and add cane sugar, go all pilsner, mash at 150.

Steve da sleeve

 

[C-Rider]

100% Munich This is for 1.9 gallons going into the fermenter.

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4 lbs 12.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 1 100.0 %
0.60 oz Magnum [14.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 2 79.2 IBUs
0.75 oz Perle [7.80 %] - Aroma Steep 15.0 min Hop 3 0.0 IBUs
0.74 oz Perle [7.80 %] - Aroma Steep 5.0 min Hop 4 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafAle German Ale (DCL/Fermentis #K-97) [23.66 ml] Yeast 5 -
0.75 oz Perle [8.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 6 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.069 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.017 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.9 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.7 %
Bitterness: 79.2 IBUs Calories: 231.2 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 12.2 SRM

 

[Onihige]

69.6% Pale Ale
27% Münich
3.5% Carapale (ca 4 SRM)

 

[kharper6]

My favorite :

86% 2-row
7% munich
4% briess 20l
2% victory

Came up with this on accident because I had crap sitting around, turns out to be the best malt-backed double IPA i've ever made/tasted.

 

[Glynn]

I have two basic recipes

14.4 lbs 2 row
1 lb crystal 20 or 60