Belgian IPA Discussion Thread

[tazman1967]

Awesome.. never heard of an English style of Belgian IPA..
Thanks for the Link BC.. interesting read.

 

[tcc]

here is my prototype
Belgian IPA American IPA

Type: All Grain​

Date: 21/08/2013​

Batch Size: 21.00 L​

Brewer: tom​

Boil Size: 30.34 L​

Boil Time: 90 min​

Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00​

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Ingredients​

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Amount Item Type % or IBU​

5.30 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 86.89 %​

0.30 kg Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 4.92 %​

90.00 gm Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 20 days)​

20.00 gm Centennial [9.20 %] (30 min) 15.2 IBU​

20.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (30 min) Hops 18.8 IBU​

30.00 gm Centennial [9.20 %] (10 min) Hops 10.7 IBU​

30.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (10 min) Hops 13.3 IBU​

40.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (1 min) Hops 2.1 IBU​

40.00 gm Centennial [9.20 %] (1 min) Hops 1.7 IBU​

4.00 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc​

0.50 kg Candi Sugar, Amber (75.0 SRM) Sugar 8.20 %​

1 Pkgs Trappist High Gravity (Wyeast Labs #3787) Yeast-Wheat​

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Beer Profile​

Est Original Gravity: 1.066 SG​

Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG​

Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG​

Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG​

Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.76 %​

Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %​

Bitterness: 61.9 IBU​

Calories: 90 cal/l​

Est Color: 14.6 SRM​

Color:​

Color​

Mash Profile​

Mash Name: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Light Body Total Grain Weight: 5.60 kg Sparge Water: 21.34 L Grain Temperature: 22.2 C Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C TunTemperature: 22.2 C Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH​

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Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Light Body Step Time Name Description Step Temp​

90 min Saccharification Add 14.61 L of water at 72.4 C 66.0 C​

10 min Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 10 min 75.6 C​

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Ferment at 19 deg C

 

[tazman1967]

IMHO...
You need some crystal malts to "balance" it out... this style is not like a usual west coast IPA, its about balance and blending,, No big hop bite (in your face).
I'd drop the candi sugar.. you dont need it.. the yeast will dry it out, at the correct temps.
Did you check your recipe before posting ?
You hop additions dont add up ?

 

[tcc]

Its all directly from beersmith?

Maybe sub the candi sugar for some med/dark crystal and tone down the hops a bit?