English Imperial Ipa

[KoNG]

agreed,
my beer is hardly 'dry' there is still a whole lot of malt there.! so around 64*c is recommended with some sugar too.!

As we speak i am researching my next big beer, i'm wanting to brew a big barley wine sipper over 16%, something to compare with my wine drinking friends etc. it will be a 2 year or more project i guess with atleast 3 or 4 fermentations. Not too much info to be found so far.. so i could be flying a little blind
havent decided on american or english hops yet, but it wont matter too much.

 

[Tony]

Bottled the beast last night.

ended up with 31 x 750ml champeign bottles and a couple of smaller bottles for early tasting notes before i go cracking a big one.

I dry hopped it for a bit over a month with a handfull of EKG and now in hopping the 11% alc hasnt killed the yeast. If it stays flat in the bottle i will be pissed.

Tasting notes into the firmenter.......HUGE english hop presence with a fantastic maltyness that ballances the bitterness perfectly. If it wasnt for the alcahol warnth that is smooth wine like it would be like drinking a 5% pale ale.

Its a bit hazy from the hops but 600 grams of hops will do that i guess.

Im very excited to see what its like once its carbed up and aged a couple of months......... let alone a couple of years.

cheers

 

[browndog]

Bottled the beast last night.

ended up with 31 x 750ml champeign bottles and a couple of smaller bottles for early tasting notes before i go cracking a big one.

I dry hopped it for a bit over a month with a handfull of EKG and now in hopping the 11% alc hasnt killed the yeast. If it stays flat in the bottle i will be pissed.

Tasting notes into the firmenter.......HUGE english hop presence with a fantastic maltyness that ballances the bitterness perfectly. If it wasnt for the alcahol warnth that is smooth wine like it would be like drinking a 5% pale ale.

Its a bit hazy from the hops but 600 grams of hops will do that i guess.

Im very excited to see what its like once its carbed up and aged a couple of months......... let alone a couple of years.

cheers

Tony, I think you better send a bottle or two of that brew up to Ross for the QLD boys to sample and give you some honest and qualified feedback.

cheers

Browndog

 

[Tony]

aaaaaahahahah i was just talking to ross about swapping fluids

beer that is

might pack a couple but i know how ross can drink...... i have entertained him before...... you will have to be quick

and it could be a couple of months before its ready.
cheers

 

[Tony]

this was the final recipe i used.

It went from 1.090 to 1.008

cheers

Choke a Pom IPA

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (L): 30.00 Wort Size (L): 30.00
Total Grain (kg): 11.80
Anticipated OG: 1.090 Plato: 21.65
Anticipated EBC: 20.9
Anticipated IBU: 140.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 73 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential EBC
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
93.2 11.00 kg. IMC Ale Malt Australia 1.038 4
6.8 0.80 kg. TF Crystal UK 1.034 100

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
40.00 g. Wye Target Pellet 9.00 28.7 First WH
30.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 5.00 11.4 90 min.
50.00 g. Wye Target Pellet 9.00 29.3 45 min.
30.00 g. Bramling Cross Pellet 8.60 11.1 20 min.
30.00 g. First Gold Pellet 7.70 9.9 20 min.
30.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 5.00 6.4 20 min.
30.00 g. Progress Pellet 5.70 7.3 20 min.
30.00 g. Wye Northdown Pellet 7.20 9.3 20 min.
30.00 g. Bramling Cross Pellet 8.60 6.6 10 min.
30.00 g. First Gold Pellet 7.70 5.9 10 min.
30.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 5.20 4.0 10 min.
30.00 g. Progress Pellet 5.70 4.4 10 min.
30.00 g. Wye Northdown Pellet 7.20 5.6 10 min.
30.00 g. Bramling Cross Pellet 8.60 0.0 0 min.
30.00 g. First Gold Pellet 7.70 0.0 0 min.
30.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 5.20 0.0 0 min.
30.00 g. Progress Pellet 5.70 0.0 0 min.
30.00 g. Wye Northdown Pellet 7.20 0.0 0 min.
40.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 5.00 0.0 Dry Hop


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.10 Oz Irish Moss Fining 10 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale

 

[Tony]

Cracked one tonight to try it.

Its "BIG"

big malt character, smooth alcahol warmth, not solventy thank god, lots of hops with a greenish flavout i have not come across. But half the hops in it were ones i have never tried too.

for a beer with its numbers, its very drinkable and had no problem downing a schooner.

It needs time but should be a good beer.

ITs also faitly hazy when cool but thats to be expected witha ll the hops.

I will certanly be interested to see what others think of it.

cheers

 

[Tony]

cracked a big bottle tonight.

Its had 6 weeks in secondary (4 of them with dry hopping) and 5 or 6 weeks in the bottle.

It has smoothed out heaps

The first thing i noticed was the sweet aroma of malt from the bottle. It did go down to 1.008 :blink:

then the hops hit..... WOW.

Hop flavour is similar...... very english and big. Its lost the green character thank god.

Its sooooooooo well ballanced and smooth. Its like drinking a 6% beer only you get pissed quicker

carbonation is perfect IMO for this beer. Its enough to create a creamy head on pouring and then just enough to hold a thin head and lightly lace as you drink. too much gas would add a harshness that would not work.

Very happy with this one. I cant believe how drinkable it is with all that malt and hops.

cheers

 

[Mr Bond]

Very sexy colour!
keep the updates coming.

 

[Tony]

will do.

Its a bit hazy too...... even at warmer temps..... not chill haze..... not yeast.

mmmmm must ahve been all those hops.

But its not a beer to look at is it.

Its a winter sipper....... and its bloody fantastic at its job.

PS...... no way its 140 IBU. Im going to start a new thread on hop utilisation and a few other thoughts i have that im sure will start a blue ot 3

cheers

 

[Sammus]

I'm in the middle of making an IIPA and found this thread. your english IIPA is making me salivate, I dont wan't to have to wait months to try mine!

I was thinking of using perle for some smooth bittering, throw about 120g in there hehe.

So is that amount of finishing hops (in choke a pom) pretty normal for an IIPA? as in, about 5x weight of bittering hops

 

[Tony]

Dont know

Only ever tried mine but BJCP states the style as a "showcase for hops"

I dont think it matters what hops you use as long as there are lots.

A beer of this strenght is going to take longer than a 4.8% pale ale to mature so patience is a virtue, but 2 or 3 months puts it on track.

If..... when i do it again i will use more of the hops i like EKG, Challenger, First gold. Target is a tops english bittering hop, northdown is good too.

Pearl is a clean german type hop for what i know. Havnt used it so wont comment on it too much. You want big hop chatracter in an IIPA.

cheers

 

[O'Henry]

I know this is ages ago, but how did it end up fairing Tony? Did you drink them all within the year or still have a few tucked away? It sounds phenomenal btw.