Ipa Recipe Questions

[Gavo]

What is your boil volume? 330ml x 70 I am guessing a batch volume of 23 lt. I would probably increase the first hop addition to 30 min in order to increase the IBU as 2kg of LDME will add a lot of malty flavor an sweetness.

Cheers
Gavo.

 

[Fermented]

Yes, it will be a 23 litre batch.

However, the reference to 70 little 'uns is for the load about to exit the fermenter. Am just waiting for a callback from the missus to see if the right sized giant plastic storage box is at her shop so she can bring some home before I start bottling. I'm still ever so edgy about doing all glass bottling for now, especially after seeing some of the pics in the current bottle bomb thread. I figure the thicker LDPE walls of a storage box will be more likely to contain shrapnel than my usual cardboard crates.

The IPA will most likely be in PET.

Thanks for the hint to increase the first hopping to 30 minutes. I shall give it a shot. If it all works out well, then it's on to the espresso hop extraction experiment.

Cheers - Fermented.

 

[Fermented]

Hmmm - the edit button has disappeared.

The boxes aren't LDPE, they're PP (polypropylene). D'Oh! Slightly better ballistic resistance.

Cheers - Fermented.

 

[bum]

How did this turn out, Fermented?

I'm looking to take off my IPA training wheels in a few brews' time and would love to find a good K&B IPA recipe.