American or UK?
My personal most favourite beer I've made to date was an AIPA - only a select few got to sample it as I enjoyed it immensely
Unfortunately I've never made an IPA - but it's on the cards
Cheers
Here's the AIPA
33) Crazy Cowgirl AIPA (American India Pale Ale)
Brewing Date: Thursday November 8, 2007
Batch Size (L): 19.00 Wort Size (L): 19.00
Total Grain (kg): 5.35
Anticipated OG: 1.065
Anticipated SRM: 11.4
Anticipated IBU: 59.1
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes
Actual OG: 1.062
Actual FG: 1.0??
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Extract SRM
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65.4 3.50 kg. IMC Ale Malt Australia 1.044 5
28.0 1.50 kg. JW Vienna Australia 1.018 6
4.7 0.25 kg. Crystal 75L Great Britian 1.003 75
1.9 0.10 kg. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.001 2
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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8.00 g. Cascade Pellet 5.50 5.9 60 min.
8.00 g. Centennial Pellet 9.90 10.5 60 min.
8.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 9.5 60 min.
8.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 7.3 30 min.
9.00 g. Cascade Pellet 5.50 5.1 30 min.
9.00 g. Centennial Pellet 9.90 9.1 30 min.
10.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 4.3 10 min.
10.00 g. Cascade Pellet 5.50 2.7 10 min.
10.00 g. Centennial Pellet 9.90 4.8 10 min.
10.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 0.0 Cube
10.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 0.0 Keg
Yeast
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US-56
Theres some food for thought here http://byo.com/recipe/
I brewed a IIPA in autumn which is tasting pretty good at the moment. I have scaled it back to an IPA for you. I used US56 to let the hops sing and added munich for a bigger malt backbone. The recipe came about after several PMs with Tony.
When i get around to making an IPA it will be something along these lines altho i will probably use an english yeast (1275, 1968)
Recipe: IPA
Brewer: DrSmurto
Asst Brewer:
Style: English IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 27.10 L
Estimated OG: 1.064 SG
Estimated Color: 19.1 EBC
Estimated IBU: 55.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 82.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.75 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (5.Grain 75.01 %
1.00 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 19.99 %
0.25 kg Crystal, Medium (Bairds) (145.0 EBC) Grain 5.00 %
60.00 g Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 31.0 IBU
15.00 g Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (20 min) Hops 4.7 IBU
15.00 g Styrian Goldings [4.60 %] (20 min) Hops 4.8 IBU
15.00 g Fuggles [5.40 %] (20 min) Hops 5.6 IBU
15.00 g Styrian Goldings [4.60 %] (10 min) Hops 2.9 IBU
15.00 g Fuggles [5.40 %] (10 min) Hops 3.4 IBU
15.00 g Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (10 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min)
25.00 g Fuggles [5.40 %] (20 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)
25.00 g Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (20 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)
25.00 g Styrian Goldings [4.60 %] (20 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)
25.00 g Styrian Goldings [4.70 %] (Dry Hop)
25.00 g Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (Dry Hop)
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05(56))Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 5.00 kg
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Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 14.00 L of water at 75.0 C 68.0 C
10 min Mash Out Add 12.00 L of water at 91.6 C 78.0 C
Bloody Hell!
Is that the beer I got to taste? No wonder it was so hoppy. That's incredible!
I'm not much of a hops fan in general, but they worked in that beer (if it's the one I tried, if not ignore me). Quite complex. The ... texture (probably not the right word, but hope you know what I mean)... was enough to carry it.
This seems like a winner :lol: Could I get away with using NZ goldings instead of East Kent? Or not?
Man, I can taste this allready! Mmmmmmm B)
UK, wouldnt it be an APA if it was American? Or can you have an AIPA?
I have three APA's on the go at the mo, so a nice UK IPA would be tops B)
No, you tasted my golden ale. Thats called subtle use of hops, the IPA recipe is far from subtle.
never used NZ goldings but i dont see why not. I am hoping to have plenty of Mt Torrens Goldings this season so will be trying them out in something like this.....
Well being an American I think I can comment on this. I must qualify my comments in that I hate beer that tastes like grapefruit.
I think the Americans have destroyed the beer style of IPA. This weekend is the great NW Hop Madness. It is hop harvest now and they have a very small but well attended get-together. Part of it is to see who can make the beer with the most hops and still be drinkable. We are not talking about ounces or grams of hops we are talking about gross amounts of hops. I would guess that no one has a chance of winning at anything under 100 IBU's and lots of dry hop aroma and taste. My impression is there will be little malt taste left, one reason why I am at home and not there.
So an American version of an IPA will be over 60 IBU's and very hoppy tasting. Hop verity makes little difference. High alpha acid hops like Warrior, Tomahawk, Simco, Amarillo, Columbus, Centennial, Chinook, Horizon, Cluster, Northern Brewer, Cascade, Magnum, and others are used for both bittering and finish hops. The true IPA lovers over here do not consider it a good IPA unless it makes you pucker in both the bitterness and hop finish. They have even gone so far in my unqualified opinion to have ruined what an ESB should be.
Me I like beer that tastes like beer and does not remind me of sucking a grapefruit rind.
The only beer I've ever tasted that had a grapefruit taste was Blind Pigs IPA. Yes, I can't stand it. I don't agree with Americans destroying the IPA style. The English did that years ago. IPA in Britain is just another term for Bitter, or Best Bitter. There are far too many good IPA's brewed in the US. Stone, AleSmith, Bear Republic's Racer 5, Ballast Point Big Eye, Green Flash West Coast IPA, Pizza Port El Camino, Anchor Liberty, Sierra Nevada Celebration, Drakes, Victory Hop Devil, etc. If you want to try an ESB that rivals Fuller's, try AleSmith's ESB. I wouldn't say it's better, it's just as good.
EDIT - noticed i have been a tad hypocritical since my recipe uses US56. :wacko:
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