Your best IPA

[slash22000]

Chucked a handful of ebay bourbon oak chips on it for a week.

I don't suppose you have a link to where you bought these? Didn't realise you could just get them off eBay.

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

I don't suppose you have a link to where you bought these? Didn't realise you could just get them off eBay.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Essencia-Tennessee-Bourbon-Barrel-Chunks-Oak-Chips-Sampler-Home-Brew-Essence-/150850022986?pt=AU_Barware&hash=item231f5cae4a

That's what I used.

But I've seen these : http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toasted-Charred-New-American-Oak-Bourbon-Whisky-Chips-Home-Brew-/261215641945?pt=AU_Barware&hash=item3cd1aa6159#ht_1526wt_932

Which I reckon look better.

 

[Byran]

That's an APA not an IPA Brian.

Ok so I just added 15mins to all my hop additions to allow for the no chill and beersmith reckons the IBU is more like 70 or so.
No biggie.

 

[punkin]

I don't suppose you have a link to where you bought these? Didn't realise you could just get them off eBay.

Send me a PM. I'd be happy to supply you with some used bourbon dominoes that would run circles round those chips for quality.
I have the unused ones on my site, but there's often a few used ones floating around here.

 

[mckenry]

Fixed up my formatting from page 1. Disgraceful.

This is my All Australian IPA. Everything grown, malted, manufactured in Aust (AFAIK)

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Australian IPA
Brewer: mckenry
Asst Brewer:
Style: Australian IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 70.73 l
Post Boil Volume: 61.98 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 53.00 l
Bottling Volume: 50.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.066
SG Estimated Color: 17.4 EBC
Estimated IBU: 51.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 85.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 96.9 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.00 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
6.00 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -

8.50 kg Joe Whyte Traditional Ale (3.4 EBC) Grain 3 61.8 %
3.00 kg Joe Whyte Malts Wheat (3.4 EBC) Grain 4 21.8 %
1.00 kg Joe Whyte Malts Crystal (145.0 EBC) Grain 5 7.3 %
0.25 kg Acid Malt (5.9 EBC) Grain 6 1.8 %

80.00 g Stella [14.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 45.5 IBUs
4.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Boil 60.0 mins Water Agent 8 -
1.00 kg Sugar, Table (Sucrose) [Boil for 10 min] Sugar 9 7.3 %
50.00 g Galaxy [14.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 5.8 IBUs
8.00 g BrewBrite (Boil 0.0 mins) Fining 11 -
1.0 pkg Australian Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP009 Yeast 12 -
3.00 tsp Gelatin (Secondary 3.0 days) Fining 13 -
30.00 g Stella [15.90 %] - Dry Hop 2.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs

Mash Schedule: My Mash, Full Body, 2 Step,
Total Grain Weight: 13.75 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Protein Rest Add 39.53 l of water and heat to 55.0 C 55.0 C 5 min Saccharification
Add 0.00 l of water at 68.0 C 68.0 C
60 min Mash Out Add 0.00 l of water at 75.0 C 75.0 C 10 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, , 21.99l, 21.99l) of 75.0 C water Notes:
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[slash22000]

Recently made this recipe: http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2013/01/ipa-clone-series-blind-pig-ipa.html , but with a dry hop schedule closer to the new version: http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2013/05/blind-pig-clone-20.html , with the CTZ substituted with Chinook (didn't have any CTZ) at the time.

Drinking it last night, it's the best IPA I've ever tasted, not that I'm exactly an expert, but it is seriously an amazing beer. I'm already worried for how long this keg will last. h34r:

 

[NewtownClown]

Looking at the recipe again you are probably right. No aroma additions at all.

i'd happily call it a session beer. newtownclown might be able to elucidate better than i though (we made it together), as i can't say i've ever had a barley wine. to me it tastes as sessionable as any lower ABV pale ale in that you can easily drink many of them as it doesn't taste strong. drinks so smoothly. probably my favourite beer thus far in my home brew journey.

Fletcher neglected to dry hop....

 

[Nick JD]

This is my favourite Imperial.

Simcoe IIPA (Imperial IPA)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.079 (°P): 19.1
Final Gravity (FG): 1.018 (°P): 4.6
Alcohol (ABV): 8.02 %
Colour (SRM): 15.8 (EBC): 31.1
Bitterness (IBU): 63.4 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)

82.79% Pale Ale Malt
6.09% Cane Sugar
5.02% Caramunich III
3.65% Candy Syrup Extra Dark (CB)
1.24% Carabohemian
1.22% Acidulated Malt

1.7 g/L Simcoe (13.5% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
2.1 g/L Simcoe (13.5% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
1.7 g/L Simcoe (13.5% Alpha) @ 2 Days (Dry Hop)


55C:10, 62C:15, 67C:45. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 22°C with Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II


Recipe Generated with BrewMate

 

[wbosher]

Well published, my standard/base IPA recipe. Originally given to me by a Pro Brewer in 2007.

OG 1.060
IBU 54

Pale Malt 70%
Munich Dark 30%

Bittering hops (60 min) 75% of IBU's

Finishing hops (15 min) 25% of IBU's

Yeast - select for attenuation (terminal gravity around 1.014) for balance.

Hop selection based upon style!

A fantastic base IPA recipe!

Screwy




Screwy

I love simplicity. My favourite IPA is Dr Smurtos English IPA...ridiculously simple and delicious.

 

[fletcher]

Fletcher neglected to dry hop....

indeed i did. i still love it. going to make a BIAB version 2 of it soon with dry hops

 

[fletcher]

Fixed up my formatting from page 1. Disgraceful.

This is my All Australian IPA. Everything grown, malted, manufactured in Aust (AFAIK)

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Australian IPA
Brewer: mckenry
Asst Brewer:
Style: Australian IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 70.73 l
Post Boil Volume: 61.98 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 53.00 l
Bottling Volume: 50.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.066
SG Estimated Color: 17.4 EBC
Estimated IBU: 51.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 85.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 96.9 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.00 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
6.00 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -

8.50 kg Joe Whyte Traditional Ale (3.4 EBC) Grain 3 61.8 %
3.00 kg Joe Whyte Malts Wheat (3.4 EBC) Grain 4 21.8 %
1.00 kg Joe Whyte Malts Crystal (145.0 EBC) Grain 5 7.3 %
0.25 kg Acid Malt (5.9 EBC) Grain 6 1.8 %

80.00 g Stella [14.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 45.5 IBUs
4.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Boil 60.0 mins Water Agent 8 -
1.00 kg Sugar, Table (Sucrose) [Boil for 10 min] Sugar 9 7.3 %
50.00 g Galaxy [14.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 5.8 IBUs
8.00 g BrewBrite (Boil 0.0 mins) Fining 11 -
1.0 pkg Australian Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP009 Yeast 12 -
3.00 tsp Gelatin (Secondary 3.0 days) Fining 13 -
30.00 g Stella [15.90 %] - Dry Hop 2.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs

Mash Schedule: My Mash, Full Body, 2 Step,
Total Grain Weight: 13.75 kg
----------------------------
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Protein Rest Add 39.53 l of water and heat to 55.0 C 55.0 C 5 min Saccharification
Add 0.00 l of water at 68.0 C 68.0 C
60 min Mash Out Add 0.00 l of water at 75.0 C 75.0 C 10 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, , 21.99l, 21.99l) of 75.0 C water Notes:
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hey mate,

how did this one turn out using the wlp009? i'm re-culturing some from coopers sparkling ale and was interested to see what it could be like in an IPA.

 

[mckenry]

hey mate,

how did this one turn out using the wlp009? i'm re-culturing some from coopers sparkling ale and was interested to see what it could be like in an IPA.

Hi fletcher,
Turned out really well. King Kong described it as sensational. It wont taste like a coopers, with galaxy and stella in it. Not sure if thats what youre after?
I only used coopers yeast to keep it all Australian. It did a great job though. Good attenuation, fast start. I brewed it at 19°.

 

[fletcher]

thanks mate. nah didn't want it to be like coopers cos ill be using galaxy and perhaps cascade in mine; was just curious if there was any discernible tastes from the yeast that were worth mentioning. i was potentially going to try it a bit higher to bring out the banana flavours. still in the ideas stage just yet haha. thanks for letting me know

 

[mckenry]

thanks mate. nah didn't want it to be like coopers cos ill be using galaxy and perhaps cascade in mine; was just curious if there was any discernible tastes from the yeast that were worth mentioning. i was potentially going to try it a bit higher to bring out the banana flavours. still in the ideas stage just yet haha. thanks for letting me know

Not sure you'd want banana in an IPA. Hey, why not though? Who says? Happy to come round a try it when youre done... I'm in Glebe a few nights a week Saw your question re culturing. Slurry and cell numbers is a real guessing game. Thats why I dont do slurry anymore. Basically you have bottle slurry, rather than fermenter slurry.
Still, yeast are hardy buggers, and a 500mL starter may be enough... I would just decant the liquid and fire up into a 1L or 1.5L for a 20ish L batch. Dont worry too much about getting rid of all the liquid, in fact stop pouring as soon as you see some cloud moving towards the exit point. Theyre yeasties !

 

[fletcher]

Not sure you'd want banana in an IPA. Hey, why not though? Who says? Happy to come round a try it when youre done... I'm in Glebe a few nights a week Saw your question re culturing. Slurry and cell numbers is a real guessing game. Thats why I dont do slurry anymore. Basically you have bottle slurry, rather than fermenter slurry.
Still, yeast are hardy buggers, and a 500mL starter may be enough... I would just decant the liquid and fire up into a 1L or 1.5L for a 20ish L batch. Dont worry too much about getting rid of all the liquid, in fact stop pouring as soon as you see some cloud moving towards the exit point. Theyre yeasties !

legend, thanks for the info mate. yeah i'm gonna try it first in this english pale ale i made. simple fuggles/MO smash. fingers crossed! i'll let you know when she's ready. very welcome to come try it

the banana flavoured one will sit on the backburner until i get this one made haha

 

[mckenry]

legend, thanks for the info mate. yeah i'm gonna try it first in this english pale ale i made. simple fuggles/MO smash. fingers crossed! i'll let you know when she's ready. very welcome to come try it

the banana flavoured one will sit on the backburner until i get this one made haha

Done mate. Send me a message when its ready!