Impromptu IPA
English IPA • All Grain • 36 L
A good IPA with a beautiful blend of hops to finish.
April 12, 2009 pm 02:36pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 36 L)
- 9 kg
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 0.25 kg
Melanoidin Malt
Melanoidin Malt
Red Ales
- 2.5 kg
English Wheat Malt
English Wheat Malt
Light flavor, creamy head. For wheat beers, stouts, doppelbocks and alt beers.
- 200 g
Challenger - 6.8 AA% whole; boiled 90 min
Challenger
Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.
- 84 g
Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
- 84 g
Styrian Goldings - 3.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- 84 g
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 84 g
Styrian Goldings - 3.0 AA% whole; boiled 0 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- 84 g
Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 0 min
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
- 84 g
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 0 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 28 g
Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; added dry to secondary fermenter
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
- 28 g
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; added dry to secondary fermenter
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 28 g
Styrian Goldings - 6.0 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
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Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
3 hour mash
Style (BJCP)
Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)
Subcategory: A - English IPA
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.073 | 1.050 - 1.075 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.016 | 1.010 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 9.1 SRM | 8 - 14 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.6% ABV | 5% - 7.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 136.9 IBU | 40 - 60 |
Discussion
A great, clean bitter, hoppy IPA
2009-05-12 12:10pm
Well worth making for an English slanted IPA
