Jaggery IPA
English IPA • Extract • 5 gal
I've seen this done in forums a few times: An English IPA in a "postcolonial style" gaining a nice maplely flavor from ingredients used to flavor Indian deserts: jaggery (coconut flower sugar) and fennugreek Definately benefits from the dry-hop with Goldings
November 14, 2009 pm 08:04pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 0.6 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 8 lbs
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.
- 0.5 lbs
Light Brown Sugar
Light Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- 1.75 oz
Challenger - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Challenger
Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.
- 1.0 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 0.50 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1.0 oz
East Kent Goldings - 12.0 AA% whole; added dry to secondary fermenter
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1.0 tsp
Ground Fennugreek - (omitted from calculations)
Ground Fennugreek
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White Labs WLP041 Pacific Ale
White Labs WLP041 Pacific Ale
A popular ale yeast from the Pacific Northwest. The yeast will clear from the beer well, and leave a malty profile. More fruity than WLP002, English Ale Yeast. Good yeast for English style ales including milds, bitters, IPA, porters, and English style stouts.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA)
Subcategory: A - English IPA
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.062 | 1.050 - 1.075 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 13.0 SRM | 8 - 14 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.4% ABV | 5% - 7.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 57.3 IBU | 40 - 60 |
Discussion
Make that desserts...
2009-11-14 8:21pm
I forgot to mention - substitute the Jaggery in place of similar light brown sugar that is listed. This has been in bottles for two weeks. I opened one yesterday to check carbonation. It's looking good and tastes fantastic (couldn't resist a second bottle). One word of warning. Jaggery is an unpredictable unrefined sugar. Consequently this first try I got a little more head than ideal, although it does recede nicely. Next time I'll force carbonate in a keg after a longer secondary to pinpoint the right amount of bubbly. Enjoy with an expatriate Bollywood film... a bittersweet Shahrukh Khan vehicle would be the perfect complement.
Very interesting
2009-12-14 6:31pm
The result is very tasty. The fennugreek clouds what would otherwise be a relatively clear IPA. Based on this first batch, I would recommend carbonating this at the lower end for the style... more English than American. The fennugreek comes through very well and complements the aroma of the Goldings nicely. I wouldn't skip the dry hop on this one.
