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Jaggery IPA

Jaggery IPA

English IPA • Extract • 5 gal

EvilTim

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

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 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

  • 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

EvilTim

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.

EvilTim

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.

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