Spring IPA

[benwedge]

This is an attempt at an IPA for a friend, he wants something without a strong citrus character. It's a bit of a shot in the dark, but does anyone have any suggestions?

Spring IPA - American IPA (14B)
Brewer Ben
Date 05/18/2012
Batch Size 23.000 L Boil Size 25.502 L
Boil Time 60.000 min Efficiency 63%
OG 1.066 FG 1.016
ABV 6.4% Bitterness 62.0 IBU (Tinseth)
Color 11.1 srm (Morey) Calories (per 12 oz.) 217
Fermentables

Total grain: 7.900 kg
Name Type Amount Mashed Late Yield Color
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 120L Grain 150.000 g Yes No 72% 120.0 srm
Pale Malt (2 Row) US Grain 7.000 kg Yes No 79% 2.0 srm
Aromatic Malt Grain 750.000 g Yes No 78% 26.0 srm
Hops

Name Alpha Amount Use Time Form IBU
Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus 15.5% 28.349 g Boil 5.000 min Pellet 7.5
Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus 15.5% 28.349 g Boil 60.000 min Pellet 37.9
Golding 5% 28.349 g Boil 15.000 min Pellet 6.1
Golding 5% 28.349 g Boil 10.000 min Leaf 4.0
Fuggles 4.5% 28.349 g Dry Hop 5.000 day Pellet 0.0
Fuggles 4.5% 28.349 g First Wort 60.000 min Leaf 6.6
Misc

Name Type Use Amount Time
Calcium Chloride Water Agent Mash 4.000 mL 60.000 min
Epsom Salt Water Agent Mash 2.500 mL 60.000 min
Gypsum Water Agent Mash 2.500 mL 60.000 min
Irish Moss Fining Boil 4.929 mL 5.000 min
Yeast

Name Type Form Amount Stage
Wyeast - American Ale Ale Liquid 125.000 mL Primary
Mash

Name Type Amount Temp Target Temp Time
Dough in Infusion 21.804 L 74.812 C 68.000 C 60.000 min
Final Batch Sparge Infusion 13.269 L 88.146 C 74.000 C 15.000 min

[mr x]

Those hops need to be changed out. There's no citrus character there, although the bittering addition is OK. Think cascade, amarillo, citra...

[benwedge]

Those hops need to be changed out. There's no citrus character there, although the bittering addition is OK. Think cascade, amarillo, citra...

Without a strong citrus character.

[mr x]

do'h, too early, looks fine.

[benwedge]

Okay thanks for taking a look!

[mr x]

On second thought, 10% aromatic might be a bit much. I've never used it in a IPA though, maybe it will be great.

[LiverDance]

On second thought, 10% aromatic might be a bit much. I've never used it in a IPA though, maybe it will be great.

10% armomatic won't be overkill but it'll have a great malt backbone that's for sure. That's got to be my favorite malt I'd also be tempted to put columbus all the way through that beer.

[mr x]

All columbus is pretty tasty. I used a pound in my WTF Pale Ale, and it turned out great.

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[benwedge]

I could try that too. This is my first attempt at doing an IPA so I'm really flying by the seat of my pants here...