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Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:55 pm
by gm-
My first attempt at this style, so any input is appreciated.
4.5 kg German Pilsner
1 kg Mariss Otter
300 g Aromatic
454 g Belgian Golden Candi syrup
15 g Nugget @ 60
20 g Centennial @ 45
50 g Cascade @ 10
40 g Styrian goldings @ 0
40 g Cascade dry hop for 7 days
40 g Styrian goldings dry hop for 7 days
Yeast: WLP530 Abbey Ale Yeast
O.G 1.080
IBUs 60
SRM 5
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:22 pm
by CartoonCod
I've never made a belgian IPA, but I've heard that the big C-hops (cascade and such) don't do well with the belgian fermentation characteristics and apparently english or european hops are better for them.
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:46 pm
by mr x
It might depend, but iirc, doesn't houblon chouffe use Amarillo?
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Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:55 pm
by CartoonCod
Yup just checked against one in my fridge: Tomahawk, Amarillo, and Saaz
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:15 pm
by gm-
I was planning to use saaz, but I am all out, so I switched to styrian goldings. I have a bunch of Amarillo, might switch the cascade to amarillo.
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:46 pm
by RubberToe
Styrian goldings sounds like a good choice.
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Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:56 pm
by sleepyjamie
TimG and I just did a Belgian ipa almost
Here's what we had iirc
2row
Munich ~4%
Belgian aromatic ~1.5%
~ 42 ibu
Magnum 60 min ~ 27 ibu
Amarillo 30 min ~ 10 ibu
Saaz Amarillo 5 min ~ 5 ibu
Saaz Amarillo 0min
Dry hop Saaz Amarillo
Belgian 1388
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Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:00 pm
by sleepyjamie
TimG and I just did a Belgian ipa almost
Here's what we had iirc
2row
Munich ~4%
Belgian aromatic ~1.5%
~ 42 ibu
Magnum 60 min ~ 27 ibu
Amarillo 30 min ~ 10 ibu
Saaz Amarillo 5 min ~ 5 ibu
Saaz Amarillo 0min
Dry hop Saaz Amarillo
Belgian 1388
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Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:02 pm
by sleepyjamie
Oh and the og was all messed up because we didn't decant all of our starter so in the range of 1065 to 1072
We went for a Belgian tripel ipa bit came out lower
And also 8% table sugar
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Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:02 pm
by sleepyjamie
Oh and the og was all messed up because we didn't decant all of our starter so in the range of 1065 to 1072
We went for a Belgian tripel ipa bit came out lower
And also 8% table sugar
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Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:21 pm
by gm-
Thanks for the input, my brewday got pushed as I forgot to start the starter. Also found out that I am all out of MO, so I am planning to use some munich instead. Going to try the cascade/styrian golding combo, if I don't like it, I will try amarillo and saaz next time as it sounds awesome

Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:34 pm
by GuingesRock
gm- wrote:Going to try the cascade/styrian golding combo
I did that combination once, just in an American IPA though, and wasn't so keen on it. Be interested to hear if you like it, as I might want to try it again some time.
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:14 pm
by gm-
Here is a pint of it, the cascade is a bit dominating at the moment, so I will have to see what happens once it mellows out a bit. Will probably try amarillo/tettnanger combo next time
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:41 am
by jason.loxton
Little late to the party, since the beer already exists, but here's the actual recipe for Raging Bitch, a darned fine Belgian IPA:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/can-you ... ch-313458/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Note: Warrior, Amarillo, and CTZ
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:25 am
by Maritimer
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I had this hopped Triple from Premier last weekend, 10% abv hopped with citra, it was very good. I thought the hops complimented the yeast character nicely.
going to try a triple with cascade and centennial this weekend.
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:03 pm
by gm-
This beer certainly packs a punch, 9% abv and I am happy with the malt profile. The cascade flavours dominate the belgian yeast, so maybe I used a bit too much cascade close to the end of the boil. The spicyness from styrian goldings comes through nicely though after the cascade has dwindled a bit.
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:44 pm
by Keith
You guys have me wanting to try this. Jon the beer looks really great and made me spend my night working on a extract recipe!
I'm going out on a limb with this one, something about doing a 1 hop IPA with Pacific Jade really interested me.
Grain
1kg Munich 10L
Malts
4kg Pilsen LME
.5kg Amber Belgian Candi Syrup
Hops
1 oz Pacific Jade @ 60
1 oz Pacific Jade @ 30
1 oz Pacific Jade @ 10
1 oz Pacific Jade @ flameout
Other
1tsp Irish Moss
Yeast
WLP575
Original Gravity:
1.070
Final Gravity:
1.016
ABV:
7.07%
IBU:
47.87
SRM:
9.93
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:19 am
by jason.loxton
GM: You'll lose those hops pretty fast if you let it sit. Give it a month and it will probably be much more balanced between the hops and the yeast.
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:00 pm
by gm-
jason.loxton wrote:GM: You'll lose those hops pretty fast if you let it sit. Give it a month and it will probably be much more balanced between the hops and the yeast.
Yeah, I am not letting it sit at all, it is on tap at the moment and I have been sipping it over the last few weeks. It is pretty interesting to see how it slowly becomes more balanced, and now lately, the yeast is becoming more prominent.
Re: Belgian IPA
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:17 pm
by Halifax_Jeff
Keith did you end up brewing this? I'm trying to track down an extract Belgian IPA recipe to try.
Keith wrote:You guys have me wanting to try this. Jon the beer looks really great and made me spend my night working on a extract recipe!
I'm going out on a limb with this one, something about doing a 1 hop IPA with Pacific Jade really interested me.
Grain
1kg Munich 10L
Malts
4kg Pilsen LME
.5kg Amber Belgian Candi Syrup
Hops
1 oz Pacific Jade @ 60
1 oz Pacific Jade @ 30
1 oz Pacific Jade @ 10
1 oz Pacific Jade @ flameout
Other
1tsp Irish Moss
Yeast
WLP575
Original Gravity:
1.070
Final Gravity:
1.016
ABV:
7.07%
IBU:
47.87
SRM:
9.93