Ryano2 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Hi Guys, So I'm looking for a recipe to make a big fruity/hoppy IPA. I'm thinking one of those hoppy/fruity IPA's that people who drink mega swill say "how do you drink that stuff" it tastes like fruit. I recently tried Capital Brewing Rock Hopper IPA and Bentspoke Crankshaft. Both BIG beers. Does anyone have an extract or kit recipe that actually tastes good??? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepSpec Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 my lotso was a hit with a few people on here and my mates were a fan. 1 x APA can 1 x 1kg LDM 1 x 150g dextrose 1 x us05 (rehydrated) 20g cascade, simcoe, citra @ 20mins 20g same @ f/o 10mins 40g galaxy and above mentioned hops dry hopped day 7ish The original recipe called for 1.5kg ldm which put it around 5-5.5% ive upped the hops this time and lowered the malt to try get the hop flavour hit. you could up the dextrose as well to say 250g to get a higher abv closer to 6% for an IPA type. problem is...once you start adding more hops, it gets expensive. This brew alone will set me back nearly $60...but il get 2 slabs worth (24-28 pet long neck bottles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Maybe try this one I gave it 4 out of 5 and my notes say dank craft beer. It is simple but tasty. 1 Coopers international lager can Brew enhancer 3 m42 yeast boil 500g of the BE3 in 5 liters of water and add for 5 minutes 20g of centennial, simcoe and Amarillo after 5 minutes remove from the boil and actively cool the wort in a sink and add 60g of centennial and 20g each of Amarillo and simcoe and let steep for 20 minutes. Once temp has dropped, Add everything to the fermenter and let it go. there are 2 dry hops of 30g of each hop. the first dry hop is done on day 3 and the last dry hop is done after fermentation is complete. IBUS were stated at 43 but it might of been higher. OG 1.045 FG 1.01 Cheers. Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 This works out to be about $64 or so give or take. As Repspec noted it will get you over 2 slabs of quality beer. You could cut the 1st dry hop and save 9 bucks or so. Cheers Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 If you want it true to style you'll need about 2kg extra fermentables, probably 1.5kg dry malt and 500g Dex with the kit. That'll get it up around 6-6.5% bottled. IBUs around the 65-70 mark, if you use a kit for the base bitterness you can add a lot of late hops to achieve that as well as the big flavors. Do a big dry hop, probably around 7g/L, which would be something around 160-170g for the 20 odd litre batch size. Big flavors, big aromas and a good solid malt backbone and you'll be laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryano2 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Awesome, cheers boys. Given me something to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Yeah my recipe isn't quite IPA level strength in terms of alcohol level, but it would be considered a nice session IPA, and the 180g dry hop definitely helped it. I used the lager kit because the ibus are pretty high on that kit. Have fun with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 You could also add the dry hop in two amounts, half at mid fermentation which will give you that hop bio transformation and then the rest after fermentation and you’ll get a big juicy hazy NEIPA. Just an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Norris! said: Once temp has dropped, Add everything to the fermenter and let it go. there are 2 dry hops of 30g of each hop. the first dry hop is done on day 3 and the last dry hop is done after fermentation is complete. Great minds think alike, or I just got lucky and am right just twice a day like a clock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Sorry mate, I missed that one 56 minutes ago, Norris! said: Great minds think alike, or I just got lucky and am right just twice a day like a clock! Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 No worries Mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I actually cried on my samsung because nobody read my post, now it is sitting in a bath of rice like my feelings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikes15 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 21 hours ago, Norris! said: IBUS were stated at 43 but it might of been higher. OG 1.045 FG 1.01 What Cal are you using that allows you to enter kit cans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 For this brew I think I used Ian's spreadsheet. The issue with that spreadsheet is it doesn't do flameout additions so that is why I did the flameout after the temp was below 80c. Beersmith had flameout additions but the ibus for the kits are way off, so I manually adjust the kits in beersmith. For coopers kits if it says 380ibus you go 380÷21 and then divide by the liters of the brew, so 380÷21= about 17 ibus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikes15 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Norris! said: For this brew I think I used Ian's spreadsheet. The issue with that spreadsheet is it doesn't do flameout additions so that is why I did the flameout after the temp was below 80c. Beersmith had flameout additions but the ibus for the kits are way off, so I manually adjust the kits in beersmith. For coopers kits if it says 380ibus you go 380÷21 and then divide by the liters of the brew, so 380÷21= about 17 ibus. bugger the brewers friend cal is only designed for extract or grain so no ability to add kit cans or even say 1.5kg malt with 17ibus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 You actually multiply it by the weight of the kit first then divide by the litres. So it'd be 380 x 1.7 ÷ 21 = 30.7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I could not remember if the 1.7 was included or not, cheers on the pick up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 On 8/11/2018 at 1:58 AM, Ryano2 said: Hi Guys, So I'm looking for a recipe to make a big fruity/hoppy IPA. I'm thinking one of those hoppy/fruity IPA's that people who drink mega swill say "how do you drink that stuff" it tastes like fruit. I recently tried Capital Brewing Rock Hopper IPA and Bentspoke Crankshaft. Both BIG beers. Does anyone have an extract or kit recipe that actually tastes good??? Cheers! How did you go? I have a kits and bits recipe that tastes sensational, far better than Crankshaft and Rock Hopper (both of which I have tried at the brewery and elsewhere). I have been drinking it for the last few weeks, so good. Tongue-tingling hoppy goodness. 11l fermenter volume - just double everything if you want to make a bigger batch. Mexican Cerveza kit 500g LDM 200g light crystal malt steeped 25g Centennial @15mins 50g Centennial @5mins 75g Centennial @flameout 75g Centennial dry hop Kit ale / lager yeast blend (I fermented at lager temps) Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 John 450g hops for a 23L batch!!! Phwoar. No wonder it was hoppy goodness. Yet to load a beer with this much hops. Most so far I think 330g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 37 minutes ago, joolbag said: John 450g hops for a 23L batch!!! Phwoar. No wonder it was hoppy goodness. Yet to load a beer with this much hops. Most so far I think 330g You certainly aren't left thinking 'crap, I should have put more hops in', which is a good thing. Brewman Dealz 225g packs are perfect for this - the Centennial cost me $16.95 I think, plus postage shared among another few packs of the same size. I am tempted to try another one using Bravo. I have it in my freezer and have heard from a few different sources (Inc PB2) that it is an underrated IPA hop. But Centennial is hard to beat, I like it better than Mosaic, Nelson, Galaxy, Amarillo etc. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Nice looking recipe John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I thought my 340g beer was big but your recipe looks awesome and tasty, I might give it go but probably will use up the hops I have but the a 1 hopped beer full of centennial just sounds so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 2 hours ago, porschemad911 said: But Centennial is hard to beat, I like it better than Mosaic, Nelson, Galaxy, Amarillo etc. I love Centennial, it is probably my favourite hop. It is great on its own or in combination with other hops. My favourite combo is Centennial and Brooklyn (Moutere). I'm not much of a fan of Nelson; I haven't particularly liked it in most beers I have tried or brewed with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Centennial is a mainstay in my freezer, most of the time it ends up in my red ale because I'm busy experimenting with other hops in pale ales, however I have done some of them and an IPA with it which were all very nice, though the IPA could have used more long boiled bitterness. It'll be going into some more when I get back to some hop combos in my pales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 6 hours ago, Otto Von Blotto said: Centennial is a mainstay in my freezer, most of the time it ends up in my red ale because I'm busy experimenting with other hops in pale ales, however I have done some of them and an IPA with it which were all very nice, though the IPA could have used more long boiled bitterness. It'll be going into some more when I get back to some hop combos in my pales. Yep I aim for 100+ IBU in my recipe above. Any less and with the malt, alcohol and hop sweetness it wouldn't taste right. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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