AaronS12 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hi Guys, I am actually Khellendros13, have some issues with password resetting not sending me an email. Anyway, after making the Fruit Salad Ale and tasting it after only 1 week...I am hooked on hops. Head and shoulders above the other 3 brews that came before it :) So, I am going to put down 2 IPA's. Motueka Slam IPA as per PB2's recipe, I have the flowers already in the freezer. Hairy gave me a nice recipe base and I have decided to call it "Dragon Fire IPA" . My intention is to have a high level of spiciness from the right hops, with some earthy/nutty flavour to give it weight. Bitterness not too crazy, but my intention is to have the spiciness cut through the bitterness and blend with the earthy/nutty flavours as an after taste. I was looking at Challenger, Crystal, Cluster and a few others as options and probably add some nutmeg or similar along with dry hopping the right hops. Not really after much citrus/fruit, maybe a little to add some complexity. Any suggestions? :) Hairy's suggested base: IPA kit 1.5kg Light Liquid malt 500g Dry Wheat Malt 500g Dextrose 300g Crystal malt (optional) - Victory malt is nice 20L is 7% ABV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 The IPA kit already contains Styrian Goldings as an aroma hop and I think using more Styrian Goldings would be perfect for what you want. I haven't used it in IPA before but have used it in an English Bitter and it is [love] Actually, now I will have to add an English style IPA with Styrian Goldings to my to-do list. I was planning on making a Challenger based IPA before but I may have now convinced myself to use the Styrian Goldings I have in the freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS12 Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 The IPA kit already contains Styrian Goldings as an aroma hop and I think using more Styrian Goldings would be perfect for what you want. I haven't used it in IPA before but have used it in an English Bitter and it is [love] Actually, now I will have to add an English style IPA with Styrian Goldings to my to-do list. I was planning on making a Challenger based IPA before but I may have now convinced myself to use the Styrian Goldings I have in the freezer. Ohh I overlooked those. Would you add any other hops? Is adding some nutmeg a good or bad idea? I'll try to get a recipe posted in the recipe section and fine tune it before ordering the hops. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 mmmmm hopses Saaz in an IPA? What abouts Pacific Gem? I bought some, cos they sound interesting. "Pacific Gem can produce a cask oak flavour with distinct blackberry aroma, along with a woody character." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 The IPA kit already contains Styrian Goldings as an aroma hop and I think using more Styrian Goldings would be perfect for what you want. Can vouch for using Styrian Goldings in an IPA, done it a couple of times. First time used 30g, last time 40g. Both great. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS12 Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 mmmmm hopses Saaz in an IPA? What abouts Pacific Gem? I bought some, cos they sound interesting. "Pacific Gem can produce a cask oak flavour with distinct blackberry aroma, along with a woody character." Saaz was the other one I was looking at too. Bear in mind my experience with these hops is just from the descriptions lol. Not a Blackberry fan so I might skip the Pacific Gem, thanks though. Maybe Styrian Goldings at 20/15/10/5 additions and Saaz at 5/FO and dry hop with both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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