AndyG4 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 hi all, i bought a couple of the James Squires IPAs today. to be honest, i was a little disappointed by the lack of flavour. it makes me want to brew one - strong, flavoursome with that beautiful red tinge. so what do i need? will the coopers IPA extract do the job? what could i add in terms of grains? i have light crystal, roasted wheat and and chocolate malt. i have a freezer full of hops - off the top of my head, cascade, galaxy, nelson sauv, amarillo, east kent goldings and fuggles. i have saf04 yeast, which i presume will be ideal. anyone want to help me out with extracts and malts to buy? and which hops and grains to use? edit: I also have magnum hops that I don't remember buying. they're a bittering hop so might come in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenrikF Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Im gonna join this post, as i also have the coopers IPA kit, and is looking for a way to beef it up a bit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 I'll stick to my standard IPA suggestion and say you should make PB2's Motueka Slam. It is a fine, fine drop [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 I just bottled my first IPA last night. My recipe went like this: TC IPA Kit 1kg LDM 250g Dex 100g Caramalt grain + 100g Medium Crystal (leftovers) 5g Cascade @ 15min 5g Nelson @ 15min 5g Cascade @ 5min 5g Nelson @ 5 min 10g Cascade & 10g Nelson dry hopped on Day 4 Rehydrated kit yeast. Made 23 Litres. Bulk primed with 140g Dex. I wasn't too sure on the amount of Nelson I used because it's really overpowering, but from the samples it seems to work. [happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG4 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 well, it turned out i still had a Black Rock East India PA can that i bought about 4 months ago. so i was able to put the brew down with stuff that i had in the cupboard, fridge and freezer. my next brew, the stout that was due to be next, will also be done without having to buy anything. win :) it went like this Black Rock East IPA can coopers LLM can 250g medium crystal 500g BE2 500g dextrose 20g magnum hops @ 60 mins 14g cascade hops @ 10 mins (thought i had more than that :( ) 20g amarillo hops @ 10 mins it came out with an OG of 1064, which is about the midpoint of what i hope will be a fairly classic American IPA - apart from the Saf-04 (rehydrated) yeast that I had to use. it hasn't got that classic red tinge that i love in an IPA - i was going to try and add a little bit of roasted wheat malt to see whether that helped, but using Ian H's spreadsheet, it was too hard to make it work, and while i'm not a stickler for style, i wanted the IPA to be as authentic as i could get it.its 56 IBUs, which is on the high end, and 13 EBC, which is on the low end. i'll dry hop it on day 3 - i'm tossing up whether to do it with 20g of amarillo of 10-15g of nelson sauv. i'm open to advice - although i need it by tuesday night! the other tremendous win was that it was by far and away my cleanest brew day yet. it's all gone so smoothly, i'm inspired to have my first go at rinsing the yeast when it's finished fermenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Slugg Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 gunna need to be another full flavoured beer unless you wash the yeast well! Hmm that sounds nice [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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