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his will be my first attempt at formulating an IPA recipe on my own. Looking for suggestions.
60 min boil. Starting volume - 6.5 gals, ending volume - 5 gals
7lbs xlight DME
2lbs Cyrstal 10L
2 oz Chinook (11%) @ 60 mins
1 whirfloc tab @ 15 mins
2 oz Centennial (9.8%) @ 5 mins
2 oz Cascade (5.5 %) @ FO
2 oz Centennial DH
2 oz Cascade DH
Going to ferment with Safale US-05. I’m figuring roughly 1.066 SG and hoping to finish around 1.016 FG
Thoughts?
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I would say 2lbs of crystal is a ton for that batch, it’d be about 20% of the bill. But that’s just me.
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So, should I go will less of a darker crystal. Say 1 lb of 20L?
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A pound max. I would go with a half pound. With extract and crystal malt you probably will have some residual sweetness. Personally, I like my IPA’s dry, so I would only use a half pound. Either way, it’s your beer so brew it how you want to!
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I’d like to have it as dry as possible as well. I’m really looking for a way to add some body, flavor and color - without adding too much color.
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I like half a pound crystal, and a pound munich for some maltiness.
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For body, you can use carapils. It’s a dextrin malt that adds no flavor or color, just body and it helps in head retention. My advise would be to use a half pound of carapils and half pound of a light crystal, I like 40, and thats it. The extract and crystal will give you plenty of sweetness.
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Thanks for the input. So I’ll adjust it to this:
7lbs xlight DME
1/2lbs Cyrstal 40L
1/2lbs Carapils
2 oz Chinook (11%) @ 60 mins
1 whirfloc tab @ 15 mins
2 oz Centennial (9.8%) @ 5 mins
2 oz Cascade (5.5 %) @ FO
2 oz Centennial DH
2 oz Cascade DH
Will the carapils also help with head formation/retention?
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somebody suggested to me; toasted malts (Toast at 350) Until they have reddish hue. Use this instead of the crystal
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Looks good to me and yes, the carapils will help in head formation/retention.
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You could always get carafoam instead of carapils. That US-05 will tear through your wort. I don’t think you’ll end up anywhere near 1.016, but I think that is a good thing.
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