West Coast IPA Grain Bill

8 gallons seems excessive for the boil volume, unless you're using whole hops instead of pellets. I always use pellets and for an IPA normally shoot for 13 gallons in the kettle for a 10 gallon batch

 

Keep it simple on your first attempt. 100% US two-row for the grain bill would be a solid choice if you want the hops to dominate.

 

Other than maybe a complex hop bill, you probably don't want anything too exotic. Check out APA IPA:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...ct-american-ipa-pellet-hop-version-ag.241975/

Yes it's good . . . I'm brewing it again this week for the fourth time. Caveat: 2014 hops (current year) are just now becoming available. If you don't ask, there is a good chance you'll be shipped 2013 hops (last year's crop). It does make a difference.

My boil volume experience is same as kellyst.

 

I wanted to throw in too that I dont do a lot of West Coast IPAS, but as far as grain bill goes it would be mainly 2 row and at least 5% sugar.

 

Exactly

 

The recipes at BYO are 6 gallon boils for 5 gallon batches.

 

at least 5% sugar

Yes

 

I use 8.5 gallon boils with pellets. I think of you every time I dump a gallon of trub and 0.75 gallon of beer.

 

Are you doing a 3 hour boil? : ) (like Gilligan)

 

If that's what you want to brew, then you should scale the recipe to your batch size unless you want it to be 25% stronger than intended.

 

Any kind...table sugar is cheapest...it will dry your IPA out if use in lieu of malt (base/and/or crystal)

 

75 minute boil
8.5 gallons
6.75 gallon post boil
0.25 gallon cooling shrinkage
5.5 gallon into fermenter plus a 0.25 gallon starter

 

Beersmith and probably others will do that

 

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'6.75 gallon post boil'

5.5 gallon into fermenter plus a 0.25 gallon starter

I know you're drinking that in between the two : )