First Brew: Extract IPA recipe?

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  1. boothbeer

    boothbeer Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    I just purchased a bunch of brewing equipment and I am looking for an extract IPA recipe for my first batch. I want to keep things simple at first. I will eventually move to AG brewing, but the less things I need to do in the beginning the better. No secondary for this.

    Do you have any recommendations for recipes or ingredients to use? I'm looking for a crisp IPA that is not too malty, and more of a citrus flavor.

    Any suggestions you guys have would be great.
    Thanks,

    Greg
     
  2. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,135) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    How much beer do you want to ferment?
     
  3. boothbeer

    boothbeer Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    I have a 5 gallon fermenter, so I was thinking maybe 3 to 4 gallons
     
  4. Homebrew42

    Homebrew42 Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New York

    For 3 gallons of beer:

    4 lbs Extra light dry malt extract
    1/2 oz Magnum (60 min)
    1 oz Amarillo (10 min)
    1 oz Amarillo (0 min)
    1 oz Amarillo (Dry hop)
    Safale S-05
     
  5. GeoSteve

    GeoSteve Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2014 Maryland

    I've done something similar for an extract IPA, for ~3 gallons

    3# Pilsen DME
    1# Wheat DME
    5oz corn sugar

    60 or 90 minute boil
    US-05/WLP001/WY1056

    For hops I've used Magnum, Centennial, and/or Chinook for early bittering additions or first wort hop additions. Typically use Columbus for later boil additions. My favorite for flameout/dry hop additions are Moasic, Simcoe, and Nelson Sauvin. I've done 2oz of a combo of those plus I believe Chinook last time for dry hopping in 3 gallons and the beer is hoppy for sure but not overly so IMO. Citra would be another to consider for the dry hop if you want citrus flavor.
     
  6. bathtubbrewer

    bathtubbrewer Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2015 New Hampshire

    Northern Brewer has a chinook IPA extract kit that is outstanding. You can brew up to 5 gal/kit.
    It's no more work to brew 5 gals. than it is 3 gals.. you only need to work with 2 gals. in your brew pot.
    Instead of dry hopping, you can steep more hops the last few minutes after boil.
    You will be pleased anyway you go...
     
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  7. boothbeer

    boothbeer Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    Thanks for all the advice guys. I think I might actually go with fermenting 5 gallons as recommended by bathtrubbrewer. How would that change the recipes as listed above?
     
  8. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Just scale them up. (The amount of total water to use would not scale linearly (due to the amount boil off staying about the same), but the ingredients will (close enough). But since the total water wasn't specified, there's nothing to convert there!)
     
  9. Homebrew42

    Homebrew42 Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New York

    You can't ferment 5 gallons of beer in a 5 gallon fermenter, you'll have a massive blowout.
     
  10. kennyg

    kennyg Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2007 Illinois

    If it's anything similar to their AG Chinook recipe then I'm 100% for it. That was my first AG batch and has since become my house IPA. I just love Chinook hops.
     
  11. imdabuzzard

    imdabuzzard Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2015 Ohio

    If your looking for citrus( my favorite profile ) I use simcoe and citra. My IPA fiends ... I mean friends absolutely love it.
    I'll use (for a 10 galloner) 1 ounce each at 60 min
    1 ounce simcoe at 30 min
    1 ounce citra at 5 min.
    Dry hop in the secondary fermenter one ounce of each.
    Let the secondary sit for 2 weeks
    Transfer, remove dry hops, and sit one more week for clearity ( optional, just a personal preference )
     
  12. bathtubbrewer

    bathtubbrewer Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2015 New Hampshire

    I have to disagree HB32, I do most 5 gal batches in 5 gal glass carboys and use a blow-off tube into a plastic jug with H20 bleach solution as an airlock. It actually gives you a cleaner fermentation with a lot of the crap ending up in the jug.
     
  13. bathtubbrewer

    bathtubbrewer Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2015 New Hampshire

    Double everything [​IMG] except water and watch the smiles you get when you and your buds taste it.
     
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