IPA critique

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by tronester, Nov 17, 2012.

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  1. tronester

    tronester Pooh-Bah (1,653) Nov 25, 2006 Oklahoma
    Pooh-Bah

    I've got a pumpkin ale in the fermenter sitting on a vial of WLP002 ready to be bottled today. I want to brew an American IPA to pitch on top of the yeast cake.

    Heres the recipe I've come up with: http://hopville.com/recipe/1662049

    I don't want to use any crystal malt, as the yeast is already pretty low attenuating. However, I want to add 1/2oz of black patent malt to give it a hint of color. Is that too much?

    Will 4oz of hops in a 2.5 gallon batch be enough?

    Thanks!
     
    #1 tronester, Nov 17, 2012
  2. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    1/2 oz is not too much black patent.

    4 oz hops / 2.5 gallons would be enough for me. YMMV.
     
    #2 utahbeerdude, Nov 17, 2012
  3. RonMex

    RonMex Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2010 Oregon

    I added 1 oz of black patent to this 5 gal batch for color: http://hopville.com/recipe/1652301

    I'd say final srm is in the 9-11 copperish range.

    Hops look fine to me. I like to throw a lb or so of wheat into a recipe like that for some extra proteins for head retention/body.

    Good luck!
     
    #3 RonMex, Nov 17, 2012
  4. goodonezach

    goodonezach Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2011 New York

    don't use black patent if you want to add color unless you're also looking for a harsher, more astringent roastiness. you're much better off with carafa III special or midnight wheat, which are both husk-less. otherwise it looks pretty good.
     
    #4 goodonezach, Nov 17, 2012
  5. tronester

    tronester Pooh-Bah (1,653) Nov 25, 2006 Oklahoma
    Pooh-Bah

    Well I already started the mash! I ended up using .4oz of black patent malt, so hopefully the color comes out just a hint red.

    I ended up having only 7 pounds of 2-row left, so I went with that, and cut my magnum hops to only .5 oz for 60 minutes. Hopefully it will still be bitter enough, as it calculates at around 90IBU's.
     
    #5 tronester, Nov 17, 2012
  6. goodonezach

    goodonezach Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2011 New York

    you'll be fine, and if you're only using enough to redden it, that'd probably work well. i just did a black ipa so i'm still in that mindset and assumed you wanted to blacken the beer, which would have made black patent the wrong choice.
     
    #6 goodonezach, Nov 18, 2012
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