Session IPA tips and styles

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by AlexRClausen, Jun 26, 2014.

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  1. AlexRClausen

    AlexRClausen Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2014 Iowa

    My roommate and I made a great (we think anyway) session IPA, we are thinking of making another one to enter into a contest in august.

    The malts were used crystal and carapils and the hops we used were Columbus and Amarillo, Amarillo we loved and want to use again for sure.

    Any tips for dry hopping or other hops anyone has used, or anything that sounds awesome with a session IPA, for the most part these styles seem pretty basic we want to make it a little more crazy.

    Thanks for any tips and ideas
    Cheers!
     
    #1 AlexRClausen, Jun 26, 2014
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    It would help if you could describe your vision for the beer. Or IOW, define crazy.
     
    #2 VikeMan, Jun 26, 2014
  3. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Use a flavorful base grain/extract to avoid "hopwater"...or just make a regular "crazy" IPA
     
    #3 GreenKrusty101, Jun 26, 2014
  4. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
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    What yeast did you use the first time around? What trying to ferment it w/ Brett Trois?
     
    #4 jlordi12, Jun 26, 2014
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  5. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    What was your base malt the first time you brewed it?
     
    #5 CurtFromHershey, Jun 26, 2014
  6. DarrenStory

    DarrenStory Initiate (0) Feb 11, 2013 Oregon
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    FWIW, I recently brewed a session IPA/APA that I thought came out pretty nice and everyone seems to like.

    Maris Otter, about 10% Oats and a touch of C40.
    Mashed high for body.
    FWH to about 25ibu then nothing until two equal additions of Citra/Mosaic/Cascade at FO and 170f to bring up to final ibu of about 50-60.
    London ESB yeast. Finished about 4.75%
    Dry hopped with Citra and Mosaic.
     
    #6 DarrenStory, Jun 26, 2014
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  7. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (2,084) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    Looks like a WW II Best Bitter. It's the oats.
     
    #7 patto1ro, Jun 26, 2014
  8. AlexRClausen

    AlexRClausen Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2014 Iowa

    Malt base was Crystal 20L, Carapils
     
    #8 AlexRClausen, Jun 26, 2014
  9. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Just to be clear, those are specialty malts, not base malts. Base malts will convert themselves, and must be mashed. So Pilsner, 2-row brewers malt, pale ale malt, Vienna, Munich, etc. are base malts.

    You must be doing extract?
     
    #9 hopfenunmaltz, Jun 26, 2014
  10. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Where's the crystal police now???
     
    #10 SFACRKnight, Jun 27, 2014
  11. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    "Code Blue" for session IPAs :slight_smile:
     
    #11 GreenKrusty101, Jun 27, 2014
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