calling all hop heads

[thejerm]

Ok i'd like to make my first IPA, and i would like to use up the hops i have laying around: 1.9 oz northern brewer, 2.5 oz willamette, .5 oz Liberty, i still need to by the reast of my grain so if you think there is anything that could be added i can still pick it up! 12 lbs 2 row .5 lbe 20L. .5 lbs 60L what else should i add for malts?

thanks for any help

It will be magical im sure, the first forum IPA!! well the first since i've been a member.

jerm

[captain carrot]

I usually keep my IPA grain bills pretty simple like 12 lb 2 row and 1 lb 10L crystal malt. Sometimes I'll substitute a lb of wheat for base malt to increase head retention. Your grain bill looks good, I wouldn't add anything to it. Your hops should give you a decent English style IPA. I would use the Liberty for bittering (60 Min) and divide the remaining hops between 3 additions (10, 5 and 0 min). You could save .5 to 1 oz of the Willamette for dry hopping if you want. Good Luck!

[BadRock]

This is probably what I would do given the ingredients....

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 13.00
Anticipated OG: 1.065 Plato: 15.96
Anticipated SRM: 7.8
Anticipated IBU: 60.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% ---- Amount ------------- Name --------- Origin ------ Potential ----SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
92.3---- 12.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) ---- America ---- 1.037 ---- 2
3.8 ---- 0.50 lbs. Crystal 20L ------------ America ---- 1.035 ---- 20
3.8 ---- 0.50 lbs. Crystal 60L ------------ America ---- 1.034 ---- 60

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount ------ Name --------------- Form ---- Alpha -----IBU ------- Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.50 oz.---- Northern Brewer ----- Pellet ---- 9.00 ---- 56.2 ---- 60 min.
0.40 oz. ---- Northern Brewer ---- Pellet---- 9.00 ---- 2.3 ---- 5 min.
0.50 oz. ---- Willamette ---------- Pellet---- 4.50 ---- 2.3---- 15 min.
1.50 oz. ---- Willamette ---------- Pellet ---- 4.50 ---- 0.0----- Dry Hop

[thejerm]

nice!! i'm going with a little of both of what you guys said. just curious is the 5 min addition of NB really at 5 min or should that be 25? i've never seen so much space between additions? But im also very new to this sooo i haven't seen much.

thanks again

jerm

[BadRock]

I'd do a 5min. addition of Northern Brewer so you get a little out of it rather than just bittering. They are a decent aroma hop, take advantage of it.