[chezteth]

Hey all,
  Wondering what you think of this recipe. I realized I didn't have the ingredients I would normally use for an IPA. Thus, I had to improvise a bit. Also, I have never used Waimea hops.

10 gal batch

67% Muntons Maris Otter
30% Weyermann Pilsen
3% Briess Bonlander Munich
2oz Magnum 60min
2 oz Chinook 15min
0.5 oz Waimea 15min
0.5 oz Amarillo 15min
1 oz Chinook 1min
1.5 oz Waimea 1min
1.5 oz Amarillo 1min
2 oz Chinook dry hop
1 oz Waimea dry hop
1 oz Amarillo dry hop
US-05 yeast

Cheers,
Brandon

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[denny]

Not a fan of MO for American styles.  Just a personal preference.

[chezteth]

Yeah, I hear ya. It's what I had in my stash. I was at Northern Brewer in Milwaukee yesterday and could have picked up some ingredients but thought I had some American pale malt. Guess I was wrong

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[klickitat jim]

My latest greatest APA is 70% Golden Promise 30% Best Malz light Munich. No crystal.  Moderate bittering at 60, everything else in whirlpool. Good ol 1056. Love it!

[chezteth]

Sounds tasty, Jim! I use US-05 quite a bit. It's so easy to use. I just took a sample of the wort after I transferred it to the fermenter. OG is 1.068.It tastes pretty good. Now to see how it tastes after fermentation.

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[troybinso]

Not a fan of MO for American styles.  Just a personal preference.

I agree with this for an IPA, but I don't mind it for beers that aren't as heavily hopped.

[chezteth]

I only had 7.8kg of Maris Otter. That's why I added the pilsen malt. Incidentally, the pilsen malt is the only other base malt I had in the house. I hope it helps balance it out.

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[lenphallock]

A nice mixture of MO or English pale with American pale with just a little bit of Pilsen malt is a go to IPA base malt mixture for many breweries...


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[muzak]

My latest greatest APA is 70% Golden Promise 30% Best Malz light Munich. No crystal.  Moderate bittering at 60, everything else in whirlpool. Good ol 1056. Love it!

I've gotta say, I'm liking this shift towards omitting Crystal/Caramel malts from APA/IPA grain bills.

I tried 40% Maris Otter, 40% Pale 2-Row, and 20% Munich 10L on my last APA, and it was very nice.

[RPIScotty]

Sometimes all the complexity you need comes from mixing base malts.

[chezteth]

Good points on the blending base malts. I also like the idea of omitting crystal malt from American IPA/APA.

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[denny]

Good points on the blending base malts. I also like the idea of omitting crystal malt from American IPA/APA.

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OTOH, I wouldn't think of brewing an APA/AIPA without some sort of crystal in some amount.

[blatz]

Good points on the blending base malts. I also like the idea of omitting crystal malt from American IPA/APA.

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OTOH, I wouldn't think of brewing an APA/AIPA without some sort of crystal in some amount.

+1!

[HoosierBrew]

Good points on the blending base malts. I also like the idea of omitting crystal malt from American IPA/APA.

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OTOH, I wouldn't think of brewing an APA/AIPA without some sort of crystal in some amount.

+1!

+2.  I use less than I used to, but I want a little in APA/IPA.  Crystal doesn't have to = sweetness. Enough gypsum will dry out a beer nicely.

[chezteth]

I guess I'll find out how this recipe turns out without crystal malt in it. All my previous American IPA recipes have had some. Although I also have reduced the amount of crystal malt over the years.

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