[gymrat]

I posted some questions in the ingredients forum concerning honey malt in an IPA. After looking at all the pros and cons in the thread I went ahead and brewed it. This is a beer I will absolutely brew again. I had hoped that the honey malt would cancel out the bitter finish of the 10 oz of hops I used. And it did just that. I would put the perceived bitterness at the finish at a little less than what you get from an Odell's IPA. There is absolutely no sweetness to this beer at all. Just a good hoppy beer with enough maltiness to stand up to it. From here on out this will be the grain bill for all of my IPAs. My actually OG was 1.066 and my FG was 1.012 for an ABV of 7.4%. The recipe follows:

Recipe: Ralph's Springtime IPA 2016
Brewer: Roger
Asst Brewer: Ralph The Wonderdog
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 5.70 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.20 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal   
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.063 SG
Estimated Color: 8.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 117.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
8 lbs 8.0 oz          Brewer's Malt, 2-Row, Premium (Great Wes Grain         1        70.8 %       
3 lbs                 Munich 10L (Briess) (10.0 SRM)           Grain         2        25.0 %       
8.0 oz                Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)                    Grain         3        4.2 %         
1.00 oz               Amarillo [9.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min        Hop           4        16.5 IBUs     
1.00 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min         Hop           5        23.3 IBUs     
1.00 oz               Amarillo [9.20 %] - Boil 10.0 min        Hop           6        12.1 IBUs     
1.00 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min         Hop           7        17.1 IBUs     
1.00 oz               Amarillo [9.20 %] - Boil 5.0 min         Hop           8        6.6 IBUs     
1.00 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min          Hop           9        9.4 IBUs     
2.00 oz               Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Steep/Wh Hop           10       20.3 IBUs     
1.00 oz               Amarillo [9.20 %] - Steep/Whirlpool  30. Hop           11       5.1 IBUs     
1.00 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool  30.0 Hop           12       7.2 IBUs     
1.0 pkg               Nottingham Yeast (Lallemand #-) [23.66 m Yeast         13       -             


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs

[hpcharter]

Very nice recipe. I too enjoy adding a little Honey malt to my pale ales to make a slight backbone to the amount of hops I put in it. Cheers to your new recipe!


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[Iliff Ave]

I remember the original thread. Thanks for updating. I love me some Odell IPA so I may need to give something like this a try some time.