Grapefruit IPA?

Beer Recipes
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I have brewed that recipe above and it was really nice. The midwife that delivered my son really liked it. Like others have said though, move lots of hops in the last 20 minutes of the boil, like 1 oz @ 20, 1 @15 1 @10 1 @5 and 1 a@ flameout.

In terms of which hops when I would go for the earthier hops earlier and some cascade and amarillo towards the end and dry hop as well

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Put them in the last 10 minutes of the boil.

A good IPA hopping would be something like

.5 oz Columbus @ 60
1 oz Centennial @ 20
2 oz Centenial @ 10
2 oz Cascade @ 0
2 oz Amarillo @ 0

You really can;t put too much finishing hops in! :wink:

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I like that - plus about 2-3 oz of dryhops (equal parts amarillo/cascade/columbus)

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+1 from me too. I might use citra as another option to those previously mentioned.

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I like those ideas right above for hop addition I think I am going to go with the grain bill a couple post back. Any suggestion on yeast strains?

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WY1272 American Ale II, WY1056 American Ale (Chico), or WY1450 Denny’s Favorite 50 are all good choices.

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or WL090 - San Diego Super

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or 1968 like the wiki entry suggests.

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Or WY1056/WL001 - if you don’t make starters stick with US-05 dry yeast. You want to make sure you pitch the proper amount of yeast and ferment at the right temp to be sure the beer is clean to let the hops shine through.

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I’ve been using Windsor dry yeast. It’s a beast and a fast fermenter but finishes about 1.020. Sounds high but I’m finding this is perfect for many of my hoppier bitters. Balances it out whereas if the beer finished at 1.010 it can be a little harsh. It’s not as neutral as 05 but it’s still pretty clean for an ale yeast.

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I posted this in the commercial review forum awhile back:

I emailed the brewmaster at Full Sail and he responded. I don’t want to post the whole email exchange because i’m not sure if this was for public consumption or not, but this is a snippet:
(Hopefully he won’t mind)
Pale is brewed with 2 row pale and caramel malts and
hopped with Cascades and Centennials in the front and finished
with Cascades, Centennials, and CTZ’s….(a lot in the whirlpool).