what about this grain bill for a strong ipa?

[alfie09]

hello. i want to make a fairly strong ipa but not sure on hops yet. its either going to be a shed loads of east kent goldings or nelson sauvin. i know 2 completely different hops but oh well. sticking to the grain bill unless you lot see anything totally wrong with it.


Pale Malt 5 EBC 12 lbs. 9.0 oz 5700 grams 94.2%
Caragold 9 EBC 0 lbs. 8.8 oz 250 grams 4.1%
Wheat Malt 3.5 EBC 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 100 grams 1.7%


Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.059
Final Gravity: 1.014
Alcohol Content: 5.9% ABV
Total Liquor: 34.4 Litres
Mash Liquor: 15.1 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 0 EBU
Colour: 10 EBC

[staplefordbill]

Looks good to me, not that I've used Caragold. With a near 6% ABV you're going to want a high IBU, 60+ I'd suggest. (How come your bitterness comes out at 0 EBU?) Plenty of late hopping, and you'll want to dry hop too.

[WishboneBrewery]

(How come your bitterness comes out at 0 EBU?)

That will be the lack of hops in the recipe

[staplefordbill]

That will be the lack of hops in the recipe

[alfie09]

yes going to go for about 60-65 ebus on this one. i was suppose to be brewing tonight but SWMBO as said she doesnt want the house smelling of hops and that when the family come around tommorow morning. so waiting for another free day now. so was wondering i have had this idea floating around in my head all day. what about using nelson sauvin and galaxy hops toghther ? 100 grams of each. say so much FWH and some to bitter the ipa the 60-65 ebus. then a mixture of the rest at the end of the boil and late hopping @ 85oc. what do you lot think of the hop combo?

[staplefordbill]

Did you give this a go Alfie? What hops did you use in the end?

[alfie09]

yes see the santa's special ipa brewday. had a nightmare bairds malt is shit. wanted 23 litres @ 1071 and i got 23 @ 1051 ish