Green Bullet in the Head IPA

[TC2642]

I quite liked oblivious's idea of musically themed beers, so this one got it's inspiration from a Rage Against the Machine track.

In planning for summer I have decided I would like to use the Green Bullet that I recently bought, in a high gravity IPA,

I'm not sure whether to go for a American type hopping schedule having several additions throughout the boil (which I have used to great success in a APA type beer) or the more traditional one large amount at the start of the boil. I usually mash around 67oC for 90mins and boil for 90 mins, so the base for 23ltrs would be:

7kg Pale malt
100gms Green Bullet 11.7% A.A.

I also have a selection of other hops including Saaz, Worcester and E.K Goldings, Cascade, Hallertau and some other varieties that I could late addition with.

I have a WLP002 in terms of liquid yeast but also some S-05, S-04 and Gervin Ale yeast.

Any suggestions?

[delboy]

S-05 all the way for an APA or IPA.

I used some green bullet as the bittering hop in my CAP, tasters from the fermenter have a nice agreeable bitterness.

The way hop prices are going at the moment i wouldn't bother with an out and out american hopping schedule which seem to be very heavy on the hops. I'd keep my green bullets for bittering in other brews.

[TC2642]

Hi Del,

I really don't mind using this amount of hops, I have set my heart on a big hoppy beer anyway, and I do have quite a large supply of hops at the mo and I really want to set aside a beer for the summer. I am really needing help on whether to go for late additions and what sort of aroma hop would compliment Green Bullet.

[delboy]

It'd be hard to look past cascade as the flavour and aroma hops with some goldings thrown in for that extra floral touch.

[TC2642]

Cheers Del, that sounds good, I think I will go for a US type IPA then!