First off I been brewing for three years and have not gotton to brewing IPA's yet. Mainly because I just did not car for the extreme hop bitterness. My son got me into a few IPA that are really good. So, I decided to look at brewing a IPA that I would like. I spoke with other homebrewers and a new microbrew pub in my city. I want to add an awsome brewmaster that has a couple IPA's that I like. After sitting down with him at his facility on a weekday when he was not busy we discussed all types recipes both mine and his. I asked why his IPA is not of the real harse bitter tasting. I call it the rubber band taste! Hope I did not offend anyone but that is not my taste and how I descibe it. He told me his secret is to use a strong alfha for 60 minutes, suggested .5 oz on 5 gal and utilize the remaining additions at flameout and/or whirlpool. Also stated that one needs to explore the kind of hop and amounts of additions to your liking. He also stated that the majority of his hop addition is dry hopping also. With all this said it is a very complex subject that has so many variables for the end results.
I just am looking for your thoughts on hop additions and what IBUs I should be looking at for each application to make a east coast style IPA. Thanks for your thoughts and happy brewing.
I just am looking for your thoughts on hop additions and what IBUs I should be looking at for each application to make a east coast style IPA. Thanks for your thoughts and happy brewing.