Belma Citrus IPA Opinions

[austintxeric]

I am attempting to try my hand at creating an IPA recipe to utilize some of my Belma hops that I picked up this year in addition to some of my Centennial I have in stock. I really enjoy balanced IPAs that lean towards the Citrus flavor profile. I also like there to be a balanced malt backbone with a touch of sweetness being ok. I have Centennial, Belma, Chinook, and Warrior in my inventory but I wasn't sure how they would all play with the new Belma hops. How does this look for a first stab? I plan on mashing at 154 to not dry it out completely. In addition I have added some Cara-Pils for some head retention/body. The acid malt is there because I plan on brewing with RO water and adjusting my water profile following the Basic Water Chemistry primer. I plan on deciding between US-04, 05, or the new BRY-97 dry yeasts.

Recipe: Belma Citrus IPA
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.24 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.05 gal
Estimated OG: 1.066 SG
Estimated Color: 8.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 56.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 74.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
11 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 84.2 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 3.8 %
8.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.8 %
8.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.8 %
5.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.4 %
4.0 oz Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) Grain 6 1.9 %
1.00 oz Belma [11.30 %] - First Wort 20.0 min Hop 7 22.8 IBUs
0.75 oz Belma [11.30 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 12.8 IBUs
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 11.3 IBUs
0.75 oz Belma [11.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 5.1 IBUs
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 4.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 12 -
1.00 oz Belma [11.30 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs

 

[austintxeric]

Any thoughts or opinions on this recipe?

 

[daksin]

Hops look good, but I prefer less crsytal in my IPAs. Cara-pils and honey malt should be treated as crystal malts. You've got about 10% there, which will be pretty sweet with the honey malt. That's up to you.

 

[Mchophead]

I agree with daksin the crystal malts look a bit high but if youre ok with a little sweetness go for it. I have never used belma hops and I dont know thier flavor profile but If you like the citrus finish consider crystal hops they have somehow managed to sqeeze a grapefruit into a hop cone

 

[austintxeric]

So maybe if I drop the honey malt to 6 ounces and the Crystal 60 to 4 oz that would be better? Or would I be better served dropping the Cara-Pils a bit and leaving the other 2? I do like a little sweetness, but I don't want it to be cloying.

 

[daksin]

I don't think you really need any of the carapils. It's flavor contribution is pretty small and you'll have plenty of head retention without it.

 

[EyePeeA]

For your goals, mash at 154 F and...

11 lbs Maris Otter 84.2 % (Adjust as needed to meet specs below)
8.0 oz CaraPils 3.8 % (Remove)
8.0 oz Honey Malt 3.8 % (Keep at same %)
8.0 oz Munich Malt 3.8 % (Increase to 6-7%)
5.0 oz Crystal 60L 2.4 % (Keep at same % or increase slightly)
4.0 oz Acid Malt 1.9 % (Keep at same %)

30 IBUs Belma @ 60 min
1.00 oz Belma @ 15 min
1.00 oz Centennial @ 15 min
1.00 oz Belma @ 0 min
1.00 oz Centennial @ 0 min
2.00 oz Belma Dryhop 7 Days
2.00 oz Centennial Dryhop 7 Days

 

[austintxeric]

Thanks for the suggestions. Based on input I have updated to the following:
I hope to give this a shot early next week after my new Monster MM2-2.0 arrives!

Recipe: Belma Citrus IPA
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 7.24 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.05 gal
Estimated OG: 1.063 SG
Estimated Color: 8.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 63.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 74.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs 9.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 84.9 %
14.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 7.0 %
7.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.5 %
5.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4 2.5 %
4.0 oz Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.0 %
1.30 oz Belma [11.30 %] - First Wort 20.0 min Hop 6 30.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [11.30 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 17.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 15.4 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins) Fining 9 -
1.00 oz Belma [11.30 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 12 -
2.00 oz Belma [11.30 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs

 

[austintxeric]

I brewed this today. I just got my new monster mm2-2.0 and was having a problem holding the gap setting, so my efficiency was a tiny bit low. I hit 1.060 og and it's sitting in the fermentation chamber at 64 now. I will update when it is ready!