Help on imperial ipa

[jphart03]

I am fairly new to brewing and this is the first time I've looked to change the recipe from my homebrew store. I'm trying to make a single hop imperial ipa with citra hops. I am planning on doing a full boil. I expanded on the recipe that the homebrew store gave me and I just wanted to see if I'm on the right track.

Grains
0.75 lbs. Munich Malt
0.50 lbs. crystal 40
0.25 lbs. carapils
0.25lbs. Wheat malt
6.00 lbs. light DME
2.00 lbs. amber DME
1.00 lbs. corn sugar

Hops
1.00 oz citra (13.2) - 60 mins
1.00 oz citra - 30 mins
1.00 oz citra - 15 mins
0.50 oz citra - 0 mins
1.50 oz citra - dry hop

Yeast
White labs WLP001 - California ale

OG - 1.087
FG - 1.020
ABV - 8.78
IBU - 99.7
SRM - 10.0

Does anyone have any suggestions to help?

 

[nicklepickles]

More hops! Seriously, at least double those late additions.

 

[bobbrews]

Munich and Wheat are starchy mashing grains, and hence must be mashed. This would mean you have a partial mash beer... not an extract beer. For piece of mind, I'd add 1-2 lbs. American 2-row to the mash to aid full conversion. These changes will result in better flavor, aroma, and an FG lesser than 1.015. Do not use Amber extract.

7.00 lbs. extra light or light DME (half as a flameout addition)
2.00 lbs. American 2-row
1.00 lbs. corn sugar (flameout addition)
0.75 lbs. Munich Malt
0.50 lbs. Crystal 40
0.50 lbs. Wheat Malt

2.00 oz citra (13.2) - 60 mins
1.00 oz citra - 30 mins
2.50 oz citra - 0 mins
4.50 oz citra - 7 day dry hop

White labs WLP001 - California ale yeast starter

 

[inhousebrew]

Just tossing in my 2cents here: I did an all citra brew once in which I did a heavy hopburst at 20, 15, 10, 0 and then a nice dryhop addition and it was good but just seemed to be lacking something. I personally like Citra as a complimentary hop rather than a stand alone one.

 

[Yooper]

I am fairly new to brewing and this is the first time I've looked to change the recipe from my homebrew store. I'm trying to make a single hop imperial ipa with citra hops. I am planning on doing a full boil. I expanded on the recipe that the homebrew store gave me and I just wanted to see if I'm on the right track.

Grains
0.75 lbs. Munich Malt
0.50 lbs. crystal 40
0.25 lbs. carapils
0.25lbs. Wheat malt
6.00 lbs. light DME
2.00 lbs. amber DME
1.00 lbs. corn sugar

Hops
1.00 oz citra (13.2) - 60 mins
1.00 oz citra - 30 mins
1.00 oz citra - 15 mins
0.50 oz citra - 0 mins
1.50 oz citra - dry hop

Yeast
White labs WLP001 - California ale

OG - 1.087
FG - 1.020
ABV - 8.78
IBU - 99.7
SRM - 10.0

Does anyone have any suggestions to help?

I'm not a huge citra fan, but if you are, I'd consider moving the 30 minute addition to 0 minutes. You have plenty of IBUs, but not quite enough hops for the late addition.

Something like:
Bittering hops 60 minutes (to 45 IBUs or so with this addition)
1 oz hops 20 minutes
1 oz hops 15 minutes
1 oz hops 10 minutes
1 oz hops 5 minutes
1 oz hops flame out
dryhop with 2 ounces hops.

For the grain bill, don't use amber DME (you're basically doubling the crystal malt, since it's in there as well) and use only light or extra light DME. The Munich can self convert. I don't think you need carapils or wheat, as you'll have plenty of head retention, and I prefer a simpler grainbill.

Like this:

1 lb. Munich Malt
0.50 lbs. crystal 40
3 Lbs extra light DME at boil
5 lbs extra light DME at flame out
1.00 lbs. corn sugar