Hibiscus & Grapefruit IPA

[crusader1612]

My thoughts ar ethe sculpin IPA Clone with Red Grapfruit Zest in a dryhop form, and some hibiscus for the bright red colour, i want it to look like red grapfruit juice.

how much zest and how much hibiscus?
For the hibiscus, how should it be added and in what form flower tea etc.

 

[TwistedGray]

Dry flower form is fine, that's what I've always done successfully. What's your batch size? I've done 1lb for a 5 gallon batch and for me is was perfect; however, it was very much hibiscus forward. You could quarter that, I think.

You could also tincture and add to taste until you get the ratio you want.

NOTE: It will impart a lot of bitterness, so you either need to adjust your hops accordingly OR add in non-fermentable sugars.

 

[crusader1612]

Wow @TwistedGray. More than I expected. My initial thoughts were maybe 2ounces in the dryhop?

 

[TwistedGray]

Wow @TwistedGray. More than I expected. My initial thoughts were maybe 2ounces in the dryhop?

Again, what's your batch size?

As I noted before, it might be best to make a liquid tincture so that you can adjust to your taste rather than, say, mine.

 

[crusader1612]

5gal

 

[TwistedGray]

Just remember by adding hibiscus you're going to add bitterness and its floral aromas, not just color. I'm not sure what a tincture will do though as I only use dry flowers in the dry hopping phase myself.

 

[TwistedGray]

For reference, here is the 1lb of hibiscus on 5 gallon result - https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/...ture-of-your-pint.285100/page-76#post-8257304

This was 0.25oz of petals per 1 gallon - https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/...ture-of-your-pint.285100/page-78#post-8299768

 

[crusader1612]

Perfect gray.
Cheers. The 0.25oz per gallon might do the trick. Looks about right. Maybe 1.5 oz total for me to increase it a touch. But nothing major.