IPA Help

[WildKnight]

I am making an IPA and I am wondering how to add the hops. I have 3 oz Columbus, 2 oz Cascade, 1 oz Simco and 3 oz Amarillo. I am adding this against 9 lbs amber DME and 1 lb sugar plus Nottingham yeast. How would you add the hops for best flavor and aroma, but not make it too bitter (assuming the sugar dries the beer out a bit)?

I am thinking 2 oz Columbus up front, then mix all but 1 oz amarillo together and add a 1.5 tbs of this mixture every 10 minutes (90 min boil), then at flame off the last 1 oz of amarillo.

Or, mix all together and add 1 tbs every 5 mintues (90 min boil).

Any tips? Idea's?

 

[Walker]

You're going to need to post the alpha acid content of your hops, as well as the rest of the recipe to get some good feedback.

I can say that 2oz of columbus (a high alpha hop) at the start of a 90 minute boil is going to make an extremely bitter 5 gallon batch of beer.

 

[WildKnight]

Columbus 14.4
Simco 12.2
Amarillo 8.9
Cascade 5.0

 

[beerjunky828]

1.0 oz Columbus @ 90
1 oz Cascade @ 20
.5 oz Columbus
.5 oz Amarillo
.5 oz Simcoe @ 10

.5 oz Simcoe @ 0
1 oz Cascade @ 0
.5 oz Amarillo @ 0

Then use the rest Amarillo & Columbus (maybe?) for dry hopping

If you want to do the additions every so often, then take about 4 oz of different types and add them from 20 mins - 0 mins.

If you want a smooth bitterness, then Amarillo is a hop with smooth bitterness qualities.

I would save majority of your hops for the 20 min mark down to flamout.