IPA recipe

[benharper13]

So I made mistake today I went to my local store and said I wanted an IPA but I didn't have a recipe. The guy working seemed a little drunk at the time and I'm not sure how I feel about the recipe so I was hoping for some advice
I got:
9lb of american light LME
1 lb two row
1 lb I think crystal 30?
2 oz of cascade hops (one ounce for dry hop one oz last two minutes of boil)
1oz northern brewer american bittering hops

Anyway I'm very new this could be a great recipe but, he seemed out of it so I wanted to double check

 

[WillPall]

Do you know the AA% of your bittering hops? Everything looks fine to me except for maybe the hops. Depending on your boil size and the bittering AA%, you might be a little low on the IBUs.

 

[BackshoreJake]

If the N hop is Newport, it sounds fine. Seems like It should be about 60 IBU, maybe a little on the less bitter side of the spectrum as far as IPAs go. I might add 1 more oz of cascade for 20 minutes. The American caramel 30L will give it a little color- and everything else in there sounds pretty standard.

I think you'll be good. Maybe pick up one more oz, but that's only if your looking for more punch.

 

[benharper13]

8.5% on the bittering and 4.7 on the others

 

[WillPall]

In that case I'd throw in at least another 0.5 ounces of bittering. Otherwise you're going to be closer to a strong pale ale than an IPA.

 

[munche]

I just made a very similar recipe for the second time, except I had more of all the hops. I used a similar grain bill, magnum for bittering and then cascade at 10m and flameout

no dry hop

 

[benharper13]

Since the store is so far away I am wondering if I can use some of the cascade for the bittering and buy another oz in a few weeks before I dry hop

 

[benharper13]

also I went with a cheaper yeast two packets of muntons ale dry yeast. would you recommend a different yeast?

 

[benharper13]

so I could use the cascade with 10 minutes left and again with 2 minutes then buy another ounce for dry hop right?

 

[BendBrewer]

Since the store is so far away I am wondering if I can use some of the cascade for the bittering and buy another oz in a few weeks before I dry hop

Yes.

1 NB oz + .5 oz cacade for 60
.5 oz cacade for 20
.5 cascade for 10
.5 cascade for 2 or at Flame Out

 

[rosevillain]

I would dump 1.5 oz. of cascades at 60 min, then .5 oz @ 5 min. Then dry hop with 1.5 oz. for 7 days after fermentation is complete.

With a 7.5% ABV IPA, and a full boil, this should get you around 50 IBU's.
1.0 oz @ 60 min= around 40 IBU's.

 

[benharper13]

bend would you dry hop with another oz of cascade?

 

[benharper13]

At what temp would you steep these grains? And for how long?

 

[Bob]

150-155oF for at least 30 minutes. With pale malt in there, you're really looking at a mini-mash. There are several excellent tutorials on HBT detailing how to partial-mash easily; have a look at those and brew with confidence!

Bob