My own recipe for a Red IPA creation, that smells fresh and fruity, with hints of lemon and mango, but comes with a lot of bitterness.
Original Wort: 17,5° Plato
Bitterness: 85 IBU
Color: 33 EBC
Alcohol: 7,2 %
Amount: 26,4 l
Malts
| Pale Ale Malt | 81 % | 5,5 kg | ||
| Carahell | 8 % | 0,54 kg | ||
| Caramünch Type II | 8 % | 0,54 kg | ||
| Acidulated Malt | 3 % | 0,2 kg |
Water
main: 21.7 l
sparging: 15.8 l
Mashing Schedule
Mashing In @ 63 °C
13 min. @ 58 °C
45 min. @ 63 °C
30 min. @ 71 °C
Mash Out @ 78 °C
Hopping
| Mangum | 14 % alpha | 28 g | before boiling |
| Magnum | 14 % alpha | 37,3 g | 70 min |
| Cascade | 7,7 % alpha | 18,6 g | 30 min |
| Cascade | 7,7 % alpha | 9,32 g | 10 min |
Yeast
After boiling I got about 25.2 l to which I added American Ale Yeast.
Dry Hopping
While cooling down the wort, I brought 1 l of water to boil and added another 28g of Cascade (7,7% alpha) in nylon tights to the hot water, and let it soak for about 30 min. Then I added the water and the tights to the fermenter and only took it out before bottling (26.4 l).
The Result
Turned out as my best beer so far: It has a beautiful copper-red color, the foam is fine and stays on the glass. It smells fresh and fruity, reminding on lemons with a gentle mango aroma. It tastes rich and a bit sweet, which goes fine along with the strong bitterness. I perceive it as a very strong but fresh beer.
I will add some images later …
