What's your American IPA Grain Bill?

[teadixon]

I recently made my first AG IPA.

It's pretty tasty - but it's got an amber glow and I love that crisp straw yellow appearance. Made wonder, those on here who like their American IPAs- what grain bill do you use?

I love The Kernal's IPAs - would love to get a colour like that. Or I just had a beautiful Cloudwater Vic Secret Wai-Iti IPA that was apparently Golden Promise, Oats, Dextrose Monohydrate - I don't know what quantities.

My recent one, just FYI was a 10L batch, BIAB on the stove:

Grains:
Maris Otter 2.25 kg (80.4%)
Munich Malt 250g (8.9%)
Oats 100g (3.6%)
White Sugar 200g (7.1%)

(ABV: 6.8%)

 

[Brew_DD2]

I'd say ditch the Munich if you want it to be lighter in colour.

 

[Leon103]

Add Vienna instead of Munich

 

[BeerCat]

Extra pale malt and 10% Vienna worked well. Might replace the extra pale with uk lager next time.

 

[markcc]

Did one recently with 75% Golden Promise and 25% rolled oats which came out pretty good. I wouldn't use sugar unless trying for a 8/9% DIPA.

 

[geetee]

Extra pale malt and 10% Vienna worked well. Might replace the extra pale with uk lager next time.

Some places sell lager malt as extra pale , I have a sack of lager malt with a sticker on that also says extra pale!

 

[Linalmeemow]

I'm sure I read that the Kernel IPAs are all Maris Otter only.

 

[Sadfield]

Any base malt.
Carapils 5-8%
Dextrose 0-5%

This forms the basis of my IPAs. Occasionally i'll sub out some of the base malt for Vienna, biscuit, oats etc to change things.

The Carapils help give hop aroma and flavour compounds something to bond to without adding any colour or chewy flavours.

The dextrose keep things light whilst raising the abv.

This is pretty much based on what russian river do to create Pliny the Elder.

Or as mentioned use 100% MO. Keep things simple let the hops be the star.

Brewing IPAs

 

[Brew_DD2]

Big fan of using carapils.

 

[teadixon]

Thanks all! Interesting reading!

I think I'll go 100% MO next time and then try adding bits to that to see what they do.