IPA

[Morse]

Afternoon,

I picked up this recipe from the forum, I was just wondering if anyone has tried it and how it turned out as I am thinking I may make this my next brew

Have a look at Clive of India Pale Ale...The Daddy of them all!!!!

Ingredients
4.5 kg of Brupaks Premium Grade Malt Extract
80 gms Challenger Hops
50 gms of Goldings Hops
Brewing Yeast
Method
Dissolve the ME in a brewing bucket in hot water, add to boiler and bring volume to 5 gallons (23 litres).
Bring to the boil and add 80 gms of Challenger Hops and boil for 1 hour.
15 minutes before the finish of the boil add 25 gms of Goldings and remaining 25 gms just before switching off the boil.
Cool wort and pitch yeast.
Rack after 5 days into a closed fermenter. After a further two weeks, fine and bottle or barrel in the usual way.
Characteristics
OG 1060
FG 1011
Bitterness 54 EBU
This Brew won Alan Gough of the Elderberry, Whitley Bay First Prize in the IPA class at the 1997 Annual National Wine & Beer Making Show at Scarborough.
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Cheers, Morse

[Morse]

Evening DaaB,

No I don't have any boil duration or alpha acid content for the hops, sorry to sound so ignorant but why would I need the alpha acid content for the hops If I need the above how do I find them out any pointers on boil time would be appreciated

Also if I wanted to make this brew a little weaker how is it best to adjust the recipe

Cheers, Morse

[Morse]

Thanks again DaaB,

I will have a look at your web site, did you have any suggestions on how I could adjust the recipe to make the brew a little weaker Or would that not be a good idea

Cheers, Morse

[Morse]

Cheers, I'll let you know how I get on.

Morse