Wilco IPA Mod?

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by Uncle Joshua » Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:19 pm

Gone with 40g of each but putting it in at the start.

How would you dry hop this?

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by Nitro Jim » Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:54 pm

Uncle Joshua wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:49 pm
k1100t wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:44 pm
Uncle Joshua wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:47 am
My starting point is a Wilco IPA kit. The only other ingredients are as stated. I don't want a Brewdog clone, just something in a style that they may brew, IE a hippy beer.
Well, I'd do what Nitro Jim suggested and make a hop tea. Also look at dry hopping for some more aroma too.
Forgot about his post. I wonder if 40/50g of each would be ok?
Possibly undrinkable! I wouldn't go much more than 50g in total...
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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by Nitro Jim » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:03 pm

Uncle Joshua wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:19 pm
Gone with 40g of each but putting it in at the start.

How would you dry hop this?
Just seen this after I posted above. If you have put them in at the start as far as I understand you won't be dry hopping. That term (at least to me) is when you bung them in after a few days of fermenting. You get loads of hop waste sitting on the yeast cake which is why I make a hop tea.
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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by Uncle Joshua » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:07 pm

Nitro Jim wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:03 pm
Just seen this after I posted above. If you have put them in at the start as far as I understand you won't be dry hopping. That term (at least to me) is when you bung them in after a few days of fermenting. You get loads of hop waste sitting on the yeast cake which is why I make a hop tea.

I was going to dry hop later on. I added hops at the start. Have I knackered my brew?

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by Nitro Jim » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:30 pm

Not necessarily... When I make a kit for the first time I make it as per the instructions except I brew short, making it up to 19 or 20 litres. I can then judge how to modify. I don't particularly like overly hoppy beers. If you have put 80g of hops in already I certainly wouldn't add anymore.
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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by Uncle Joshua » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:38 pm

Nitro Jim wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:30 pm
I don't particularly like overly hoppy beers. If you have put 80g of hops in already I certainly wouldn't add anymore.
I don't mind hoppy beers. I'm currently brewing a Brewdog Elvis Juice with a Mangrove Jack kit.
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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by guypettigrew » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:41 pm

Uncle Joshua wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:38 pm
I don't mind hippy beers. I'm currently brewing a Brewdog Elvis Juice with a Mangrove Jack kit.
Ah, 'hippy' beers. You'd better add a bit of weed when you dry hop!

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by WalesAles » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:34 pm

Uncle Joshua wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:19 pm
Gone with 40g of each but putting it in at the start.

How would you dry hop this?
Uncle Josh,
You said you like `Hoppy Beers`...................
After 7 days fermenting, Dry Hop with the rest of your Hops for 5 days, take the Hop bag out of FV,
give it a good squeeze to get all the hoppiness out of it! 2 days later, bottle the beer :D
They are both boring hops anyway, so you won`t get anywhere near Brewdog Hoppy stuff.
Don`t forget batch priming before bottling.

You might like this.....
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=71317

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by Uncle Joshua » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:13 am

WalesAles wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:34 pm
Uncle Joshua wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:19 pm
Gone with 40g of each but putting it in at the start.

How would you dry hop this?
Uncle Josh,
You said you like `Hoppy Beers`...................
After 7 days fermenting, Dry Hop with the rest of your Hops for 5 days, take the Hop bag out of FV,
give it a good squeeze to get all the hoppiness out of it! 2 days later, bottle the beer :D
They are both boring hops anyway, so you won`t get anywhere near Brewdog Hoppy stuff.
Don`t forget batch priming before bottling.

You might like this.....
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=71317

WA

Happy Brewing! =D>
I ive ruined the beer already, no point wasting hops...even boring ones.

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by Uncle Joshua » Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:19 am

Is there anything I can do to save this brew?

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by WalesAles » Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:41 am

UJ,
Why do you think the beer is ruined?

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by Uncle Joshua » Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:46 am

WalesAles wrote:
Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:41 am
UJ,
Why do you think the beer is ruined?

WA
Going by what Nitro said, some like "undrinkable"

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by guypettigrew » Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:52 am

Uncle Joshua wrote:
Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:19 am
Is there anything I can do to save this brew?
How is it ruined, and have you tasted it yet?

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by k1100t » Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:53 am

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Re: Wilco IPA Mod?

Post by k1100t » Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:53 am

Nitro Jim wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:54 pm
Possibly undrinkable!
Only you'll be able to tell if it's drinkable or not! Let it ferment, bottle it, condition it and then see what it's like. If it's too bitter, then leave it for longer, as the bitterness will fade.
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