Dneipa

[tobiasbeecher]

Morning All,

Now that I am having more success with NEIPA, I was considering trying a double version of it.

First question: My NEIPA comes out around 4.5%. 60% higher would give me 7.2% so is it a simple case of upping my grain bill by 60%, or should I actually be adding corn sugar as a fermentable instead?

Second question: DIPA are generally more bitter than single IPA. More hops in the boil. I guess I don't want to do that for an NEIPA as it is a low bitterness brew, so how do I combat the addition of more grain in the malt bill? I dont want to end up with an overly malty brew. Just an amplified NEIPA, maybe slightly thicker / sweeter like a double would give.

Thoughts welcome! I will probably brew it onto my current NEIPA yeast cake, in just over a week.

Thanks

 

[Badseed1974]

Maybe an over simplified solution, but if I was upping the grain by 60% then I'd do the same with the hops.

 

[foxy]

Yes a little too simple, doesn't work out quite like that, the higher the wort gravity the lower the hop utilisation. It may be something you will have to play around with.

 

[stigman]

Mine went in the post to you and steve last night, 8.5% hope that's strong enough for you pal. Should be carbed by now chill it down when you get it and drink fresh. I forgot to put a note in with it but here's the recipe I went with. I'm no expert but i rather like it

 

[tobiasbeecher]

Ah I hadn't realised yours was a double NE! Excellent. Mine is currently still fermenting, will do the first dry hop today.

Maybe I will take your recipe and go from there, thanks.

 

[tobiasbeecher]

Mine went in the post to you and steve last night, 8.5% hope that's strong enough for you pal. Should be carbed by now chill it down when you get it and drink fresh. I forgot to put a note in with it but here's the recipe I went with. I'm no expert but i rather like it

I cracked this open last night, great brew! Certainly masked that 8.5% well. Really smooth.

I will use your recipe as a base for this weekends brew - the only thing I will do is add a touch more to the dry hop.

PM me your address, I will be bottling the current single NEIPA this weekend :)

 

[stigman]

I cracked this open last night, great brew! Certainly masked that 8.5% well. Really smooth.

I will use your recipe as a base for this weekends brew - the only thing I will do is add a touch more to the dry hop.

PM me your address, I will be bottling the current single NEIPA this weekend :)

Glad you liked it pal, I thought I went over the top with the dry hops prepare for a big loss of volume I ended up with about 19L after all the hops settled out.
Pm on its way to you.

 

[tobiasbeecher]

What is your dry hop technique? Chuck them in and leave until bottle day? Spider? Loose?

Thanks

 

[stigman]

Chucked in half at high krausen (two days in) then rest when fermentation almost finished for 4days then crashed for two days