English IPA with a twist

[Reviled]

Any thoughts or advice on my english IPA with a twist??

4.98kg Golden Promise
600g Munich II
240g Medium Crystal
180g Cara Amber

90 - 12g Nugget 11.6%
60 - 20g EKG 4.8%
20 - 30g EKG 4.8%, 15g Amarillo 8.6%
5 - 25g EKG 4.8%, 12g Amarillo 8.6%
Dry - 30g EKG 4.8%, 12g Amarillo 8.6%

OG - 1064 IBU - 53 - 22 Litres

Yeast - Im thinking US-05, but any suggestions here are more than welcome!!

 

[ash]

Is the twist the fact that you are using American hops and yeast for an English IPA!

 

[Reviled]

Correct my friend!!

Only small amounts of Amarillo to add a bit of mandarin marmalade character which IMO works well with english beers...

Also in regards to the yeast, i quite often use US-05 in IPA's because it makes the hops and malt really stand out! But as I said, im open to any other suggestions on yeast, I just dont want to use something like S-04 or Nottingham which hides the hop character...

 

[Wez]

You are bang on with US05 :thumb:

 

[Reviled]

Thought so, even tho its technically not english, it still works bloody well

Have I got enough flavour and dry hops in there?? I feel like its not enough but know I shouldnt go too overboard like I do with USIPAs

 

[Wez]

I think it's a ball'sey IPA - the IPA I brewed in Jan for this christmas could have used more aroma/flavour hops.

For me, what youre planning looks great.

 

[Reviled]

Brewed in Jan?? As in January 09 for this xmas coming???

Wow, thats a long time to age an IPA, the US ones I brew im normally drinking them 3 weeks after dry hopping, and theyre gone 1-2 weeks after that :drink:

All of that lovely aroma disappears pretty quickly :cry:

 

[Wez]

Here is the brewday thread:

viewtopic.php?f=21&t=1362&hilit=hillcrest

No aroma hops at all (forgot that i did that)

It's gonna be nice by xmas

 

[Reviled]

So can I ask why you would age it for so long???

Did you or are you going to dry hop it?

 

[Wez]

All those hops were too raw to drink early, I appreciate a beer which is drunk while the hops have yet to mellow, but this was intended to be a beer that would age and mellow - an experience really. Trying a bottle each month and it's improving.

 

[Reviled]

Nice!! :thumb:

 

[Vossy1]

That's one of the major differences between a IPA and a APA. Most traditional IPA's were/are low on hop aroma v APA's which are typically drunk young and high in aroma, or dry hopped after/during maturtion.
I like both...bring em on...especially really fresh young ones.....