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[earthtone]

anyone done a really big hop bomb english IPA? I was sipping on a bre I made with EKG flavour/aroma and I was thinking you know....it's more subtle than the C hops for sure but it is DAMN delicious.ANyone make something with a HUGE english hop? and if so.....recipe?

[Greatfookin]

anyone done a really big hop bomb english IPA? I was sipping on a bre I made with EKG flavour/aroma and I was thinking you know....it's more subtle than the C hops for sure but it is DAMN delicious.ANyone make something with a HUGE english hop? and if so.....recipe?

Don't know if 53 IBU's is a hop bomb in your book, but this is the best English IPA I have made yet. It may benefit from dry hopping, which I will try next.Type: All Grain Date: 3/31/2008 Batch Size: 10.00 gal Brewer: GreatfookinBoil Size: 11.45 gal Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Max-Cool Mash tun & Keggle Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 20.00 lb Maris Otter (Crisp) (7.9 EBC) Grain 90.9 % 1.00 lb Biscuit Malt (45.3 EBC) Grain 4.5 % 1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 4.5 % 4.00 oz Williamette [5.50%] (60 min) Hops 36.4 IBU 2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50%] (30 min) Hops 11.5 IBU 2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50%] (10 min) Hops 5.4 IBU 0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 1 Pkgs London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [Starter 125 ml] [Cultured] Yeast-Ale Beer Profile Est Original Gravity: 1.062 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.061 SG Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.017 SG Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.7 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.7 % Bitterness: 53.3 IBU Calories: 275 cal/pint Est Color: 24.7 EBC Color: Color Mash Profile Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 22.00 lb Sparge Water: 7.22 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH Name Description Step Temp Step Time Mash In Add 6.88 gal of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F 60 min Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

[zymot]

One of the best beers I ever brewed was the English IPA extract kit from More Beer.2 oz Magnum 60 min2 oz EKG 10 min2 oz of EKG flame outI forget the details of the malt, but is was pretty basic. I also used oak chips.Partial boil, extract, White Labs vial - no starter. It is supposed to suck. It did not.zymot

[EWW]

One of the best beers I ever brewed was the English IPA extract kit from More Beer.2 oz Magnum 60 min2 oz EKG 10 min2 oz of EKG flame outI forget the details of the malt, but is was pretty basic. I also used oak chips.Partial boil, extract, White Labs vial - no starter. It is supposed to suck. It did not.zymot

I was curious so I did some looking and found the AG version ... looks pretty simple, but I like simple a lot of the time:

B3 English IPA-------------------------------07-0 India Pale Ale, India Pale AleMin OG: 1.050 Max OG: 1.075Min IBU: 40 Max IBU: 60Min Clr: 8 Max Clr: 14Recipe Specifics----------------Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00Total Grain (Lbs): 12.50Anticipated OG: 1.071 Plato: 17.29Anticipated SRM: 6.6Anticipated IBU: 134.1Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %Wort Boil Time: 60 MinutesGrain/Extract/Sugar% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------96.0 12.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 34.0 0.50 lbs. Crystal 15L America 1.035 15HopsAmount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2.00 oz. Magnum Pellet 14.0 124.8 60 min.2.00 oz. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 4.75 8.5 10 min.0.25 oz. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 4.75 0.9 1 min.Yeast-----White Labs WLP002 English Ale