Brut IPA?

I started with the Morebeer Juicy Brut Recipe in BYO magazine. It was light, simple, and great. It would be good for a hot summer afternoon, but would get boring over time. The hops were mostly citrus flavors. At that point I decided to see if in could intensify the flavors a little.

The grain bill is simple, 2 row and Carapils. I even brewed one batch with just 2 row and it came out fine. For me the simpler the better. I carbonate it to 2.5 volumes which gives it a good head for the time I am drinking it.

For the hops, 3 oz ea in whirlpool and dry hop does not overwhelm the flavor and is not bitter for a 5 gal batch. The original recipe called for .4 oz at 60 min. I initially eliminated it and then decided to add it back in later batches. I have settled on 1 oz of Centennial for 60 minutes which for me gives it added flavor and does not add bitterness. I have also done the same using Amarillo.

If you brew your recipe you will have a nice dry, clean, simple beer with a little citrus flavor. It will be a good baseline for further development.

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Thanks 4Bentley!
I don't have any Centennial but I do have a bit of Cascade, I altered the recipie and I will throw it into the boil at 60 mins.
I feel like a small baseline bitterness is probably a good idea!

Thanks again.
 
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This is the snapshot of what I ended up brewing!

It fermented to 0.999!
I only kegged it yesterday but I had to sample it today and it's the best beer I have brewed so far I think. It's got a nice tropical-starfruit nose and it tastes dry and fruity, it's extremely refreshing and has a real nice dry fruit juice kind of taste!
Sorry about the bad photo, I was making pizza and jumping with joy over how tasty this is a single day after kegging!

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Yup, looks and sounds like the first Brut I did. Glad it worked out. Now you have a good baseline to customize for your taste.
 

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