Belgian IPA

[Craigerrr]

Would like to add this to my brewing repertoire, this is from CB&B magazine.
Any thoughts?

Belgian IPA CB&B
Belgian IPA

6.6% / 14.5 °P

Recipe by Craft Beer & Brewing
All Grain
BrewZilla 35L Gashslug
65% efficiency
Batch Volume: 21 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Boil Volume: 25.94 L
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.053

Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.059
Final Gravity: 1.009
IBU (Tinseth): 59
Color: 6.7 SRM

Mash
Strike Temp — 69.9 °C
Mash Temperature — 65 °C — 60 min
Mash Water: 22.31 L
Sparge Water: 8.7 L @ 76.7 °C
Total Water: 31.01 L

Malts (6.11 kg)
4.42 kg (72.3%) — Weyermann Pilsner — Grain — 1.8 °L
1.03 kg (16.9%) — Weyermann Vienna Malt — Grain — 2.8 °L
470 g (7.7%) — Briess Victory Malt (biscuit) — Grain — 21.2 °L
190 g (3.1%) — Weyermann Acidulated — Grain — 2 °L

Hops (239.9 g)
29.9 g (31 IBU) — Amarillo 9.2% — Boil — 60 min
28 g (17 IBU) — Amarillo 9.2% — Boil — 15 min
14 g (12 IBU) — Chinook 13% — Boil — 15 min

Hopstand @ 80C
84 g — Amarillo 9.2% — Dry Hop — day 2
84 g — Chinook 13% — Dry Hop — day 4

Miscs
1 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash
1 g — Canning Salt (NaCl) — Mash
1.5 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash
10 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash

Yeast
1 pkg — Mangrove Jack's M41 Belgian Ale Yeast 85%

Fermentation
Primary — 18.9 °C — 14 days
Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol

Water Profile
Ca2+ 85 Mg2+5 Na+21 Cl-39 SO42-200 HCO3-16

 

[AHarper]

Looks good to me.

 

[Craigerrr]

Looks good to me.

Thanks Al
Any other thoughts?
Any reason not to use plain old 2 row for the base malt, other than authenticity?

 

[Group W]

Other than replacing the Belgian yeast with Chico, looks great...

I couldn’t resist

 

[Craigerrr]

Other than replacing the Belgian yeast with Chico, looks great...

I couldn’t resist

Good one!

 

[GFHomebrew]

Bit light on in the hops department for you there Craig. I'm imagining a double up here or there. But I suppose first time round brewing as is is a safe bet...

 

[AHarper]

Thanks Al
Any other thoughts?
Any reason not to use plain old 2 row for the base malt, other than authenticity?

I'm flattered that you think I know anything about it Craig - least of all about authenticity. Two Row as opposed to Pilsner? According to what I've read the Extra Pale can be used for lagers - Crisp Maltings did that for the breweries here, to make it economic for them I guess for when they couldn't get Pilsner malt - It wouldn't bother me but then I play about ingredients, usually because I don't have the correct ones. If you want to make it authentic (as some do) then stick to the original. Can you, could you taste the difference? I'm sure I couldn't. Beer doesn't get the time on my pallet to make it an issue lol. The only thing to watch would be the pH levels but the BF builder would show you that anyway.
I've never used the MJ Belgian yeast but I've used the Fermentis Belgian S-33 often. Again I wouldn't know the difference in flavours though I'm sure there would be one.
Brew it and see how it tastes. I'm sure it will be good.

 

[Nosybear]

Thanks Al
Any other thoughts?
Any reason not to use plain old 2 row for the base malt, other than authenticity?

Just my general comment on Belgian IPA: Ewww. That combination of phenols and bitterness tastes vaguely poisonous to me.

 

[Craigerrr]

Thanks for the input. I have had a couple good commercial examples of Belgian IPA, which I guess is truly a blend of styles. I will have to do more "research" on the style.

 

[Zambi]

Not hindered by any knowledge
All I noticed is that MJ 41 could give you a much lower FG than 1..009...
But then I only got the experience of 1 brew with it

 

[Bubba Wade]

A Belgian IPA?

I can't comment much on the IPA part, but to make it more Belgian, you might try a couple of things. I typically use a base malt mix of 70/30 Vienna and 2-row. This gives a nice rich base with some extra diastatic power from the 2-row. I like the Biscuit malt, and I usually add around 5% each of Special B and Caravienne. The Special B has a very distinct type of taste.

How will all of this work with the IPA hops? I have no clue. But keep us posted.

 

[Sunfire96]

I remember this Belgian IPA being really popular when I lived in Oregon:
https://www.deschutesbrewery.com/beer/chainbreaker-white-ipa/

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/63/68942/

Hope that's helpful

 

[BrainYYC]

Nothing constructive to add but Chainbreaker is great

 

[BrainYYC]