Mini IPA 2.8%

[marceldesailly]

Idea is as stated, a mini IPA sub 3% but with a decent amount of body to try mimic a more substatial beer. A high mash temp, low attenuating yeast and low IBU levels all tricks to accentuate the malt, with late hopping only. One final trick to mitigate the unpleasant tannin flavour I've noticed with sub 3% beers, is to do a no sparge, and dilute the gravity preboil to reach the boil gravity.

I'm going to put my recipe up as percentages as I think this makes it easier for people to scale.

OG:1037
FG: 1016
IBU: 25
ABV: 2.8%

Pale Malt 58%
Munich    14%
Wheat     14%
Cara-Pils  14%

Cascade  2g/L @ 20mins    ( to make 25IBU)
Cascade 2.5g/L @ 0mins    ( 0IBU)
Cascade  3g/L Dry Hop x 4days

Yeast: WLP 005.

FG reached in 30hours from pitching!

This turned out really well, tastes probably somewhere in the compulsary Irish 4.3%ABV. Next time I will prob increase the crystal to 20-25% for a little bit more body and increase dry hopping to 5g/L.

[marceldesailly]

No reckon about it

[imark]

what mash temperature do you go for?

[marceldesailly]

68C mash temp at 3.25L/Kg.

[DEMPSEY]

Do you have any in bottles,would like to taste this.

[marceldesailly]

Afraid not. I put it on cask over christmas/new year. Had no caps to bottle!
I'm going to rebrew if i get a chance this weekend and will prob bottle a fair bit of it.

[Rossa]

I did a partygyle last year and the small beer ended up sub 3%. Galaxy and citra were the hops. seems to have worked very well. haven't had it in a few weeks.

[brewerhooer]

@marceldesailly Just wondering if you got around to brewing this one again and if so how did the extra crystal and dry hopping go for you? I am interested in doing this one soon.

[irish_goat]

2.8% IPA, surprised the style police haven't been all over this.  :

[Hop Bomb]

Hardly misleading now is it. Its called a mini ipa 2.8%. Not a DIPA thats weak as piss 

[irish_goat]

So it's ok to say "mini" but not "session"?

[irish_goat]

Can see this turning into an argument!

I'm holding back. 

[Hop Bomb]

The IPA category could do with an overhaul in fairness. Session IPA is a worthy sub category imo as is NZ IPA or similar. Countless breweries making both styles.

[Bubbles]

Session IPA is a worthy sub category imo

It is indeed, but it's already there surely - American Pale Ale...?

[Hop Bomb]

APA hop load is smaller than an American IPA though.