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it certainly look like it... wow, maybe you should squeeze some fruit juice in there for good measure. Seriously looks good.
Shit! That's a lot of hops!
7 oz OF HOPS PFFT
I guess it's not as much as my Hop Hammer (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?topic=1718.0 (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?topic=1718.0)). I was being polite :D
Looks good. I recently did an all Galaxy IPA and really love that hop. My only concern with your recipe would be the amount of honey malt you used. I think it's going to possibly leave you with a cloyingly sweet beer.
Hmmm good to know
Quote from: "ChrisCraig"Shit! That's a lot of hops!
Eh... no :P
What would this be like with belgain yeast maybe the chimay yeast in the library ?
I think you'd be better served using a nice clean strain like 1056/1272 if you're shooting for accentuating the hops.
Quote from: "jeffsmith"I think you'd be better served using a nice clean strain like 1056/1272 if you're shooting for accentuating the hops.
+1
Pretty sure Dave knows his IPA... I assume he's shooting for something more like this:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/174 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/174)
My thought being that the plum characteristic of the Chimay strain may clash with the tropical fruit flavours from all those hops.
I think of it this way I myself when I eat a grapefruit always sprinkle a little sugar to offset that Bitter kind of flavor so with this im thinking that with the amount of strong citrus hops a little sweetness would round it out well
Quote from: "jeffsmith"My thought being that the plum characteristic of the Chimay strain may clash with the tropical fruit flavours from all those hops.
Yeah if he wanted to do a true-to-style Belgian IPA he'd need to change around the hop-bill to more of a noble profile.