Brewed the first of the single hop series tonight. Things I like in an IPA: nice hop flavor with good bitterness, which should be complemented by a smooth, full backbone. Used the crystal for body and some caramel notes, biscuit and carapils for a little more fullness and maybe even a hint of bready flavors.
While I normally enjoy more complex hop flavors, the whole point of this is seeing how each one tastes with the same yeast and malt bill. Granted I may make minor adjustments along the way to the malt bill to try and optimize the flavors.
Recipe below:
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/66450/pitcairn-ipa
OG - 1.053. Not sure why this one fell short because the volume looks about right and I really tried to calculate out the proper volumes. May be the BIAB technique. Will get a better sense once it's racked to secondary.
Next four brew will be IPAs. 10% of the way to 50 beers!
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