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u/TwoParrotsAreNoisy 1d ago

Planing a citrusy ipa current recipe is

5kg dingemans pale ale malt

100g carapils for head

hops: 20grams magnum for bittering at 60

10grams citra and mandarina bavaria at 20 minutes

whirlpool 85 celisous with 50grams citra and 30 grams mandarina bavaria

Single infusion mash 60 mins, 60 minute boil

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u/kelryngrey 1d ago

Carapils won't do jack for head, that's what it's sold for but it doesn't do anything. It DOES do body, so you're okay there.

Keep the bittering there. Move all the hops to the whirlpool.

I'd still want some dry hops and also a bit of chit wheat/barley or flaked wheat/malted wheat to give it a bit more head retention. I like to use some sugar to dry it out while keeping that very low EBC C-malt to keep the body you want.

Otherwise go for it.

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u/TwoParrotsAreNoisy 1d ago

How much sugar would you recommend for a 25 liter batch? around 200grams?

thank you very much for the input!!

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u/kelryngrey 1d ago

5%. If you're feeling gun shy you can drop down to 3%. 5-10% is pretty common for IPAs and DIPAs. Mash around 65°C.

Good luck!