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SNHC 2023 Recipe: 12C English IPA

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Steven Thompson took Silver on the Pale Commonwealth Beer table at the 2023 Scottish Nationals with his English IPA. He’s kindly shared the recipe below.

Radical Jack IPA

12C English IPA

  • ABV 5.4%
  • OG 1.056
  • FG 1.015
  • IBU 37
  • Mash 65C

Grist

  • 74% Floor Malted Maris Otter
  • 16% Crisp Finest Maris Otter
  • 7% Bestmalz Carahell
  • 3% Caramunich

Hops

  • 30min: Harlequin to 14 IBU and Jester to 11.5 IBU
  • 15min: Jester to 4.5 IBU and Olicana to 7 IBU
  • Whirlpool 30 minutes at 75C: 1g/l each of Harlequin, Jester and Olicana
  • Dry Hop 4 Days: 1.3g/l each of Harlequin and Olicana

Yeast

  • Wyeast 1318 – London Ale III

Water

  • Ca 110
  • Mg 18
  • Na 16
  • Cl 50
  • SO 275
  • HCO 33

Method

  • Mash for 60 minutes at 65C
  • Mash out for 10 minutes at 75C
  • Boil for 30 minutes
  • Add protofloc and yeast nutrient with 15 mins remaining in the boil.