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Strong American Ale - Double IPA


An intensely hoppy, fairly strong pale ale without the big, rich, complex maltiness and residual sweetness and body of an American barleywine. Strongly hopped, but clean, dry, and lacking harshness. Drinkability is an important characteristic; this should

Flavor Profile: Hop flavor is strong and complex, and can reflect the characteristics of modern American or New World hop varieties (citrus, floral, pine, resinous, spicy, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berry, melon, etc.). High to absurdly high hop bitterness. Low to medi

Ingredients: Clean 2-row malt is typical as a base grain; an excessively complex grist can be distracting. Crystal-type malts often muddy the hop flavors, and are generally considered undesirable in significant quantities. Sugar or other highly fermentable adjuncts ar

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 Double IPA Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Juicy Fruit IPA
3 gal 7.52% 0 1.085 1.028
All Grain 7860
All-Grain Ridin' the Pine Pineapple IPA
5.5 gal 6.8% 125.56 1.072 1.020
All Grain 6603
CREAM CLOUD
23 L 9.73% 49.19 1.086 1.017
All Grain 5567
To Øl # DIPA
13 L 7.45% 119.49 1.088 1.031
BIAB 3858
Elliot IPA
5.5 gal 9.42% 111.26 1.094 1.022
All Grain 3798
Fuck BJCP
45 L 8.32% 82.43 1.077 1.014
BIAB 3790
Pliny the Braf
20 L 8.66% 64.67 1.080 1.014
All Grain 3755
Hazy DIPA
15 L 10.52% 134 1.097 1.017
All Grain 3129
Pliny the elder clone
25 L 8.05% 142.4 1.073 1.012
All Grain 3050
citra double ipa
23 L 8.46% 64.76 1.082 1.018
All Grain 2762

Newest Double IPA Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Another west coast
6.25 gal 7.81% 34.92 1.073 1.014
extract 27
Old School West Coast
5.5 gal 8.91% 192.59 1.082 1.014
All Grain 33
IIPA
12 L 8.75% 63.13 1.082 1.015
All Grain 37
WIPA 250L
250 L 8.15% 15.12 1.084 1.022
All Grain 43
Thought it was a Hazy
5.5 gal 8.29% 90.67 1.085 1.022
All Grain 41
Murica
20 gal 6.34% 20.5 1.063 1.015
All Grain 37
Compton's most wanted
20.8 L 8.39% 75.15 1.078 1.014
All Grain 45
Awesome Recipe
21 L 7.96% 96.39 1.080 1.020
All Grain 47
American Double IPA
5.25 gal 7.91% 91.42 1.078 1.018
All Grain 49
Tvisyn
28 L 8.47% 172.38 1.075 1.011
BIAB 75

Fermentables Used In Double IPA Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row 855 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 69% 4% - 100%
Corn Sugar - Dextrose 653 Sugar sugar 0.5°L
42 7% 1% - 83%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 430 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 5% 1% - 100%
Flaked Oats 384 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 10% 1% - 35%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 343 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 57% 3% - 100%
Cane Sugar 298 Sugar sugar 0°L
46 8% 1% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 289 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 5% 0% - 67%
Munich - Light 10L 210 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 10% 0% - 100%
American - White Wheat 154 American Grain base malt 2.8°L
40 10% 2% - 36%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 150 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 4% 0% - 14%

Hops Used In Double IPA Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Citra 786 11 16% 0% - 100%
Simcoe 671 12.7 12% 0% - 70%
Centennial 621 10 12% 0% - 67%
Columbus 546 15 12% 0% - 100%
Amarillo 525 10.4 13% 0% - 100%
Cascade 519 7 15% 0% - 100%
Mosaic 457 12.5 14% 0% - 76%
Chinook 404 13 14% 0% - 100%
Magnum 232 15 16% 0% - 100%
Galaxy 223 14.25 15% 0% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Double IPA Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 32 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 63% 11% - 100%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 28 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 43% 9% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 10L 16 American Grain crystal malt 10°L
35 58% 21% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 12 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 55% 10% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 10 American Grain crystal malt 20°L
35 68% 21% - 100%
Munich - Light 10L 8 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 48% 27% - 100%
US - Pale 2-Row 8 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 55% 20% - 100%
American - Victory 7 American Grain roasted malt 28°L
34 33% 17% - 50%
American - White Wheat 6 American Grain base malt 2.8°L
40 35% 13% - 60%
Briess - Carapils Malt 5 US Grain specialty malt 1.5°L
34.5 54% 33% - 63%

Yeasts Used In Double IPA Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 717 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 207 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 127 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090 79 White Labs Ale High Med-High 79.5% 65°F 68°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 75 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318 70 Wyeast Ale 0.1 High 73% 64°F 74°F
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007 46 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 75% 65°F 70°F
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272 41 Wyeast Ale 0.1 High 74% 60°F 72°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST 41 Lallemand Ales High High 80% 77°F 104°F
The Yeast Bay - Vermont Ale 39 The Yeast Bay Ales Low Medium 78.5% 64°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In Double IPA Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 389 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 200 Fining Boil 60% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 198 Water Agt Mash 6% 0% - 65%
Lactic acid 181 Water Agt Mash 71% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 171 Water Agt Mash 12% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 140 Fining Boil 61% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 88 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 100%
Yeast Nutrient 64 Other Mash 29% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 56 Water Agt Mash 13% 0% - 100%
Phosphoric acid 54 Water Agt Mash 57% 0% - 100%

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