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July 31, 2018
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Juicy NEIPA (New England IPA) Recipe

Owner of Clawhammer Supply
juicy NEIPA Homebrew Recipe

One of the most popular styles of beer that people have been brewing recently is the New England IPA. They're dank, fruity, juicy, hazy, and delicious. Just thinking about them makes us thirsty! We've done a few session versions of the NEIPA, but we decided to take things to another level with this recipe by adding a ton of hops to this beer. Using Clawhammer’s 10.5 gallon Electric Brewing System, we packed this beer full ofsome of the most popular citrus and fruity hops, yielding a juicy, high ABV final product. Read on or watch the video to learn all about our Juicy NEIPA.

Juicy NEIPA Homebrew Recipe Video

Here’s how we made the Juicy NEIPA, read below for full recipe details.

NEIPA Style Guidelines

  • 2018 is the first year The Brewers Association has included a “Juicy or Hazy IPA” in its Beer Style Guidelines
  • Malts with high protein
  • Color & Clarity - Straw to golden colored with a low to high degree of cloudiness
  • Use of fruit-forward hops with a high hop aroma
  • Original Gravity - 1.070 - 1.100
  • High ABV - 6.0% - 8.4%
  • High IBUs - 65 - 100 - with a low perceived bitterness - These IBUs come from late hop additions which provide more aroma than bitterness

Water

The beginning water volume was 7.70 gallons (29.1 liters) and our chemistry was adjusted to have high chloride levels to give us a hazy NEIPA look. Below is our water profile after adjustment. You'll need to add different amounts of minerals to achieve this profile depending on your location, as water chemistry differs from tap to tap. Look up your local water chemistry and use a brewing water chemistry calculator to figure out what you need to add.

  • Calcium: 116.4 ppm
  • Magnesium: 4.0 ppm
  • Sodium: 14.0 ppm
  • Sulfates: 78.6 ppm
  • Chloride: 154.9 ppm
  • Bicarbonates: 25 ppm

Malts

  • Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) - 9 lbs (4.1kg) (70.4%)
  • Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) - 1 lb 8 oz (680.4g) (11.1%)
  • Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) - 1 lb 8 oz  (680.4g) (11.1%) - High protein, perfect for a NEIPA
  • Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) - 1 lb (.5kg) (7.4%) - High protein, perfect for a NEIPA

pouring malt into grinder

We finely crush all of our malt in a grinder before mashing with it

Mashing

We mashed at 150 degrees Fahrenheit (65.6C) for 60 minutes.

mashing in

Mashing in

Boil

We boiled for 75 minutes. At the 60 minute mark, we added in .5 lb (226.8g) of sugar.

sugar

.5 lb (226.8g) of sugar we threw into the boil

Hops

The most important part to brewing a good NEIPA is the hops. We added all of our hops after the boil. Our first addition happened once we cooled the wort down to 180 degrees Fahrenheit (82.2C).

recirculating using a plate chiller

We use a plate chiller to chill our wort

At 180° F (82.2C) we added 1 oz (28.35g) of

  • Willamette
  • Mosaic
  • El Dorado
  • Citra
  • Centennial

all hops used

All the hop varieties that were used for this beer

one of the many hop additions for this beer

One of the many hop additions this recipe calls for, we add all of our hops to a hop basket

Fermentation

We used the Imperial Yeast Ale Juice A38 to ferment this beer. This yeast is perfect for IPAs and compliments the juicy and fruity flavor of our beer.

pitching yeast

Pitching yeast

Dry Hops

We waited four days until we added our first dry hop addition, ideally you want to wait three days. Fermentation was still active when we did our first addition, that’s a key part to dry hopping a NEIPA. You want to add your first round of dry hops while fermentation is still active.

wort at high krausen - if it looks like this it's still fermenting

If your beer looks like this, fermentation is still active

First Dry Hop Addition

  • 2 oz (56.7g) of Citra
  • 1 oz (28.35g) of Centennial
  • 1 oz (28.35g) of El Dorado
  • 1 oz (28.35g) of Mosaic
  • .25 oz (7.1g) of Willamette

Second Dry Hop Addition (Three Days Later)

  • 2 oz. (56.7g) of Lemondrop

adding hops to mesh bag

We add all of our dry hops to a mesh bag so they can easily be removed

Benchmarks

  • Volume Into The Fermenter - 5.50 gallons (20.8 liters)
  • Original Gravity - 1.060
  • Final Gravity - 1.014
  • ABV - 6%
  • IBUs - 55.3

Tasting Notes

This one definitely met our expectations, at least at first. After it was kegged and carbed up the Juicy NEIPA had a hazy, golden look to it with a really pleasant and fruity aroma. With an ABV of 6%, you couldn’t taste any of the alcohol. The beer had a nice body with a well balanced, smooth, and fruit juicy flavor. The Lemondrop hops we added during our last dry hop addition came through and added a little extra bitterness.

emmet drinking beer

"Super smooth, super juicy..."

However, a couple of weeks later, the fresh "juicy" flavor had faded and the beer was decidedly bitter and tasted a bit unbalanced. One thing we'd probably change for the next round is the Lemondrop hops. We think the beer would be better off with a Citra or Mosaic during our second dry hop addition.

Kyle Brown is the owner of Clawhammer Supply, a small scale distillation and brewing equipment company which he founded in 2009. His passion is teaching people about the many uses of distillation equipment as well as how to make beer at home. When he isn't brewing beer or writing about it, you can find him at his local gym or on the running trail.

  • Good recipe had a lot of fun brewing it just wondering what the total time was for fermentation

    Posted by Matt on February 21, 2020
  • Do you think this would work if it was first kettle soured first?

    Posted by mark on February 13, 2020
  • Hey,

    using this form next brew just wondering

    1. whats the sparge water volume

    Posted by Andrew on January 20, 2020
  • i also was curious about what type of sugar you used? thanks.

    Mike Pickem
    Posted by mpickem on January 17, 2020
  • Recently purchased your system. I’m going to try to brew a Bach if this beer next. I was wondering if there is a way i can look at answers to questions being ask? Thanks

    Posted by LUis GAmino on December 05, 2019
  • I made this a few weeks ago with the lemon drop . It turned out fantastic about 2 weeks the aromas fell off but still a smashing them down.

    Posted by KEith on November 04, 2019
  • I failed to place my hops in a hop bag. I just threw them in at the stages you suggested and havent removed them. Its still fermenting. What should i expect?

    Posted by andy on October 16, 2019
  • what kind of sugar do you use ( the .5 lbs )? thanks.

    Posted by JOESCHLANGER@GMAIL.COM on August 28, 2019
  • Emmitt about how long did you let this ferment for. It’s been 9 days and I’m still getting a lot of yeast activity?

    Posted by Ron on July 29, 2019
  • the second dry hop oxidised the beer, try with only one dry hop.

    Posted by zebrum on July 22, 2019
  • Thanks for including the exact water profile!!!

    Posted by Ross on May 20, 2019
  • Really cool recipe.
    Just 2 questions:
    - How long is your hopstand?
    - How many volumes for primming?
    Thanks

    Posted by John on May 09, 2019
  • Hello!

    going to try out your recipe today and i was going to bottle them.

    do i need to priming sugar? in that case how much?

    many thanks!
    Nicklas

    Posted by Nicklas Nilsson on April 29, 2019
  • Do you have any recommendations for a 5 gal sort of variation to the recipe? Thanks.

    Posted by Brian Butler on April 15, 2019
  • hola, gracias por la receta, me parece fenomenal, queria hacer una consulta, en cuanto a los lupulos el dorado, y lemondrop,
    -cuales serian sus sustitutos adecuados? ya que aqui en argentina son difíciles de conseguir.
    -
    y que otro tipo de levaduras podrían usarse sin que pierda los esteres esenciales del estilo?

    saludos cordiales
    Posted by gaston on March 21, 2019
  • My question is about the temperatura range of the fermentation and for how long Was the duration of the first and second fermentation and maturation?
    How long after the second dry hop did you take the beer out of the bucket?
    1. For how long did the first dryhop last, did you take away the hops or leave it until it had fermented finished?
    2. The same question but for the 2nd dryhop.
    Thanks

    Posted by Ewind on February 13, 2019
  • Hi again

    Two more questions

    1. For how long did the first dryhop last, did you take away the hops or leave it until it had fermented finished?
    2. The same question but for the 2nd dryhop.

    Posted by Robert Östensson on January 23, 2019
  • Hi and thank you for the recipe,

    i have a few questions tho:

    1. MashWater Volume?
    2. Boil Volume?
    3. Sparge Water Volume?

    //Robert (gRAINFATHER bREWER IN sWEDEN)

    Posted by Robert Östensson on January 23, 2019
  • Hi

    The recipe is very good, thanks for it

    Do you give me a link for Lemondrop?

    thanks

    alonso

    Posted by alonso on January 20, 2019
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    Posted by Ramiro altamira on December 06, 2018


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