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Chinook Session IPA – All the Flavor with half the ABV

Session IPA’s are an interesting subset of the beer market. Your typical IPA would be at least 7% ABV and be hopped to reach 60+ IBU’s. Session IPA’s fall in the 4% to 6% range with an IBU range of around 40 to 50. I set out to create a recipe that was light but still had enough body to stand up against 40 IBU’s. I started with pilsner base malt and added enough crystal to reach an SRM of around 6.5.


Despite the issues I had with the mash reaching 160 F, this IPA turned out great. The higher mash temperature created body and head retention I had not expected. Certainly next time I will mash at the correct temperature. But I’m very happy with the end result here.

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
6 gal 60 min 44.0 IBUs 6.6 SRM 1.056 1.012 5.9 %
Actuals 1.053 1.01 5.7 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel 11 lbs 88
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L 1.5 lbs 12

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Chinook 0.75 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 13
Chinook 0.5 oz 10 min Boil Pellet 13
Chinook 0.5 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 13
Chinook 0.5 oz 30 min Aroma Pellet 13
Chinook 0.5 oz 15 min Aroma Pellet 13
Chinook 1 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 13
Chinook 1 oz 2 days Dry Hop Pellet 13

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) 1.50 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Baking Soda 1.00 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining
Yeast Nutrient 5.00 tsp 15 min Boil Other
Gelatin 1.00 tsp 5 days Primary Fining

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
California Ale (WLP001) White Labs 77% 68°F - 73°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 152°F 60 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 14 days 67°F
Aging 30 days 65°F

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Written by Dave · Categorized: Brew Day · Tagged: belgian pilsner, chinook, wlp095

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