American Session IPA 🍺🇺🇸 Beer Recipe Writing Brewing & Style Guide

Session American IPA - 4.7%


Author: David Heath
Type: All Grain

IBU : 42 (Tinseth)
Colour : 11 EBC

Pre-Boil Gravity : 1.042
Original Gravity : 1.044
Final Gravity : 1.008
Predicted ABV 4.7%

Brewtools B40pro
Batch Size : 25 L / 6.60 US liquid gallons

Boil Time : 30 min

Brewhouse Efficiency: 72%
Mash Efficiency : 83.5%

Mash Profile
High fermentability plus mash out
65 °C - 60 min - Temperature
75 °C - 10 min - Mash Out
Fermentables
4.535kg / 9.99lbs - Pale Ale (88%)
361g / 12.73oz Munich 14 EBC (7%)
155g / 5.46oz Carapils /Carafoam 3.9 EBC (3%)
103 g / 3.63oz Crystal 50 EBC (2%)

Hop Schedule

**Match the Alpha Acid % of your hops to gain the IBU score shown**

30 min - Warrior - (19 IBU)
15 min - Centennial - (8 IBU)
15 min - Azacca - (8 IBU)

Hop Stand
15 min hopstand @ 80 °C
15 min - Centennial - (3 IBU)
15 min - Azacca - (3 IBU)


Dry Hops
3 days - 33g/1.16oz - Azacca
3 days - 33g/1.16oz - Centennial


Yeast
2 packs of Lallemand Voss Kveik



Fermentation Profile
35 °C/95°F - 7 days - Primary

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Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae
Channel links:-

Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae

[riverman]

Hi David, I brewed this last week and today is tasting day. It is fantastic. Thanks for your recipes. The only change I made was to Gladfield malts. 32c and 10psi.
Thanks again🍻

[yannicksimard]

Thankyou so much again David for your dedication to the brewing community. I specialy appreciate all your educational videos about beer styles includig your tested recipe. Always a greas inspiration for a next brew... happy brewing!

[scubahiker]

I'm going to brew this, but I've never used 350 for SO4! As you said, look forward to trying something new!

[paskrell]

Can’t believe I’m commenting every 3 month here. Doing my loral and citra version again due to high demand for summer. In less than 30h down to 1.014 - great to have the brewbrain now. So time to dry hop!

[barrycranston]

In Australia this style is often called XPA (extra pale ale) though some examples are a bit above sessionable.

[lindafoxwood]

Super video. I had no idea that beer was so special. I am in a shadow to this idea.

[iankeith]

Great job, always enjoy watching your videos

[mardanheddeokwa]

Good work David. Again, very educational. Thanks

[BeerMan]

I'm new here, but that was completely awesome and very thorough with excellent information! thanks for sharing, glad I found ya! cheers!

[lemzo]

Great video as usual David! I’ll look forward to trying this receipt out.

[glennobbs]

Thanks David, another great video. I was looking to brew tomorrow but hadnt decided wha to make. I have ingredients I purchased as lockdown commenced that I wanted to use up. I was able to put together a version of this and think it should showcase the hops i have on hand. Cheers

[cruzinone]

David even your 2+ year old videos are still being used and a big hit!

[sebastianborghi]

Amazing video full of detailed info. I found your suggestion of using kveik yeast pithched under pressure incredibly smart. Thanks again

[James-vfgs]

Looks great David! Will be added to the list for sure.

[tylerwilson]

You've inspired me to brew another session IPA as soon as I get the chance!

On a side note, have you had a chance to try Bell's Light Hearted Ale yet, David? If you can get your hands on it I highly recommend! If you like, I would be happy to send you a 6pk.

As a Michigander I'm fortunate enough to have Bell's and Founders within about an hour's drive from my house so Bell's Two Hearted and Founders All Day IPA are always in the rotation 🍻

[DrHansBrewery]

Great video David, session beers is an interesting topic for sure!

[paskrell]

Did extensive testing on this. Try replacing azacca snd centennial with loral snd citra. What a beer!

[paulschroeter]

You're very knowledgeable david. I was curious about making this sometime soon. I've been researching and I know it's just reference but what do you think of flaked barley, flaked oats, and white wheat malt for a session IPA? Along with just plain pilsner malt

[Quttrx]

Thank you for the allways good eceipe writing videos!
While decoction mash is not quite "on style" for an IPA: Will the session IPA benefit from a decoction mash in terms of body, malt taste to counter a heavy hop load? Or will decoction mash bring up too much unwanted malt malt flavours for this style?

[marcusoodian]

Hi David, would you be interested in researching and creating a video guide for brewing low alcohol beers like ‘table’ beers at <3% but still retaining the great flavour and body of their typical gravity counterparts?