Go Play IPA Homebrew Recipe

Go Play IPA may have been discontinued, but that doesn’t mean you can’t brew it at home. Check out this homebrew recipe for Go Play IPA and get brewing!

Go Play IPA 5 Gallon Recipe

OG: 1.048 SG/12.0 P
AE: 1.010 SG/2.5 P

Grist: 65% 2-Row Pale Barley, 20% White Wheat Malt, 15% Vienna Malt (We use Weyermann or Great Western)

1 Mash Rest: 35 minutes at 72°C/162°F

Brewing Salts/Water Chemistry: CaCl2 and CaSO4 to hit a 0.50 Sulfate to Chloride Ratio with overall ion targets of Calcium @ 100ppm, Chloride @ 120ppm and Sulfate @ 60ppm. Note: Check your local water report for base numbers. If in doubt add a small amount of CaCL2 (0.1 oz) to the Mash or leave it out entirely. The goal here is to soften the mouthfeel and make the beer perceived as a bit more malt forward so if your batch comes out too “sharp” then you may need to increase Chloride.

Hops: 38 IBU Target

Boil:

-Apollo @ 14.5 AA: 0.2 oz. Boil for 60 minutes

-Idaho 7 @ 12.2 AA: 0.5 oz. Boil for 0 minutes (flame out)

-Simcoe @ 11.9 AA: 0.5 oz. Boil for 0 minutes (flame out)

Dry Hops:

- Idaho 7: 0.5 oz. Added 48 hours after start of fermentation

- Simcoe: 1.0 oz. Added 48 hours after start of fermentation

- Vics Secret: 1.5 oz. Added 48 hours after start of fermentation

Yeast: Wyeast 1056 American Ale

Fermentation:

- Primary fermentation at 18°C/64.5 °F. When the beer reaches 1.028 SG/7.0 P move to Secondary fermentation and turn the temp up to 22°C/71.5°F until terminal. Or Primary for 5 days and Secondary for 2 days. Crash when beer reaches 1.010 SG/2.5 P

Brewer Notes:

We also add electrolytes to this beer but it doesn’t affect the flavor. If you’d like the authentic Go Play experience with electrolytes then add 0.07 oz of Potassium Citrate to a 5 gallon batch at the end of fermentation just before crashing.