Hoppy · BJCP 12C

English IPA

Name: English IPA
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: England
Ingredients: 4.55 kg Pilsner malt; 0.55 kg Melanoidin malt; 0.3 kg Crystal 15L; 74 g East Kent Goldings; 29 g Fuggle; 29 g Styrian Goldings; SafAle S-04

An English-style IPA: firm bitterness, rich malt and earthy, floral Goldings/Fuggle hops.

Earthy, floral
Rich malt
Firm bitterness

Origin: EnglandDifficulty: IntermediateReady in: 4 weeks❄ Needs chiller

Recipe source: Castle Malting® — English IPA · view original ↗ (scaled to 20 L at 72% efficiency)

Against BJCP 12C guidelines

OG1.059

ABV6.5%

IBU50

SRM8.3

Stats calculated from ingredients (Tinseth · Morey) — real results depend on efficiency and water.

Choose your KRS brewer

40L brewer (B40)30 L in the kettle → ~26 L beer50L brewer (B50)45 L in the kettle → ~40 L beer70L brewer (B70)65 L in the kettle → ~58 L beer

Sized for the 50L brewer (B50): 45 L pre-boil, 60-minute boil (~3 L boil-off, ~2 L kettle and chiller loss) → about 40 L into the fermenter.

Brewhouse efficiency: 72%All-in-One brewers usually hit 68–75%. Use 70% for a first batch.

OG: 1.059
FG: 1.010
ABV: 6.5%
IBU: 50
SRM: 8.3
EBC: 16

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	9.1 kg	84%
Melanoidin malt	1.1 kg	10%
Crystal 15L	0.6 kg	6%
Σ	10.8 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
East Kent Goldings 5.5% AA	148 g	Boil	50 min
Fuggle 4.5% AA	58 g	Boil	10 min
Styrian Goldings 3.5% AA	58 g	Boil	10 min

Yeast

SafAle S-04 · 2 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–20°C

Water (estimate for an All-in-One brewer)

Total water: 54.7 L
Mash water: 32.4 L
Sparge water: 22.3 L
Pre-boil volume: 45 L

Estimated ingredient cost for this batch

Reference retail prices from ABV Beer Shop · 24/09/2026

Cost of what you use: ₫1,060,000
Retail purchase: ₫1,271,000
Per litre: ₫26,500
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫8,700

Show cost per ingredient

Ingredient	Amount	Reference price	Cost of what you use	Retail purchase
Pilsner malt	9.1 kg	Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg	₫419,510	₫437,950 (9.5 kg)
Melanoidin malt	1.1 kg	Weyermann Abbey · ₫54,600/kg(equivalent)	₫60,060	₫81,900 (1.5 kg)
Crystal 15L	0.6 kg	Weyermann Carahell · ₫60,300/kg(equivalent)	₫36,180	₫60,300 (1 kg)
East Kent Goldings	148 g	Styrian Goldings (Celeia) · ₫109,100/100 g(equivalent)	₫161,468	₫218,200 (2 × 100 g pack)
Fuggle	58 g	Fuggle · ₫105,700/100 g	₫61,306	₫105,700 (1 × 100 g pack)
Styrian Goldings	58 g	Styrian Goldings (Celeia) · ₫109,100/100 g	₫63,278	₫109,100 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle S-04	2 pack(s)	SafAle S-04 11,5 g · ₫129,000/pack	₫258,000	₫258,000 (2 pack(s))

Retail purchase rounds hops and spices up to 100 g packs and malt up to 0.5 kg — leftovers keep for the next batch. Excludes power, water, CO₂ and cleaning chemicals. Prices may change.

Mash

65°CBeta rest (drier beer)60 min
72°CAlpha rest (iodine test)15 min
78°CMash-out2 min

Boil

Boil 60 minutes

Carbonation

2.6 vol CO₂

Fermentation

16°CPitch & primary fermentation2 days
18°CFree rise to finish5 days
8°CDrop to 8°C, settle / harvest yeast1 days
1°CCold conditioning7 days

Tips for success

Sulfate-rich water sharpens the bitterness — see the sulfate/chloride article.
French Aramis replaced with Styrian Goldings.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.