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trginter · 06-21-2012, 07:09 PM

My brewing friend and I just put together this recipe using 90% ingredients we have on hand, only needing to buy yeast, basemalt and an ounce of hops. We also wanted to experiment with a semi-continuous hop addition. Hoping we put together a killer beer.

5 Gallon AG Batch - 90 Minute Boil

Targeted OG - 1.089
Targeted FG - 1.022
ABV - 8.7
IBU - 128.9

These are just the numbers Brewtarget split out at me. Anything can happen on brew day.

Grain
13lb. Briess 2-Row
3lb. Weyermann Rye Malt
1lb. Flaked Oats

Hops - 6oz. Total
1oz. Galena @ 60min.
.71oz. Falconer's Flight @ 60min.
.71oz. Falconer's Flight @ 50min.
.71oz. Falconer's Flight @ 40min.
.71oz. Falconer's Flight @ 30min.
.71oz. Falconer's Flight @ 20min.
.71oz. Falconer's Flight @ 10min.
.71oz. Falconer's Flight @ Flameout

WLP001 California Ale Yeast

bobbrews · 06-21-2012, 07:42 PM

I don't believe in the "Continuous Hopping Fad", especially when using really aromatic hops. You're better off following a 60/10/0/DH Schedule in my opinion. No reason to use both Galena and FF at 60 min. For a standard pale ale, you don't want it to be all that bitter either. So my advice would be to bitter with 1/2 oz. early and add the rest at 10 minutes left in the boil and beyond. You could use a lower attenuating yeast for a low abv pale ale too (if you choose) or one that accentuates the malt character a little more than 001.

trginter · 06-21-2012, 07:45 PM

I want it to be very bitter, lol. It's a double.

mewithstewpid · 06-21-2012, 07:45 PM

grain bill looks great, but im going to agree with bob about the continuous hopping.

falconers is amazing as a flavor/aroma hop. i would use larger additions later in the boil, and also dry hop, definitely save some for dry hopping for that huge hop nose.

bobbrews · 06-21-2012, 07:46 PM

Never heard of a Double Pale Ale.... but I've heard of a Double IPA.

If it existed, I would think "Double", as it pertains to a standard Pale Ale, would mean a higher gravity but still 40 IBUs or less and not in the IPA range.

**smagee** · 06-21-2012, 07:46 PM

I'd agree with Bob; continuous hopping always seems like a waste to me, but I'm all for experimenting just for one's own enjoyment. You might also try FWH with some of the bittering additions, just for fun.

trginter · 06-21-2012, 07:46 PM

Don't plan on dry hopping. We want to drink this as soon as we can. I've got 12oz. of FF total, plenty for another beer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobbrews

Never heard of a Double Pale Ale.... but I've heard of a Double IPA.

If it existed, I would think "Double", as it pertains to a standard Pale Ale, would mean a higher gravity but still 40 IBUs or less and not in the IPA range.

Jesus...8.7 targeted ABV and 128 IBU. Find me a "Pale Ale" like that, will ya? It's an DIPA with Rye, a Double Rye. Call it what you f'ing want, lol.

bobbrews · 06-21-2012, 07:54 PM

I guess Double RyePA was a quirky way of saying Double IPA with rye.

My bad. I'm not down with these plays on words

Shoulda said your OG & IBU specs in the opener.

trginter · 06-21-2012, 07:59 PM

We weren't intentionally brewing it as a DoubleIPA. We agreed on the grain bill and agreed on using 5oz. of the FF and 1oz. of Galena because he "swears" on it. We typically use a traditional hop schedule, and although this is our first time using FF we wanted to try an "every 10 minute" thing. I had the beer set up as an American Wheat/Rye and the OG/FG numbers were way off and when I switched it over to DIPA they lined up.

bobbrews · 06-21-2012, 08:02 PM

Galena is a good hop overall. It's under-utilized by many brewers, just like Nugget, Apollo, Horizon. You can use any of those hops anywhere you want and you'll get something good out of it.