I am new to homebrewing and due to limited space in my tiny apartment I am restricted to 1gal batches for now. That said, I want to go nuts with my small batch brewing but want to avoid dumping my messed up brew down the drain. So here I am, asking you all for your help in formulating recipes that will work and make sense so I don't make the fatal mistake of "throwing crap into a pot and calling the resulting crap beer". Here is what I am thinking for a chamomile NWIPA (being an Oregonian I have a fondness for hops with a C in the name).
Chamomile NWIPA
2lb extra light DME
2oz honey malt
.25oz cascade at 60min
.25oz cascade at 10min
.25oz citra dry hop (twice) for a total of .5 oz citra
1bag chamomile tea
Safale us-05
Add DME to 3qt water and heat to about 154°f
Steep honey malt in grain bag for 40min
remove grain bag and rinse with 1qt water heated to about 160°f
boil for 75min and add boiling hops according to schedule
Pour into 1gal glass jug and add yeast in enough water to reach 1gal mark (not sure how big this starter should be to be honest)
add .25oz citra to primary and attach airlock and blowoff.
At 2weeks transfer to secondary with last .25oz citra and 1gram (single bag) of chamomile tea
allow tea to steep in seconday for an hour then remove
1week of secondary then prime with corn sugar and bottle.
Hopefully this will result in a very floral citusy ipa with honey and chamomile notes. The teabag gets an hour because it will be steeping at fermenting temp not boiling so it needs a little extra time.
Any help in making this better or realistic(if it isn't a very realistic recipe) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance HBT community.
Chamomile NWIPA
2lb extra light DME
2oz honey malt
.25oz cascade at 60min
.25oz cascade at 10min
.25oz citra dry hop (twice) for a total of .5 oz citra
1bag chamomile tea
Safale us-05
Add DME to 3qt water and heat to about 154°f
Steep honey malt in grain bag for 40min
remove grain bag and rinse with 1qt water heated to about 160°f
boil for 75min and add boiling hops according to schedule
Pour into 1gal glass jug and add yeast in enough water to reach 1gal mark (not sure how big this starter should be to be honest)
add .25oz citra to primary and attach airlock and blowoff.
At 2weeks transfer to secondary with last .25oz citra and 1gram (single bag) of chamomile tea
allow tea to steep in seconday for an hour then remove
1week of secondary then prime with corn sugar and bottle.
Hopefully this will result in a very floral citusy ipa with honey and chamomile notes. The teabag gets an hour because it will be steeping at fermenting temp not boiling so it needs a little extra time.
Any help in making this better or realistic(if it isn't a very realistic recipe) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance HBT community.