impulserush

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Ok I have bought this kit because it has all the ingredients I was going to use in my other recipe I came up with.

I want some help figuring out hop schedule and IBU.
2.5 gallon boil

9.3 Light LME
12 oz. Crystal 60L
8 oz. Victory Malt

Hops,
1 oz Chinook 60 min. 12AA%
.5oz Cascade 45 min. 6.6 AA%
.5oz Centennial 30 min. 10.5AA%
.5oz Cascade 20min. 6.6AA%
.5oz Centennial 10min. 10.5AA%
1 oz Crystal 5 min. 3.5AA%

2 oz Cascade leaf hops for Dry Hopping.

I calculated 91 on tastybrew.com. Is this accurate? Can someone else figure it out and tell me If I am right.

Is there any thoughts on changing the hop schedule to make this recipe better?

Or anything I can do to this to make it better?

Thanks

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brewt00l

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Better how?

Baja_Brewer

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I brewed kit that as it was, and it was fantastic. I didnt have the ability to weigh out my hops to get half ounces so for the earlier additions I made a point to add more than less so that those hops could have more time as a bittering agents.

I kegged this after about 3 weeks and I dont think it lasted much more than 2 weeks after that. I'd say brew it as it is!

impulserush

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Its my first IPA. Not sure on how bitter it will be. Was wanting input on anyone that has done this kit or a recipe close to it.

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It's a solid looking recipe as is....I'd brew it like that.

Do you like IPAs?
What kinda flavor profile do you want?

The Pol

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You could FWH it with the late addition Centennilal and Crystal...

That will add a little complexity.

brewt00l

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FWH an extract brew...what would you do, steep some hops in a bit of extract and water @ 150 or so for 20m or such before boiling?

DrugCoder

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Is the recipe you have listed YOUR recipe or is it the one that came with the kit? What is the difference between the two recipes?

impulserush

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It came with the kit. The differance is the hops. I was going to originally use
1.5 centennial for 60
1 chinook 20
1 cascade 10
1 simcoe steep at flame out.
That recipe came in at 78 on tastybrew.

I like this recipe more. I have had an IPA from a microbrew here in PA. It is called Weyerbachers Hops Infusion. I do not know the IBU but I do know they use 7 different hops. The use simcoe,magnum,cascade,liberty,saaz,fuggle and EKent goldings. I liked this beer but This is what I am basing my taste on. I would think with this amount of hops there IBU would be in the 100 range +?

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Woops... disregarded the fact that it is extract.

Maybe FWHing cannot be done if you brew extract? I dont know how you would do it. Since you dont really have any "first wort".