secinarot
Well-Known Member
I brewed a SNPA clone from a kit a while back. The beer turned out pretty well, but there are some things I would like to change if I brew it again. Not having much experience with recipe formulation, I am hoping that you can help me understand what changes I can make to achieve the flavor that I want.
Here is the recipe:
Recipe Specifications
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OG: Estimated 1.046, Actual 1.046
FG: Estimated 1.011, Actual 1.013
Estimated Color: 5.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 43.2 IBU
Ingredients:
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4 lbs 8.0 oz LME Golden Light (Briess) Boil for 15 min
1 lbs 8.0 oz LME Golden Light (Briess) Full boil
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L
1.00 oz Pearle [8.20 %] (60 min)
1.00 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (5 min)
1.00 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (1 min)
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min)
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)
Here are some of the things I would like to change:
1) The beer has more of a bitter bite than I want. I would like to round out the bitterness a bit.
2) The Cascade aroma and flavor is fairly subtle for my taste. I would like to make it more pronounced
3) The beer fermented out fairly dry. I would like a little more malt flavor/sweetness in the finish.
I have some ideas of what I may want do (e.g. use less bittering hops, dry hop, etc.) but I would really like to hear some ideas from the voices of experience.
Thanks in advance!
Here is the recipe:
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
OG: Estimated 1.046, Actual 1.046
FG: Estimated 1.011, Actual 1.013
Estimated Color: 5.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 43.2 IBU
Ingredients:
------------
4 lbs 8.0 oz LME Golden Light (Briess) Boil for 15 min
1 lbs 8.0 oz LME Golden Light (Briess) Full boil
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L
1.00 oz Pearle [8.20 %] (60 min)
1.00 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (5 min)
1.00 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (1 min)
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min)
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)
Here are some of the things I would like to change:
1) The beer has more of a bitter bite than I want. I would like to round out the bitterness a bit.
2) The Cascade aroma and flavor is fairly subtle for my taste. I would like to make it more pronounced
3) The beer fermented out fairly dry. I would like a little more malt flavor/sweetness in the finish.
I have some ideas of what I may want do (e.g. use less bittering hops, dry hop, etc.) but I would really like to hear some ideas from the voices of experience.
Thanks in advance!