I guess I forgot to post this one when I brewed it a while back, but I bottled it today so here goes:
3 gallon batch
90-minute boil
Malt Bill:
2 lbs Rice Solids, 90
1 lb Corn Sugar, 90
64 oz Carrot Juice, 90
4 oz maltodextrin, 90
2 lbs Sorghum LME at flameout
14 oz Buckwheat Honey at flameout
Hop Schedule:
0.25 oz Super Alpha, FWH (13.0% AA)
0.25 oz Nugget, 90 (11.3% AA)
0.25 oz Simcoe, 90 (13.0% AA)
0.125 oz Simcoe, 15
0.125 oz Super Alpha, 15
0.125 oz Simcoe, 5
0.125 oz Super Alpha, 5
0.5 oz Simcoe, dry hop for 14 days
0.5 Super Alpha, dry hop for 14 days
1/2 Whirlfloc tablet
Fermentis US-05 Ale Yeast
Brewed May 31st, Bottled June 26th; single-stage fermentation (no secondary)
OG: 1.080
FG: 1.011
ABV: 9.2% (!!!)
65.2 IBUs (used "Average" calculation method)
The hydrometer sample tastes like friggin' orange soda with a pinecone steeped in it. For having such a low FG, it's REALLLLLLLY sweet, but with a big ol' hop punch. A little bit of hotness from the alcohol...gonna have to mellow it a bit in the bottles, I think, though it's quite drinkable even in this state. Only problem is, it doesn't exactly taste "like a beer". I'm really not kidding with the orange soda...even with all these hops, there's a big bright orangey sweetness that really dominates the flavor. I'm guessing this is the work of the Super Alpha hops?
In the future, I'd brew this at a lower gravity with the same IBU's. I'm not sure how I feel about the Super Alpha hops in a beer like this, I'd probably switch them out for Chinook or Nugget hops. I'd also double the carrot juice, because it really doesn't come through much. Or maybe it does, and it's responsible for the orangey taste? I don't really know. What I do know is that I'm actually pretty drunk off the hydrometer sample, and I should probably stop typing!
3 gallon batch
90-minute boil
Malt Bill:
2 lbs Rice Solids, 90
1 lb Corn Sugar, 90
64 oz Carrot Juice, 90
4 oz maltodextrin, 90
2 lbs Sorghum LME at flameout
14 oz Buckwheat Honey at flameout
Hop Schedule:
0.25 oz Super Alpha, FWH (13.0% AA)
0.25 oz Nugget, 90 (11.3% AA)
0.25 oz Simcoe, 90 (13.0% AA)
0.125 oz Simcoe, 15
0.125 oz Super Alpha, 15
0.125 oz Simcoe, 5
0.125 oz Super Alpha, 5
0.5 oz Simcoe, dry hop for 14 days
0.5 Super Alpha, dry hop for 14 days
1/2 Whirlfloc tablet
Fermentis US-05 Ale Yeast
Brewed May 31st, Bottled June 26th; single-stage fermentation (no secondary)
OG: 1.080
FG: 1.011
ABV: 9.2% (!!!)
65.2 IBUs (used "Average" calculation method)
The hydrometer sample tastes like friggin' orange soda with a pinecone steeped in it. For having such a low FG, it's REALLLLLLLY sweet, but with a big ol' hop punch. A little bit of hotness from the alcohol...gonna have to mellow it a bit in the bottles, I think, though it's quite drinkable even in this state. Only problem is, it doesn't exactly taste "like a beer". I'm really not kidding with the orange soda...even with all these hops, there's a big bright orangey sweetness that really dominates the flavor. I'm guessing this is the work of the Super Alpha hops?
In the future, I'd brew this at a lower gravity with the same IBU's. I'm not sure how I feel about the Super Alpha hops in a beer like this, I'd probably switch them out for Chinook or Nugget hops. I'd also double the carrot juice, because it really doesn't come through much. Or maybe it does, and it's responsible for the orangey taste? I don't really know. What I do know is that I'm actually pretty drunk off the hydrometer sample, and I should probably stop typing!