When we were out my wife ordered a Victory Headwaters American Pale Ale. She really enjoyed it, which was surprising given how hoppy it was. We decided that was probably the flavor of the Citra hops. So I decided this was a good opportunity to try creating a recipe in BeerSmith, not to make a clone but to make an "inspired by" beer. So I did a little googling and looking at clone recipes.
Online sources indicated that the hops were Citra and Centennial, and malts were German. However, I'm doing extract, and I couldn't find much with German specialty grains that could be steeped... so this is what I came up with:
Recipe Type: Extract
Yeast: White Labs California Ale
Yeast Starter: yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.012
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Steep:
.5 oz Centennial - After Steep
8oz Biscuit Malt
8oz Crystal 30
Boil:
1lb Wheat Dry
5lb Light Dry - Add half of extract at flame out
.5oz Citra 60min
.5oz Centennial 15min
.5oz Citra 5min
1oz Citra 1min
1oz Citra Dry Hop 7 days
I was particularly unsure about the malt bill... any suggestions or comments?
Thanks!
-bill
Online sources indicated that the hops were Citra and Centennial, and malts were German. However, I'm doing extract, and I couldn't find much with German specialty grains that could be steeped... so this is what I came up with:
Recipe Type: Extract
Yeast: White Labs California Ale
Yeast Starter: yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.012
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Steep:
.5 oz Centennial - After Steep
8oz Biscuit Malt
8oz Crystal 30
Boil:
1lb Wheat Dry
5lb Light Dry - Add half of extract at flame out
.5oz Citra 60min
.5oz Centennial 15min
.5oz Citra 5min
1oz Citra 1min
1oz Citra Dry Hop 7 days
I was particularly unsure about the malt bill... any suggestions or comments?
Thanks!
-bill