DCBrewer
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Since my weekend would be filled with kids' soccer, I decided to brew Friday night after work. I was going for something like a mirror pond, which calls for about 14oz of Crystal 80 in 5 gallon batch. In my haste, I grabbed the Crystal 120. I noticed during run-off. I stepped up my bittering hops a bit to try and offset the higher Crystal but kept the rest of the hop schedule, which is all Cascade. Safale 04 is my yeast (no other choice Friday night).
To my question. The mirror pond recipe calls for a Cascade dry hop. I'm a little worried that adding more citrus, when combined with the boil hops and English yeast, will be too much sweetness (or perception of sweetness). Should I just forgo the dry hop? Or any other dry hop suggestions that might help bring this beer back into more of a balance?
Thanks for the advice.
To my question. The mirror pond recipe calls for a Cascade dry hop. I'm a little worried that adding more citrus, when combined with the boil hops and English yeast, will be too much sweetness (or perception of sweetness). Should I just forgo the dry hop? Or any other dry hop suggestions that might help bring this beer back into more of a balance?
Thanks for the advice.