I just brewed a brown ale with this recipe however I was playing around with an IBU calculator as I was brewing I freaked myself out about brewing a far to bitter beer for my liking. If someone could critique the recipe and give some feed back it would be greatly appreciated.
6 pounds amber malt extract
1/4 pound black patent malt
1/4 pound british chocolate malt
1/4 pound carapils
2 oz cascade pellet hops @boil 60 minutes (package said 7.2% alpha acid)
1/2 oz cascade pellet hops @10 minutes (I didn't add this for fear of bitter beer)
White Labs Irish Ale yeast (washed and repitched from last batch)
This is a partial boil extract recipe making 5.5 gallons, I guess my basic question is how bitter will this beer be? Also, can I dry hop in the primary to give it some aroma without adding too much to bitterness?
6 pounds amber malt extract
1/4 pound black patent malt
1/4 pound british chocolate malt
1/4 pound carapils
2 oz cascade pellet hops @boil 60 minutes (package said 7.2% alpha acid)
1/2 oz cascade pellet hops @10 minutes (I didn't add this for fear of bitter beer)
White Labs Irish Ale yeast (washed and repitched from last batch)
This is a partial boil extract recipe making 5.5 gallons, I guess my basic question is how bitter will this beer be? Also, can I dry hop in the primary to give it some aroma without adding too much to bitterness?