Cromwell
Well-Known Member
I need some advice here. I've only been brewing for a year, and I know there's a ton of experience here, so I'll freely admit I don't know what I'm doing.
I love lagers. I want to try a really hoppy beer with as little bitterness as possible. So, has anyone made a lager with only late hop additions and/or dry hopping? Is that a style? If not, what style is hoppy without being bitter, and is still a lager?
I was thinking of something like this for a 5 gal batch:
10 lbs 2row
1 lb Munich
8 oz crystal 60
8 oz honey malt
2 oz Amarillo Gold @ 10 mins
1.5 oz Centennial @ 10 mins
1 oz Galaxy @ 10 mins
Bock yeast, ferment at lager temps.
Dry hop with 1 oz Citra and 1 oz Crystal hops for the last week of lagering, before bottling.
Suggestions, comments, critiques?
I love lagers. I want to try a really hoppy beer with as little bitterness as possible. So, has anyone made a lager with only late hop additions and/or dry hopping? Is that a style? If not, what style is hoppy without being bitter, and is still a lager?
I was thinking of something like this for a 5 gal batch:
10 lbs 2row
1 lb Munich
8 oz crystal 60
8 oz honey malt
2 oz Amarillo Gold @ 10 mins
1.5 oz Centennial @ 10 mins
1 oz Galaxy @ 10 mins
Bock yeast, ferment at lager temps.
Dry hop with 1 oz Citra and 1 oz Crystal hops for the last week of lagering, before bottling.
Suggestions, comments, critiques?