Over the next few months, I'd like to try a base IPA recipe single-hopped with several of the varieties that I've got readily available. The first time around, I'm planning on going with Citra, but I also want to try Simcoe, Chinook, and maybe Nugget and Mosaic. If I'm using Caramel, I'd prefer it to be 60L, and if Munich I'd prefer 20L - long story short, they're a lot cheaper than other Caramel/Crystal and Munich malts for me. The Carapils is expensive for me, but unless someone has a better idea for head and body, it's not going to break the bank in half-pound increments. I suspect flaked oats or barley would make the beer way too cloudy for most peoples' tastes. I forgot to add a Whirlfloc tablet into the recipe, and I'm planning on using US-05.
Thoughts on the grain bill and hop schedule?
Edit: After reading a hop profile on Mosaic - I think I'm gonna start with that instead of Citra. Sounds tasty!
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Here goes:
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Brewer: Fat Dragon
Boil Size: 6.72 gal
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My BIAB
End of Boil Volume 5.72 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal Est Mash Efficiency 75.0 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 87.0 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2 8.7 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.3 %
0.75 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 32.1 IBUs
0.75 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 5 24.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 6 8.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.8 %
Bitterness: 65.2 IBUs
Est Color: 9.4 SRM
Thoughts on the grain bill and hop schedule?
Edit: After reading a hop profile on Mosaic - I think I'm gonna start with that instead of Citra. Sounds tasty!