This past weekend I tried Widmer's Drifter Pale Ale and I think it might be my new favorite beer - not too bitter and packed with a ton of citrusy hop flavor. Apparently it's the Summit hops that give it this flavor. I'd like to try making something similar.
The AA% of Summit is incredibly high (17-19%), so how do I use them to get their tangerine-like flavor without over-bittering? According to Widmer's website, Drifter is only ~30 IBUs.
Using BeerSmith I put together a first draft recipe using the following hops schedule:
0.25 oz Warrior (60 min)
0.5 oz Summit (20 min)
0.5 oz Summit (8 min)
This gives me 36.6 IBUs - most of it coming from the late additions of the Summit. Will this work? I've never brewed something where the "bittering" hops addition yielded less than 1/2 of the overall bitterness.
The AA% of Summit is incredibly high (17-19%), so how do I use them to get their tangerine-like flavor without over-bittering? According to Widmer's website, Drifter is only ~30 IBUs.
Using BeerSmith I put together a first draft recipe using the following hops schedule:
0.25 oz Warrior (60 min)
0.5 oz Summit (20 min)
0.5 oz Summit (8 min)
This gives me 36.6 IBUs - most of it coming from the late additions of the Summit. Will this work? I've never brewed something where the "bittering" hops addition yielded less than 1/2 of the overall bitterness.