I ended up brewing a variation of this yesterday. I couldn't get Simcoe, so I decided to try some new hops that I had not yet used.
I cut down on the Cara type malts a bit, although I wasn't too concerned about the Cara Pils, because I've read that it doesn't add much sweetness.
Anyways - this is what I brewed:
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5.200 kg Pale Malt (SA) (4.0 EBC) Grain 1 82.5 %
0.400 kg Munich Malt (22.0 EBC) Grain 2 6.3 %
0.300 kg Cara Blonde (40.0 EBC) Grain 3 4.8 %
0.250 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 4.0 %
0.150 kg Caramunich III (116.0 EBC) Grain 5 2.4 %
12.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 20.2 IBUs
5.00 g Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
10.00 g Caliente [17.80 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 7.4 IBUs
10.00 g Smaragd Leaf Hops [7.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 3.3 IBUs
15.00 g Smaragd Leaf Hops [7.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 2.7 IBUs
10.00 g Caliente [17.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 4.1 IBUs
15.00 g Caliente [17.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
10.00 g Smaragd Leaf Hops [7.90 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 14 -
15.00 g Caliente [17.80 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
15.00 g Smaragd Leaf Hops [7.90 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.051 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.009 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.5 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.5 %
Bitterness: 37.7 IBUs Calories: 484.7 kcal/l
Est Color: 15.3 EBC
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 6.300 kg
Sparge Water: 16.30 l Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20
Any thoughts? Gonna have a taste in a few days...
do you all taste before pitching yeast?