My instincts say "Too many hops? Never!"
I've been brewing one gallon batches and for this IPA I tossed in one ounce of Cascade and about a half ounce of Saaz.
60' - .25 oz Cascade
45' - .25 oz Cascade
30' - .25 oz Cascade
10' - .25 oz Saaz
5' - .25 oz Saaz
0' - .25 oz Cascade
At 0' I also added about a quarter cup of honey (last minute idea, would it have made a difference if I tossed it in any sooner?) The beer wound up being about a quart shy of a gallon, so I added two cups of water (is this "top-up water?" Still getting used to the jargon). In the past I have added too much water, effectively degrading the mouth feel of the final product, so I didn't want to add too much. I suppose another question I have would be if I should have added any water at all! I don't want to sacrifice quality for quantity.
ANYWHO.
I feel like I should've extended the boil to ninety minutes instead of my usual sixty. According to Brewtoad's calculator, I should be coming out right around 50 IBUs and 7% ABV which are favorable in my opinion, and the wort was a nice dark golden color upon the start of the boil.
The beer does look awfully green right now, however. Should this be expected? I assume it will all settle into trub. I've made a couple IPAs before, but never with this amount of hops, so I'm curious.
I've been brewing one gallon batches and for this IPA I tossed in one ounce of Cascade and about a half ounce of Saaz.
60' - .25 oz Cascade
45' - .25 oz Cascade
30' - .25 oz Cascade
10' - .25 oz Saaz
5' - .25 oz Saaz
0' - .25 oz Cascade
At 0' I also added about a quarter cup of honey (last minute idea, would it have made a difference if I tossed it in any sooner?) The beer wound up being about a quart shy of a gallon, so I added two cups of water (is this "top-up water?" Still getting used to the jargon). In the past I have added too much water, effectively degrading the mouth feel of the final product, so I didn't want to add too much. I suppose another question I have would be if I should have added any water at all! I don't want to sacrifice quality for quantity.
ANYWHO.
I feel like I should've extended the boil to ninety minutes instead of my usual sixty. According to Brewtoad's calculator, I should be coming out right around 50 IBUs and 7% ABV which are favorable in my opinion, and the wort was a nice dark golden color upon the start of the boil.
The beer does look awfully green right now, however. Should this be expected? I assume it will all settle into trub. I've made a couple IPAs before, but never with this amount of hops, so I'm curious.