McClellandBrew
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I'm conjuring up a few different recipes to brew a Red IPA for the season. I'm fairly new to homebrewing so I've just been researching for days. I want to keep it pretty basic but still have a killer ipa for the hophead that I am. My rough recipe for 5 gal 60 minute boil is as follows:
10 lbs 2 row Pale malt (7.5lbs liquid extract)
1 lb Crystal 20
1 lb Crystal 80
1 lb Munich (Aiming for a hint of Oktoberfest flavor)
1 oz Columbus hops (60min)
1 oz Cascade (30min)
1 oz Cascade (10min)
1 oz Willamette (5min)
I'm aiming for something with a slight malty flavor and red color that doesn't steal the spotlight of the hops (Just had a New Belgium Red Hoptober....perfect) Do I have too much C-80 or not enough? And is the munich too strong of a flavor for what I'm going for?
Too much hops? Too little?
I'm completely open for advice! Again I'm a new brewer.
I would appreciate any tips or experience with these malts/hops.
Thanks guys.
10 lbs 2 row Pale malt (7.5lbs liquid extract)
1 lb Crystal 20
1 lb Crystal 80
1 lb Munich (Aiming for a hint of Oktoberfest flavor)
1 oz Columbus hops (60min)
1 oz Cascade (30min)
1 oz Cascade (10min)
1 oz Willamette (5min)
I'm aiming for something with a slight malty flavor and red color that doesn't steal the spotlight of the hops (Just had a New Belgium Red Hoptober....perfect) Do I have too much C-80 or not enough? And is the munich too strong of a flavor for what I'm going for?
Too much hops? Too little?
I'm completely open for advice! Again I'm a new brewer.
I would appreciate any tips or experience with these malts/hops.
Thanks guys.