Hi all! So I was tinkering in Beersmith the other day trying to come up for a good base for a raspberry ale. I ended up going with the following recipie. After I placed my order with my online supplier, I spent the night wondering what the heck I was thinking putting all that crystal 60 in there. Brew day went off without a hitch, but I now have some pretty dark brew churning away. Ive decided to spike half the batch with raspberry as planned and leave the other half to be what it wants to be. So I guess my question it... what the heck have I made here. Can any of you think of a syle I have approximated? I was considering dry hopping the second half, but with such low IBU's (19.2) I am wondering if that might make it even more confusing to the palette. I think I would have benefited from a pound or so of chocolate malt, but too late for that of course... Any input from this amazing forum would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
All-Grain - Shot In the Dark Ale
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Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1056 Americal Ale (Chico)
Yeast Starter: Yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 12
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.012 (Est.)
Total IBU: 19.2
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14
Ingredients
17 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter
2 lbs White Wheat Malt
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine
8.0 oz Honey Malt
1 lbs Rye, Flaked
2 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
2.5 oz Tettnang [4.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.25 oz Cascade [6.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.75 oz Cascade [6.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min
mash at 152 - 90 Minutes
All-Grain - Shot In the Dark Ale
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Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1056 Americal Ale (Chico)
Yeast Starter: Yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 12
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.012 (Est.)
Total IBU: 19.2
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14
Ingredients
17 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter
2 lbs White Wheat Malt
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine
8.0 oz Honey Malt
1 lbs Rye, Flaked
2 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
2.5 oz Tettnang [4.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.25 oz Cascade [6.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.75 oz Cascade [6.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min
mash at 152 - 90 Minutes