I've got some homegrown Crystal hops I was looking to use up. How do you folks think a little Crystal will work with Cascades?
Here's what I was going for:
Style: American Pale Ale
Batch: 5.25 gal Extract
Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.054 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 41 IBU
Recipe Color: 11° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.013
Alcohol by Volume: 5.2%
Alcohol by Weight: 4.1%
Ingredients
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CaraPils 0.25 lb, Grain, Steeped
Crystal 20L 0.50 lb, Grain, Steeped
Light D.M.E. 6.00 lb, Extract, Extract
Cascade 1.00 oz, Pellet 6.0 AA, 60 minutes
Cascade 1.00 oz, Whole 8.7 AA, 20 minutes
Crystal 1.00 oz, Whole 4.0 AA (est.), 20 minutes
Cascade 1.00 oz, Whole 8.7 AA, 0 minutes
Irish Moss 1.00 unit, Fining, One teaspoon
American Ale yeast 1.00 unit, Yeast, Safale 05 American Ale
Just a basic extract recipe using some hops on hand. Would it be better to go straight Cascade? I don't have any other "ale hops", and I thought the Crystal might add some complexity. Of course I can shuffle the hopping schedule around. I was thinking (perhaps wrongly) that whole hops would be best used for flavor and aroma. BTW, 8.7 seems high for Cascades, but that's what they're labeled as.
I was hoping to have this one ready for the 4th of July, but time has slipped by and now it's sneaking up pretty quick. I wonder if going with a lower IBU wouldn't help avoid the need for more conditioning time. At this point I was planning on 2 + 2 or maybe 3 + 1, then a week in the keg. I know it's really pushing it, but I do know people here have discussed how quickly the can push a brew through the process, and I'd like to have something to share at the party.
Any input is greatly appreciated!
Chris
Here's what I was going for:
Style: American Pale Ale
Batch: 5.25 gal Extract
Characteristics
---------------
Recipe Gravity: 1.054 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 41 IBU
Recipe Color: 11° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.013
Alcohol by Volume: 5.2%
Alcohol by Weight: 4.1%
Ingredients
-----------
CaraPils 0.25 lb, Grain, Steeped
Crystal 20L 0.50 lb, Grain, Steeped
Light D.M.E. 6.00 lb, Extract, Extract
Cascade 1.00 oz, Pellet 6.0 AA, 60 minutes
Cascade 1.00 oz, Whole 8.7 AA, 20 minutes
Crystal 1.00 oz, Whole 4.0 AA (est.), 20 minutes
Cascade 1.00 oz, Whole 8.7 AA, 0 minutes
Irish Moss 1.00 unit, Fining, One teaspoon
American Ale yeast 1.00 unit, Yeast, Safale 05 American Ale
Just a basic extract recipe using some hops on hand. Would it be better to go straight Cascade? I don't have any other "ale hops", and I thought the Crystal might add some complexity. Of course I can shuffle the hopping schedule around. I was thinking (perhaps wrongly) that whole hops would be best used for flavor and aroma. BTW, 8.7 seems high for Cascades, but that's what they're labeled as.
I was hoping to have this one ready for the 4th of July, but time has slipped by and now it's sneaking up pretty quick. I wonder if going with a lower IBU wouldn't help avoid the need for more conditioning time. At this point I was planning on 2 + 2 or maybe 3 + 1, then a week in the keg. I know it's really pushing it, but I do know people here have discussed how quickly the can push a brew through the process, and I'd like to have something to share at the party.
Any input is greatly appreciated!
Chris