Hi everyone,
I've brewed a half dozen mr. beer kits and am looking to move up in the world. i plan to begin my foray into partial extract brewing using my mr. beer fermentor (2.5 gallons).
I want to make a variation on the irish amber ale (because it is delicious!) and came up with this recipe:
Malt:
3lbs amber LME (42 points)
.5lbs honey malt (4 points)
1lb caramel 60L (7.2 points)
.25lb special B (1.6 points)
estimated OG = 1.055
Hops:
amarillo .5oz @ 30 min = 23 IBU
cascade 1 ox @ 15 min = 10 IBU
total IBU = 33
estimate FG = i have no idea how to calculate this
I'm not sure if I calculated the IBUs right. I used the formula IBU = AAU * utilization * 75 / volume. I assumed a full 2.5 gallon boil and used the U chart in How to Brew. When I did that I got for the amarillo hops (1oz@60min) 9*.22*75/2.5 = 59.4 which seemed awfully high to me. did i do something wrong?
and, if I did calculate IBUs correctly, should i still boil for a full hour and just add the hops halfway through or should i boil for 30 minutes and add the hops at the beginning?
Any advice on type/ratio of malted barley and hops would be greatly appreciated!
THANKS!!
I've brewed a half dozen mr. beer kits and am looking to move up in the world. i plan to begin my foray into partial extract brewing using my mr. beer fermentor (2.5 gallons).
I want to make a variation on the irish amber ale (because it is delicious!) and came up with this recipe:
Malt:
3lbs amber LME (42 points)
.5lbs honey malt (4 points)
1lb caramel 60L (7.2 points)
.25lb special B (1.6 points)
estimated OG = 1.055
Hops:
amarillo .5oz @ 30 min = 23 IBU
cascade 1 ox @ 15 min = 10 IBU
total IBU = 33
estimate FG = i have no idea how to calculate this
I'm not sure if I calculated the IBUs right. I used the formula IBU = AAU * utilization * 75 / volume. I assumed a full 2.5 gallon boil and used the U chart in How to Brew. When I did that I got for the amarillo hops (1oz@60min) 9*.22*75/2.5 = 59.4 which seemed awfully high to me. did i do something wrong?
and, if I did calculate IBUs correctly, should i still boil for a full hour and just add the hops halfway through or should i boil for 30 minutes and add the hops at the beginning?
Any advice on type/ratio of malted barley and hops would be greatly appreciated!
THANKS!!