bthomas9
Active Member
Hey Everyone, I've bought some Citra hops and wanted to put together a nice pale ale for summertime drinking that is not too strong and has a nice hops flavor. I tend to like full, bitter beers, but an trying to reduce the bitterness a bit for the wife. She like the flavor and aroma of the hops, but not so much of the bitterness. I've selected Citra for the nice mango/citrus/fruity flavors it brings, and based on some other posts on the site selected Amarillo for pairing. This combined with the Safeale US-05 should lead to a nice flavor profile.
What I am looking to to understand more is the Extract and Steeping Grain bill I've put together. I want to ensure it has a nice amount of malty-ness to balance the hops, and a decent light-ish color. Here is what I put together with BeerSmith, it's my second custom recipe (the first was a Racer 5 clone). Please let me know your thoughts, feedback and suggested changes.
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated FG: 1.013
Estimated Color: 8.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 68.9 IBU
Estimated ABV: 5.6
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
6 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM)
1 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
1 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM)
6.0 oz Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (60 min)
0.50 oz Citra [13.40 %] (60 min)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (15 min)
0.50 oz Citra [13.40 %] (15 min)
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (5 min)
1.00 oz Citra [13.40 %] (5 min)
0.50 oz Citra [13.40 %] (0 min)
1 Pkgs Safale US-05 (Fermentis #US-05)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 10 days)
0.50 oz Citra [13.40 %] (Dry Hop 10 days)
I was planning on leaving in the primary for about 10 days, until the krausen falls. Then dry hop for 10 days then to the keg to be carbed (set and forget).
Cheers - Brian
What I am looking to to understand more is the Extract and Steeping Grain bill I've put together. I want to ensure it has a nice amount of malty-ness to balance the hops, and a decent light-ish color. Here is what I put together with BeerSmith, it's my second custom recipe (the first was a Racer 5 clone). Please let me know your thoughts, feedback and suggested changes.
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated FG: 1.013
Estimated Color: 8.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 68.9 IBU
Estimated ABV: 5.6
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
6 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM)
1 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
1 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM)
6.0 oz Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (60 min)
0.50 oz Citra [13.40 %] (60 min)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (15 min)
0.50 oz Citra [13.40 %] (15 min)
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (5 min)
1.00 oz Citra [13.40 %] (5 min)
0.50 oz Citra [13.40 %] (0 min)
1 Pkgs Safale US-05 (Fermentis #US-05)
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 10 days)
0.50 oz Citra [13.40 %] (Dry Hop 10 days)
I was planning on leaving in the primary for about 10 days, until the krausen falls. Then dry hop for 10 days then to the keg to be carbed (set and forget).
Cheers - Brian