So I'm thinking of brewing a strong ale with some hops I procured from Patagonia on a recent trip to Argentina. I have 7 oz. of what I believe are Cascade hops, pelletized (exact AA% is uncertain). That's the basis of this recipe - to use all these hops in one beer! Here is what I am thinking so far for a 5.5 gal batch:
Mash: (will shoot for 60min @ 152-154)
15 lb Organic 2-Row
2 lb Flaked Rye
5.75 oz Aromatic Malt
Hop Schedule:
2.5 oz @ 60 min
1.5 oz @ 30 min
2 oz @ 0 min
1 oz @ Dry hop (one week before bottling)
Yeast: probably something neutral like WLP001
I might throw in 1 tsp Burton Salts, and definitely some Whirlfloc. My setup is a 10gal cooler mash tun, keggle boil kettle. Usually I do a 60-75 min boil.
So my cheap brew software (brewtarget) says OG will be 1.080, IBU 55 (assuming 6% AA for the cascade).
How does this look -- Any suggestions at all?
Thanks ya'll!
Mash: (will shoot for 60min @ 152-154)
15 lb Organic 2-Row
2 lb Flaked Rye
5.75 oz Aromatic Malt
Hop Schedule:
2.5 oz @ 60 min
1.5 oz @ 30 min
2 oz @ 0 min
1 oz @ Dry hop (one week before bottling)
Yeast: probably something neutral like WLP001
I might throw in 1 tsp Burton Salts, and definitely some Whirlfloc. My setup is a 10gal cooler mash tun, keggle boil kettle. Usually I do a 60-75 min boil.
So my cheap brew software (brewtarget) says OG will be 1.080, IBU 55 (assuming 6% AA for the cascade).
How does this look -- Any suggestions at all?
Thanks ya'll!