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I recently tasted NB's 'Mighty Arrow' pale ale and really liked it. for those who haven't had it, the hoppyness is very earthy with some citrusy notes also. not overly bitter at all, the flavor/aroma are more present than the bitterness, which is more to my liking with a pale ale. nice, subtle, malty sweetness is also present.
i'm trying put together a recipe that will appoximate what they've done, not to clone necessarily, but to get something with similar hoppiness and maltiness. i know from reading around and on the bottle that some honey malt is used and for hops, cascade and goldings are used... possibly with amarillo for bittering, but i can't find consistent evidence of that.
anyway, here's what i've put together, if anyone has any advice on modifications or any suggestions at all on amounts, types, etc of ingredients, i would greatly appreciate it.
7# Pale (2-row) Malt
2# Honey Malt
2# Vienna Malt
.75 oz. Amarillo @ 60
.25 oz. Cascade @ 60
.50 oz. Goldings @ 30
.25 oz. Goldings @ 15
.25 oz. Goldings @ 5
.25 oz. Cascade @ 5
.50 oz. Cascade - Dry Hop for 3 days
are the vienna and/or honey malt too much? i don't want it overly sweet, and fear this might be a tad too much.
with the hop schedule, i really don't have much idea where hops will bring me other than what beersmith tells me (IBU ~ 38). but if some of you experienced hopheads can tell me if i'll get a good combo of earthy/citrusy with this mix, i'd appreciate it.
thanks!
i'm trying put together a recipe that will appoximate what they've done, not to clone necessarily, but to get something with similar hoppiness and maltiness. i know from reading around and on the bottle that some honey malt is used and for hops, cascade and goldings are used... possibly with amarillo for bittering, but i can't find consistent evidence of that.
anyway, here's what i've put together, if anyone has any advice on modifications or any suggestions at all on amounts, types, etc of ingredients, i would greatly appreciate it.
7# Pale (2-row) Malt
2# Honey Malt
2# Vienna Malt
.75 oz. Amarillo @ 60
.25 oz. Cascade @ 60
.50 oz. Goldings @ 30
.25 oz. Goldings @ 15
.25 oz. Goldings @ 5
.25 oz. Cascade @ 5
.50 oz. Cascade - Dry Hop for 3 days
are the vienna and/or honey malt too much? i don't want it overly sweet, and fear this might be a tad too much.
with the hop schedule, i really don't have much idea where hops will bring me other than what beersmith tells me (IBU ~ 38). but if some of you experienced hopheads can tell me if i'll get a good combo of earthy/citrusy with this mix, i'd appreciate it.
thanks!