El Pistolero
Well-Known Member
I found this recipe on Gambinus' Mug for an Imperial IPA, and it sounds kind of interesting, but I have a couple questions about it...here's the bill:
9.5 lb. 2-row
1 lb. wheat malt
1 lb. British Munich malt
1 lb. American Victory malt
1 lb. British Crystal 60L
8 oz. Dextrin malt
3 oz. Galena (90 min)
2 oz. Cascade (5 min)
1 oz. Columbus (5 min)
White Labs #WLP001 California Ale Yeast
Batch Size: 5 gal
OG: 1.075
FG: 1.016
First off, neither ProMash or Recipator will even let me put in a 90 minute boil...what's up with that?
But even at sixty minutes, both give me around 170 IBU...isn't that kind of over the top, given that you supposedly can't taste anything over 100 IBU? Is this just wasting hops, or not?
Also, with no hop additions at 15 minutes, and two at five minutes, isn't that going to yield a lot of hop aroma, but no flavor? Would it make more sense to move one of the cascade oz' back to 15 mins?
Help from you hopheads would be greatly appreciated. TIA.
9.5 lb. 2-row
1 lb. wheat malt
1 lb. British Munich malt
1 lb. American Victory malt
1 lb. British Crystal 60L
8 oz. Dextrin malt
3 oz. Galena (90 min)
2 oz. Cascade (5 min)
1 oz. Columbus (5 min)
White Labs #WLP001 California Ale Yeast
Batch Size: 5 gal
OG: 1.075
FG: 1.016
First off, neither ProMash or Recipator will even let me put in a 90 minute boil...what's up with that?
But even at sixty minutes, both give me around 170 IBU...isn't that kind of over the top, given that you supposedly can't taste anything over 100 IBU? Is this just wasting hops, or not?
Also, with no hop additions at 15 minutes, and two at five minutes, isn't that going to yield a lot of hop aroma, but no flavor? Would it make more sense to move one of the cascade oz' back to 15 mins?
Help from you hopheads would be greatly appreciated. TIA.
