I created my first recipe and would love some tips/advise/opinions. It is a Double IPA, I am going for a strong hop aroma but not extreme bitterness coplimented by malty backbone. I want a complex hop profile so I went to my lhbs and picked out a bunch of hops then entered them into beer smith to create the schedule I now have.
10 lbs Breiss Munich Golden Light DME
.5 lbs Carmel 20
.75 Munich 10
1 oz Columbus (15.8%) - 60 min
1 oz Magnum (13.1%) - 45 min
.5 oz Centennial (8.8%) - 20 min
1 oz Cascade (5.9%) - 15 min
.5 oz Centennial (8.8%) - 10 min
1 oz Citra - (12.1%) - 5 min
1 oz Simcoe - (12.2%) - Flame Out
1 oz Amarillo (9.3%) - Dry Hopped
.5 oz Citra (13.4%) - Dry Hopped
Estimated O.G - 1.089
Estimated F.G - 1.022
IBU's - 59.2
Estimated ABV - 8.68%
I am debating whether to add 5lbs of the DME at the beggining and then 5 lbs at flame out, or just all 10 lbs at the beginning? I want the best hop utilization. My last IPA I added all at the begining and it came out pretty dark, I think it was due to the sugars from the DME carmalizing (It is delicious though).
Thanks!
10 lbs Breiss Munich Golden Light DME
.5 lbs Carmel 20
.75 Munich 10
1 oz Columbus (15.8%) - 60 min
1 oz Magnum (13.1%) - 45 min
.5 oz Centennial (8.8%) - 20 min
1 oz Cascade (5.9%) - 15 min
.5 oz Centennial (8.8%) - 10 min
1 oz Citra - (12.1%) - 5 min
1 oz Simcoe - (12.2%) - Flame Out
1 oz Amarillo (9.3%) - Dry Hopped
.5 oz Citra (13.4%) - Dry Hopped
Estimated O.G - 1.089
Estimated F.G - 1.022
IBU's - 59.2
Estimated ABV - 8.68%
I am debating whether to add 5lbs of the DME at the beggining and then 5 lbs at flame out, or just all 10 lbs at the beginning? I want the best hop utilization. My last IPA I added all at the begining and it came out pretty dark, I think it was due to the sugars from the DME carmalizing (It is delicious though).
Thanks!