novaau
Active Member
I have ordered Northern Brewer's Carmelite Triple-Grain Tripel Kit. I am wanting to convert this into kind of a Tripel/IIPA hybrid. I plan on adding honey (lb. or two, White Sage, primary)and obviously, more hops.
The recipe, is here:
KIT INVENTORY:
SPECIALTY GRAIN
-- 1.5 lbs Belgian Pils
-- 0.75 lbs Oat Malt
-- 0.75 lbs Weyermann Pale Wheat
-- 0.5 lbs flaked barley
-- 0.5 lbs flaked wheat
-- 0.5 lbs flaked oats
FERMENTABLES
-- 6.3 lbs Pilsen malt syrup late addition (15 min)
-- 2 lbs Corn Sugar late addition (end of boil)
HOPS & FLAVORINGS
-- 1 oz Styrian Goldings (First Wort Hop)
-- 0.25 oz Saaz (60 min)
-- 0.75 oz Saaz (15 min)
-- 0.5 oz Coriander (0 min)
As far as hops (all pellets), I have (or will have) the Following (inc. what's in the kit):
16oz Ahtanum
3 oz Czech Saaz
4 oz German Hallertau
1-2 oz Sorachi Ace
1 oz Styrian Goldings
I've never really attempted to put together a hop schedule (only brewed a witbier out of a kit thus far, so...), but here's what I have come up with (via beerccalculus.com). It is 77.8 IBU/ 27 HBU, noting that I did not know I was going to be able to have access to Sorachi Ace at the time I formulated it:
60+min 1.0oz Styrian Goldings (first wort, per recipe)
60 min 1.25oz Ahtanum
60 min 0.75oz Hallertau
60 min 0.5oz Saaz
30 min 0.75oz Ahtanum
15 min 1.25oz Ahtanum
15 min 1.0oz Saaz
15 min 1.0oz Hallertau
dry-hop ?? Ahtanum
I was thinking that the Sorachi Ace should be a late addition, and no more than an ounce (half or 3-quarters more likely).
What I am shooting for is the idea of Chouffe Houblon, but with a Karmeliet grain base and the addition of honey (a la Hopslam) thinking the sweetness would of it should offset the IBU's. I have heard Ahtanum can be underwelming as a base hop, but I don't want the hops to be overpowering, either. I could also probably pick up an ounce of two of of something with a higher AA when I get the Sorachi Ace on Saturday, though.
Thoughts? Criticisms? Jokes (even at my expense)?
The recipe, is here:
KIT INVENTORY:
SPECIALTY GRAIN
-- 1.5 lbs Belgian Pils
-- 0.75 lbs Oat Malt
-- 0.75 lbs Weyermann Pale Wheat
-- 0.5 lbs flaked barley
-- 0.5 lbs flaked wheat
-- 0.5 lbs flaked oats
FERMENTABLES
-- 6.3 lbs Pilsen malt syrup late addition (15 min)
-- 2 lbs Corn Sugar late addition (end of boil)
HOPS & FLAVORINGS
-- 1 oz Styrian Goldings (First Wort Hop)
-- 0.25 oz Saaz (60 min)
-- 0.75 oz Saaz (15 min)
-- 0.5 oz Coriander (0 min)
As far as hops (all pellets), I have (or will have) the Following (inc. what's in the kit):
16oz Ahtanum
3 oz Czech Saaz
4 oz German Hallertau
1-2 oz Sorachi Ace
1 oz Styrian Goldings
I've never really attempted to put together a hop schedule (only brewed a witbier out of a kit thus far, so...), but here's what I have come up with (via beerccalculus.com). It is 77.8 IBU/ 27 HBU, noting that I did not know I was going to be able to have access to Sorachi Ace at the time I formulated it:
60+min 1.0oz Styrian Goldings (first wort, per recipe)
60 min 1.25oz Ahtanum
60 min 0.75oz Hallertau
60 min 0.5oz Saaz
30 min 0.75oz Ahtanum
15 min 1.25oz Ahtanum
15 min 1.0oz Saaz
15 min 1.0oz Hallertau
dry-hop ?? Ahtanum
I was thinking that the Sorachi Ace should be a late addition, and no more than an ounce (half or 3-quarters more likely).
What I am shooting for is the idea of Chouffe Houblon, but with a Karmeliet grain base and the addition of honey (a la Hopslam) thinking the sweetness would of it should offset the IBU's. I have heard Ahtanum can be underwelming as a base hop, but I don't want the hops to be overpowering, either. I could also probably pick up an ounce of two of of something with a higher AA when I get the Sorachi Ace on Saturday, though.
Thoughts? Criticisms? Jokes (even at my expense)?