Looking for some feedback on a pale ale recipe I'm putting together for the weekend. The last pale ale I made, I was very underwhelmed with the hops and the bitterness. IBU's on that one came out at 37 and my hop schedule was the following:
.50oz columbus @ 60, .50oz centennial @ 15, .50oz cascade @ 5, 1.0oz cascade @ flame out, 2oz cascade whole cones and 1oz centennial pellets for dry hop.
That was just very underwhelming and definitely was lacking in aroma. Bitterness wasn't bad actually so I tried not to bring it up too much in this one.
What are your thoughts on the hop schedule below? Am I going crazy with the amount of hops? I don't think that's crazy but you never know...
Any feedback is welcome.
SPECIFICATIONS:
OG 1.050
FG 1.011
IBU's 47.23
SRM 7.15
ABV 5.09%
GRAIN BILL:
9.46 lbs 2 Row (87.5%)
.40 lbs Crystal 20L (3.5%)
.47 lbs Crystal 60L (4.0%)
.57 lbs Munich 10L (5.0%)
60 minute mash @ 152*F
HOPS/BOIL ADDITIONS:
60 Min. = .35 oz Warrior
10 Min. = .50 oz Citra
10 Min. = .50 oz Azacca
5 min. = .50 oz Citra
5 min. = .50 oz Azacca
Flame Out = 1.0 oz Citra
Flame Out = 1.0 oz Azacca
PRIMARY FERMENTATION
Yeast - WLP001 California Ale.
68*F for the first 4-5 days then start ramp up
DRY HOP
1.0 oz Citra (5 days)
1.0 oz Azacca (5 days)
EDIT: Changed bittering addition to Warrior instead of Citra.
.50oz columbus @ 60, .50oz centennial @ 15, .50oz cascade @ 5, 1.0oz cascade @ flame out, 2oz cascade whole cones and 1oz centennial pellets for dry hop.
That was just very underwhelming and definitely was lacking in aroma. Bitterness wasn't bad actually so I tried not to bring it up too much in this one.
What are your thoughts on the hop schedule below? Am I going crazy with the amount of hops? I don't think that's crazy but you never know...
Any feedback is welcome.
SPECIFICATIONS:
OG 1.050
FG 1.011
IBU's 47.23
SRM 7.15
ABV 5.09%
GRAIN BILL:
9.46 lbs 2 Row (87.5%)
.40 lbs Crystal 20L (3.5%)
.47 lbs Crystal 60L (4.0%)
.57 lbs Munich 10L (5.0%)
60 minute mash @ 152*F
HOPS/BOIL ADDITIONS:
60 Min. = .35 oz Warrior
10 Min. = .50 oz Citra
10 Min. = .50 oz Azacca
5 min. = .50 oz Citra
5 min. = .50 oz Azacca
Flame Out = 1.0 oz Citra
Flame Out = 1.0 oz Azacca
PRIMARY FERMENTATION
Yeast - WLP001 California Ale.
68*F for the first 4-5 days then start ramp up
DRY HOP
1.0 oz Citra (5 days)
1.0 oz Azacca (5 days)
EDIT: Changed bittering addition to Warrior instead of Citra.
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