akithegood
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Hello everybody!
I've been a hobby brewer for a year or so now, and yesterday I stumbled upon an idea that might be the greatest one ever.
I rarely brew anything exactly to a style or follow recipes created by others. In my opinion the best part of brewing is experimenting with different techniques and ingredients. Lately I've been thinking of a nice, big double IPA with lots and lots of hop aroma, but I haven't been able to decide which hops to use. Yesterday I think I finally nailed it.
I present to you: CASCADE DIPA, hopped with Centennial, Ahtanum, Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo, Delta and Equinox - not a single cone of Cascade. The amount of different hops might be too much, but I want to give it a shot anyway.
I don't have access to a wort chiller, and so far I've been brewing no-chill. I think first wort hopping work really well with no-chilling, so I'm thinking 1/3 of total hops as FWH, 1/3 at flameout and 1/3 as dry hops for a week before bottling. I might let the wort settle and cool a bit before adding the flameout hops - maybe add them at -20min and let them steep for 10-15 minutes. What do you think?
Heres a "beta version" of the recipe:
CASCADE DIPA
Imperial IPA
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (G): 4.2
Total Grain (lb): 14.330
Total Hops (oz): 7.41
Original Gravity (OG): 1.089 (°P): 21.3
Final Gravity (FG): 1.017 (°P): 4.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 9.44 %
Colour (SRM): 14.6 (EBC): 28.8
Bitterness (IBU): 141.4 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
13.228 lb Pale Ale Malt (92.31%)
1.102 lb Crystal 150 (7.69%)
Hop Bill
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0.35 oz Ahtanum Pellet (4.8% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Amarillo Pellet (8.9% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Centennial Pellet (8.8% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Citra Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Delta Pellet (6% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Equinox Pellet (13.9% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Simcoe Pellet (12.9% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Ahtanum Pellet (4.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Amarillo Pellet (8.9% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Centennial Pellet (8.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Citra Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Delta Pellet (6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Equinox Pellet (13.9% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Simcoe Pellet (12.9% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Ahtanum Pellet (4.8% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Amarillo Pellet (8.9% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Centennial Pellet (8.8% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Citra Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Delta Pellet (6% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Equinox Pellet (13.9% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Simcoe Pellet (12.9% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
Single step Infusion at 149°F for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 68°F with Safale US-05
Waiting for the wort to cool a little it before adding the flameout hops would result in a little lower bitterness, maybe around 110 IBU's.
What do you think about the amounts of different hops and when to add them? I've never used Delta or Equinox, but I've heard that Delta has a rather weak aroma. Maybe I should forget the flameout addition and double the amount at DH? I've also heard complaints about Citra as a bittering hop - do you think that using it as a FWH will result in a harsh and unpleasant bitterness?
PS: Sorry for my English, I'm from Finland so I'm not a native speaker
I've been a hobby brewer for a year or so now, and yesterday I stumbled upon an idea that might be the greatest one ever.
I rarely brew anything exactly to a style or follow recipes created by others. In my opinion the best part of brewing is experimenting with different techniques and ingredients. Lately I've been thinking of a nice, big double IPA with lots and lots of hop aroma, but I haven't been able to decide which hops to use. Yesterday I think I finally nailed it.
I present to you: CASCADE DIPA, hopped with Centennial, Ahtanum, Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo, Delta and Equinox - not a single cone of Cascade. The amount of different hops might be too much, but I want to give it a shot anyway.
I don't have access to a wort chiller, and so far I've been brewing no-chill. I think first wort hopping work really well with no-chilling, so I'm thinking 1/3 of total hops as FWH, 1/3 at flameout and 1/3 as dry hops for a week before bottling. I might let the wort settle and cool a bit before adding the flameout hops - maybe add them at -20min and let them steep for 10-15 minutes. What do you think?
Heres a "beta version" of the recipe:
CASCADE DIPA
Imperial IPA
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (G): 4.2
Total Grain (lb): 14.330
Total Hops (oz): 7.41
Original Gravity (OG): 1.089 (°P): 21.3
Final Gravity (FG): 1.017 (°P): 4.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 9.44 %
Colour (SRM): 14.6 (EBC): 28.8
Bitterness (IBU): 141.4 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
13.228 lb Pale Ale Malt (92.31%)
1.102 lb Crystal 150 (7.69%)
Hop Bill
----------------
0.35 oz Ahtanum Pellet (4.8% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Amarillo Pellet (8.9% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Centennial Pellet (8.8% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Citra Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Delta Pellet (6% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Equinox Pellet (13.9% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Simcoe Pellet (12.9% Alpha) @ 100 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Ahtanum Pellet (4.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Amarillo Pellet (8.9% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Centennial Pellet (8.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Citra Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Delta Pellet (6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Equinox Pellet (13.9% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Simcoe Pellet (12.9% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Ahtanum Pellet (4.8% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Amarillo Pellet (8.9% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Centennial Pellet (8.8% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Citra Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Delta Pellet (6% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Equinox Pellet (13.9% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.35 oz Simcoe Pellet (12.9% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.1 oz/Gal)
Single step Infusion at 149°F for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 68°F with Safale US-05
Waiting for the wort to cool a little it before adding the flameout hops would result in a little lower bitterness, maybe around 110 IBU's.
What do you think about the amounts of different hops and when to add them? I've never used Delta or Equinox, but I've heard that Delta has a rather weak aroma. Maybe I should forget the flameout addition and double the amount at DH? I've also heard complaints about Citra as a bittering hop - do you think that using it as a FWH will result in a harsh and unpleasant bitterness?
PS: Sorry for my English, I'm from Finland so I'm not a native speaker