Need your help formulating an IPA with a HUGE citrus character. I researched "citrus bomb" and hop combinations and came up with some ideas but I thought I could go bigger so I'm calling this Citrus Nuclear Carpet Bomb IPA. Obviously, this recipe will focus on hops, so I'm curious about your feedback. The malt should be pretty light with a little bit of character from the Maris Otter and small amount of Crystal 10 steeping grains. I have a lot of hops to choose from, but my initial thought was to blend Amarillo, Citra, and Centennial in equal proportions for each hop addition. I also have Cascade, Simcoe, Mosaic, Columbus, and Chinook to use if they would fit the recipe better. All are whole leaf but I also have Amarillo and Citra in pellet form.
Keep in mind this is a 2.5 gallon batch
0.25 lb Crystal 10 steeping grains
3.15 lb Maris Otter LME, 0.8 lb Pilsen DME, and 0.25 lb Sucrose: 1.064 OG
Nottingham yeast, 5-6 grams rehydrated with O2 injection and fermented in the low 60's.
0.5 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at 30 minutes
0.75 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at 15 minutes
0.75 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at 10 minutes
0.75 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at 5 minutes
1.0 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at flameout (added below 170, then hold for 30 minutes)
2.0 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix dry hop (in keg)
What do you think of the hop combination, amounts, and timing? I've done a lot of single-hop recipes lately so I want to branch out a little, but want to keep a theme and not throw in too many different hops. I'm also not good enough to know what hop to put at what time, so I figured the blend idea would work. Did a similar blend with Amarillo, Citra, and Cascade on a wheat a little bit ago and it worked out really well.
Keep in mind this is a 2.5 gallon batch
0.25 lb Crystal 10 steeping grains
3.15 lb Maris Otter LME, 0.8 lb Pilsen DME, and 0.25 lb Sucrose: 1.064 OG
Nottingham yeast, 5-6 grams rehydrated with O2 injection and fermented in the low 60's.
0.5 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at 30 minutes
0.75 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at 15 minutes
0.75 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at 10 minutes
0.75 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at 5 minutes
1.0 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix at flameout (added below 170, then hold for 30 minutes)
2.0 oz Amarillo/Citra/Centennial hop mix dry hop (in keg)
What do you think of the hop combination, amounts, and timing? I've done a lot of single-hop recipes lately so I want to branch out a little, but want to keep a theme and not throw in too many different hops. I'm also not good enough to know what hop to put at what time, so I figured the blend idea would work. Did a similar blend with Amarillo, Citra, and Cascade on a wheat a little bit ago and it worked out really well.