chexjc
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Hey guys,
I have some leftover extract recipe kits I never got a chance to brew this winter. I think the ingredients should be alright (they're from November), as the malts and steeping grains remained sealed in the refrigerator and the hops in the freezer in oxygen-sealed packaging. The dry yeasts were stored in the fridge as well, but I'm a little more concerned about those. However, I've been told that they're probably okay.
Anyway, I want to merge some ingredients to make a hoppy brown ale...something a bit more summery. Here's what I'm thinking:
Steeping Grains: (these are premixed from one of the kits) 8oz. Munich Malt, 8oz. Carawheat, 4oz. Carafa II, 4oz. Chocolate Rye, and 4oz. Melanoidin.
Extracts: 6lb Dark LME, 3.15lb Munich LME.
Hops: 1/2oz. Northern Brewer @ 60mins, 1oz. Vanguard @ 30mins, 1/2oz. Northern Brewer @ 20mins, 1oz. Cascade @ 5mins.
Yeast: Safale US-04
The hops are the thing I'm the least certain about. I also have an additional 1oz of Vanguard at my disposal. Does this recipe look about right for a brown ale on the hoppy side and can you suggest a better hop schedule?
I have some leftover extract recipe kits I never got a chance to brew this winter. I think the ingredients should be alright (they're from November), as the malts and steeping grains remained sealed in the refrigerator and the hops in the freezer in oxygen-sealed packaging. The dry yeasts were stored in the fridge as well, but I'm a little more concerned about those. However, I've been told that they're probably okay.
Anyway, I want to merge some ingredients to make a hoppy brown ale...something a bit more summery. Here's what I'm thinking:
Steeping Grains: (these are premixed from one of the kits) 8oz. Munich Malt, 8oz. Carawheat, 4oz. Carafa II, 4oz. Chocolate Rye, and 4oz. Melanoidin.
Extracts: 6lb Dark LME, 3.15lb Munich LME.
Hops: 1/2oz. Northern Brewer @ 60mins, 1oz. Vanguard @ 30mins, 1/2oz. Northern Brewer @ 20mins, 1oz. Cascade @ 5mins.
Yeast: Safale US-04
The hops are the thing I'm the least certain about. I also have an additional 1oz of Vanguard at my disposal. Does this recipe look about right for a brown ale on the hoppy side and can you suggest a better hop schedule?