eandersen
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Went to the LHBS with plans to pick up the ingredients for an all Amarillo IPA that called for 6oz Amarillo. Long story short I was only able to get 4oz of Amarillo and also grabbed 1oz each of Simcoe and Citra. The %AA on everything was a bit above what Beersmith estimated to the IBUs are all in the same range. But I'm wondering whether I should possibly bitter with some of the Simcoe and save a little Amarillo for dry hop, just to make a more efficient use of the hops. Here is what I have set up now.
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 1 6.7 %
7 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 2 93.3 %
1.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 28.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 4 9.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 5 3.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [14.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 6 3.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast 8 -
1.00 oz Citra [13.80 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [14.10 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
Comes out to about 45 IBUs.
Also, my yeast is super fresh. Like they JUST got the shipment in so its about a week old. Trying to figure out whether I want to take a little DME for a starter and get back to OG with table sugar or just let it ride as is.
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 1 6.7 %
7 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 2 93.3 %
1.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 28.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 4 9.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 5 3.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [14.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 6 3.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast 8 -
1.00 oz Citra [13.80 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [14.10 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
Comes out to about 45 IBUs.
Also, my yeast is super fresh. Like they JUST got the shipment in so its about a week old. Trying to figure out whether I want to take a little DME for a starter and get back to OG with table sugar or just let it ride as is.