Joemama474
Well-Known Member
Hi!
I've got two all extract batches under my belt now (about to bottle the second and more or less enjoying the first) thanks to a Mr. Beer kit the wife got me for my birhday in early December. I've read How to Brew, as well as a couple other books, I've read alot on the forum, including the behemoth that is the Mr. Beer thread, and DB's thread on partial mash. I cut and pasted a mumber of the recipes given in the Mr. Beer thread (thanks for those, by the way) and with list clutched in sweaty hand I went to the LHBS and discovered that some of the ingredients I wanted weren't there.
So I improvised. Here's what I have available at the moment.
3lb Amber DME
1lb Crystal 20L
1lb Belgian Carapils
A buttload of corn sugar (there is an Apfelwein in the works)
1oz of Cascade Pellets, 7.5 AAU
1oz of Cascade Leaf, 8.2 AAU
1 Packet Safale S-04
1 Packet Safalt US-05
1 Packet RedStar Montrachet
I plugged some numbers into Beer Calculus and came up with the following recipe which will supposedly result in a beer that will comply with the BJCP guidelines for an American IPA, which just happens to be a favorite style of mine:
3lb Amber DME
10oz Belgian Carapils
8oz Crystal 20L
And then varying combinations of portions of hops at various time frames for the desired amount of bitterness.
The yeast would be the Safale US-05.
The estimated OG is 1.064, estimated FG 1.017, and estimated ABV is 6.3%. The IBU rating can be ranged up into the 80s.
This recipe will be a 2.5 gallon batch fermented in the Mr. Beer. Secondary is not available at the moment.
Here are my questions:
1. Do the ingredients listed above seem properly proportioned and correct for a beer of this type? My research indicates that the ingredients themselves are OK, I'm most curious about the proportions.
2. What does "60 IBU" translate to in a finished brew? I love me some hops, but if it's any more hoppy, or should I say less balanced, than say a Bell's Two Hearted, I probably won't enjoy it as much.
3. Hop additions: I've read a lot about this, some say use the leaf for bittering and pellets for aroma. Others say the opposite. What does this group think?
I didn't intend to "create" a recipe on my first partial mash. I was hoping to replicate the work of others, but it doesn't appear I have that luxury at the moment. The other thing I'm open to is if someone has a better idea for what I could do with the items listed above. I'm a sponge.
I appreciate your time.
Thanks,
Joe
I've got two all extract batches under my belt now (about to bottle the second and more or less enjoying the first) thanks to a Mr. Beer kit the wife got me for my birhday in early December. I've read How to Brew, as well as a couple other books, I've read alot on the forum, including the behemoth that is the Mr. Beer thread, and DB's thread on partial mash. I cut and pasted a mumber of the recipes given in the Mr. Beer thread (thanks for those, by the way) and with list clutched in sweaty hand I went to the LHBS and discovered that some of the ingredients I wanted weren't there.
So I improvised. Here's what I have available at the moment.
3lb Amber DME
1lb Crystal 20L
1lb Belgian Carapils
A buttload of corn sugar (there is an Apfelwein in the works)
1oz of Cascade Pellets, 7.5 AAU
1oz of Cascade Leaf, 8.2 AAU
1 Packet Safale S-04
1 Packet Safalt US-05
1 Packet RedStar Montrachet
I plugged some numbers into Beer Calculus and came up with the following recipe which will supposedly result in a beer that will comply with the BJCP guidelines for an American IPA, which just happens to be a favorite style of mine:
3lb Amber DME
10oz Belgian Carapils
8oz Crystal 20L
And then varying combinations of portions of hops at various time frames for the desired amount of bitterness.
The yeast would be the Safale US-05.
The estimated OG is 1.064, estimated FG 1.017, and estimated ABV is 6.3%. The IBU rating can be ranged up into the 80s.
This recipe will be a 2.5 gallon batch fermented in the Mr. Beer. Secondary is not available at the moment.
Here are my questions:
1. Do the ingredients listed above seem properly proportioned and correct for a beer of this type? My research indicates that the ingredients themselves are OK, I'm most curious about the proportions.
2. What does "60 IBU" translate to in a finished brew? I love me some hops, but if it's any more hoppy, or should I say less balanced, than say a Bell's Two Hearted, I probably won't enjoy it as much.
3. Hop additions: I've read a lot about this, some say use the leaf for bittering and pellets for aroma. Others say the opposite. What does this group think?
I didn't intend to "create" a recipe on my first partial mash. I was hoping to replicate the work of others, but it doesn't appear I have that luxury at the moment. The other thing I'm open to is if someone has a better idea for what I could do with the items listed above. I'm a sponge.
I appreciate your time.
Thanks,
Joe