Imperial Mild

[godofcheese]

Ok, So I was catching up on the brewdogs blog and saw they were making a 1.1abv beer with over 200ibu. While that along does sound rather amusing, I thought why not take the hops down to a level that I can afford and bring up the abv to around 3. Here are my first thoughts. Suggestions would be great.

Imperial Mild:

Batch size 5 gallons
Boil size 6.7 gallons
Boil time 60 minutes
Grain weight 6 pounds
Efficiency 70%
Original gravity 1.035
Final gravity 1.012
Alcohol (by volume) 3.1%
Bitterness (IBU) 81
Color (SRM) 13.8°L

Grains:
Munich LME - 3lbs
CaraMunich - 2lbs
Maris Otter - 1lb

Hops:
Glacier - 1oz - First Wort Hopping (putting it in while steeping grains)
Magnum - 1 oz - 60 min
Glacier - .5 oz - 20 min
Glacier - .5 oz - 5 min

Yeast:
White Labs WLP 002 English Ale

 

[JLem]

I'm all for trying something different and doing what you like, but, honestly, I can't imagine this will taste particularly good, unless you like to chew on hop pellets. Your bitterness ratio is something like 2.3. Hoppy IIPAs only get to about 1.3.

 

[Teacher]

Looks a bit scary to me, to be perfectly honest.

 

[Ølbart]

I don't think you really want this. Brew an ordinary bitter instead -- 45 IBU max.

 

[MultumInParvo]

Hmm, I made a mild early this morning and I had .5 oz of 5% AA hops... You've certainly out done me in IBUs, but I am kind of concerned about how yours will taste...

 

[Yooper]

why so much caramunich malt? I'm just wondering. It seems like it would be cloyingly sweet and also highly hopped (bitter). I don't think that much crystal would be good in a 1.035 beer.

 

[godofcheese]

Ok, the Huge hops was the idea here.

As for why the caramunich, because I don't know what I am doing . . . .

 

[Brooklyn-Brewtality]

i would never brew this, but would be curious as hell to try a bottle.

 

[JLem]

Ok, the Huge hops was the idea here.

no problem with Huge hops (this just seems like so much as to make it Not-Very-Tasty Hops)...and if you want to do this, you should...but maybe make it a 1/2 batch.

 

[godofcheese]

no problem with Huge hops (this just seems like so much as to make it Not-Very-Tasty Hops)...and if you want to do this, you should...but maybe make it a 1/2 batch.

No question there. I always run at 1 gal batch first.

 

[JLem]

No question there. I always run at 1 gal batch first.

Well then, that's a horse of a different color. Why didn't you say so? In that case, full steam ahead, my friend!

 

[Yooper]

If it's a one gallon batch, then go ahead! I'd still cut the crystal by at least half, maybe more.