2nd batch - AG IPA.
I think I may have butchered this. The LHBS hooked me up with hops that had AA levels higher than what I was expecting, so I adjusted the recipe the same day to accommodate. I think I may have completely bungled the hop schedule though.
10# Maris Otter
1# Carafoam
1# Crystal 20L
60 min - 1oz Brewer's Gold (8.1%AA)
- 1.25oz Northern Brewer (~8% AA)
20 min - 1 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.5% AA)
- .25 oz. NB
10 min - 1 oz. EKG
- .25 oz. NB
5 min - 1 oz. EKG
- .25 oz. NB
The Brewer's Gold and Northern Brewer are much higher in AA (~8%ish), so the vast majority of hop bitterness is coming from the 60 min hop infusion. It was only after I was already boiling I thought I should have maybe not had so much in at the 60 minute mark. Are the later hop additions going to add enough flavor to balance out/equal all the bitterness? I still have 1 oz each of EKG and NB, though I plan to only dry hop the EKG. It's about 85 IBU's :/ Coming off the boil, it was bitter but didn't seem to have as much hop flavour as I would have expected.
I think I may have butchered this. The LHBS hooked me up with hops that had AA levels higher than what I was expecting, so I adjusted the recipe the same day to accommodate. I think I may have completely bungled the hop schedule though.
10# Maris Otter
1# Carafoam
1# Crystal 20L
60 min - 1oz Brewer's Gold (8.1%AA)
- 1.25oz Northern Brewer (~8% AA)
20 min - 1 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.5% AA)
- .25 oz. NB
10 min - 1 oz. EKG
- .25 oz. NB
5 min - 1 oz. EKG
- .25 oz. NB
The Brewer's Gold and Northern Brewer are much higher in AA (~8%ish), so the vast majority of hop bitterness is coming from the 60 min hop infusion. It was only after I was already boiling I thought I should have maybe not had so much in at the 60 minute mark. Are the later hop additions going to add enough flavor to balance out/equal all the bitterness? I still have 1 oz each of EKG and NB, though I plan to only dry hop the EKG. It's about 85 IBU's :/ Coming off the boil, it was bitter but didn't seem to have as much hop flavour as I would have expected.