rtstrider
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I'm in the process of creating a plain Jane, malt forward, lawnmower beer recipe and need some insight on bittering hops and carapils. I've been reading up on Munich Helles and the typical hop addition times and been working around that. It seems the typical hop addition is at 60 min and that's it unless someones wanting to get fancy lol So the question I have is would it matter if I used a noble hop at 60 min or say Magnum (I have a good bit left in the deep freezer) since it's a bittering addition only? The yeast I'm using is the local breweries house yeast which is pretty clean so it would work very well. Anywho here's the recipe I'm working with
Brew Method: BIAB
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.040
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV (standard): 4.78%
IBU (tinseth): 17.19
SRM (morey): 3.09
Mash pH: 0
FERMENTABLES:
8.8 lb - Pilsner (97.8%)
0.2 lb - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (2.2%)
HOPS:
1.1 oz - Hallertau Mittelfruh, Type: Pellet, AA: 3.75, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 17.19
Now that leads me to a few more questions. I want head retention more than body (no caramel malts) and would typically use white wheat around 5%. Would it be safe to use the 2% addition of carapils instead since it wouldn't contribute any flavor, or should I just stick with the 5% white wheat addition? The mash temp would be 152f for 60 min.
Brew Method: BIAB
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.040
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV (standard): 4.78%
IBU (tinseth): 17.19
SRM (morey): 3.09
Mash pH: 0
FERMENTABLES:
8.8 lb - Pilsner (97.8%)
0.2 lb - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (2.2%)
HOPS:
1.1 oz - Hallertau Mittelfruh, Type: Pellet, AA: 3.75, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 17.19
Now that leads me to a few more questions. I want head retention more than body (no caramel malts) and would typically use white wheat around 5%. Would it be safe to use the 2% addition of carapils instead since it wouldn't contribute any flavor, or should I just stick with the 5% white wheat addition? The mash temp would be 152f for 60 min.