Hi all,
I want to brew a low ABV beer for my dad who loves ale, especially APAs, but for medical reasons cannot drink too much alcohol! I've been inspired by a couple of threads, in particular the mad fermentationist recipe here: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2012/01/vienna-malt-session-ipa-recipe.html and so have adjusted the malt profile and yeast significantly from a typical APA. Perhaps this is straying too far into the mini-IPA territory, but comments on the recipe (as in, any obvious bad ideas) welcome:
35L batch, all grain
2.2 kg (46.3%) Maris Otter
2.2 kg (46.3%) Vienna
0.25 kg (5.3%) Dark Crystal (90L)
0.1 kg (2.1%) Aromatic
Will add all hops late:
~8 AAU citra, ~4 AAU cascade (15g each) @ 15 mins
~8 AAU citra, ~4 AAU cascade (20g each) @ 10 mins
50g each citra / cascade whirlpool
50g each citra / cascade dry hop
S-04 yeast.
BrewToad (god, sometimes BrewToad is so frustrating - the OG/IBU change when I save the recipe vs editing) has me at around 1.03 OG and 24 IBU.
Does this sound like too many mixed up styles?
Cheers!
I want to brew a low ABV beer for my dad who loves ale, especially APAs, but for medical reasons cannot drink too much alcohol! I've been inspired by a couple of threads, in particular the mad fermentationist recipe here: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2012/01/vienna-malt-session-ipa-recipe.html and so have adjusted the malt profile and yeast significantly from a typical APA. Perhaps this is straying too far into the mini-IPA territory, but comments on the recipe (as in, any obvious bad ideas) welcome:
35L batch, all grain
2.2 kg (46.3%) Maris Otter
2.2 kg (46.3%) Vienna
0.25 kg (5.3%) Dark Crystal (90L)
0.1 kg (2.1%) Aromatic
Will add all hops late:
~8 AAU citra, ~4 AAU cascade (15g each) @ 15 mins
~8 AAU citra, ~4 AAU cascade (20g each) @ 10 mins
50g each citra / cascade whirlpool
50g each citra / cascade dry hop
S-04 yeast.
BrewToad (god, sometimes BrewToad is so frustrating - the OG/IBU change when I save the recipe vs editing) has me at around 1.03 OG and 24 IBU.
Does this sound like too many mixed up styles?
Cheers!