New homebrewer here.
I received the Dead Ringer IPA recipe kit as part of my starter kit (Dead Ringer IPA PDF). From all accounts, it's supposedly exceptionally good. However, my roommate is not a big fan of IPAs at all. I'm not much of one either (I don't dislike them though), and don't pleasure the prospect of having to drink 5 gallons of a brew we both don't particularly love.
I want to alter the recipe and make some sort of compromise between the IPA and other ales that are not as hoppy.
Here's what I'm thinking with the hop schedule:
.5 oz Centennial (60 min)
.5 oz Centennial (20 min)
1 oz Centennial (5 min)
1 oz Centennial (dry hop)
vs the original hop schedule:
1 oz Centennial (60 min)
1 oz Centennial (20 min)
2 oz Centennial (5 min)
1 oz Centennial (dry hop)
what kind of ale am I making at this point? Is this a good compromise?
I received the Dead Ringer IPA recipe kit as part of my starter kit (Dead Ringer IPA PDF). From all accounts, it's supposedly exceptionally good. However, my roommate is not a big fan of IPAs at all. I'm not much of one either (I don't dislike them though), and don't pleasure the prospect of having to drink 5 gallons of a brew we both don't particularly love.
I want to alter the recipe and make some sort of compromise between the IPA and other ales that are not as hoppy.
Here's what I'm thinking with the hop schedule:
.5 oz Centennial (60 min)
.5 oz Centennial (20 min)
1 oz Centennial (5 min)
1 oz Centennial (dry hop)
vs the original hop schedule:
1 oz Centennial (60 min)
1 oz Centennial (20 min)
2 oz Centennial (5 min)
1 oz Centennial (dry hop)
what kind of ale am I making at this point? Is this a good compromise?