Looks great and love the sound of the hop combination. Any chance you could post the grain and hop bill?Haven’t posted a beer here in a while due to 3 month intermission in brewing. But just kegged this today and this is force carbed leftover sample. Double NEIPA with Waimea, Citra, Nectaron, and Nelson. VERY promising. Well balanced and extremely smooth. Altered my grain bill a bit and more orange color than my norm. Poor lighting. Great mouthfeel. Solid smooth bitterness, sweet mango/stone fruit/white wine with a little NZ spice on the end that I love. Aroma is Hop Fresh out of the bag. Would never know it’s 8.3%. Looking forward to when the keg is fully carbed.
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Sure, the grain bill was a little bit more complicated than it needed to be but since this was only the second brew in 3 months for me and I hadn't ordered anything, I did a bit more mixing and matching lol.Looks great and love the sound of the hop combination. Any chance you could post the grain and hop bill?
Beer #1 (MDH) | Beer #2 (LFDH) | Beer #3 (PFDH) | |
Mid-fermentation | 2oz Galaxy @ Day 5 | ||
Late fermentation | 3oz Galaxy, 2oz El Dorado, 2oz Mosaic and 1oz Citra on Day 10 | ||
Post-fermentation | 2oz El Dorado, 2oz Mosaic, 1oz Citra, 1oz Galaxy @ Day 10 | 3oz Galaxy, 2oz El Dorado, 2oz Mosaic and 1oz Citra on Day 10 |
Beer #1 (MDH) | Beer #2 (LFDH) | Beer #3 (PFDH) | |
Aroma | 8.46 | 7.21 | 6.61 |
Flavor | 20.43 | 18.64 | 18.68 |
Aftertaste | 13.14 | 13.50 | 13.21 |
Body/Mouthfeel | 21.54 | 19.61 | 20.25 |
Total | 71.93 | 67.14 | 66.86 |
Beer #1 (Mixed Dry Hop) was the decided winner by average. It received 71.93% of total points, whereas the other two received 67.14% and 66.86%, respectively. This is more than a 7% difference between #2 (LFDH) and #3 (PFDH) compared to Beer #1.
What We Learned
- Adding some hops toward the tail end of fermentation had a positive impact on flavor and aroma, however, adding the majority of hops post-fermentation at cooler temperatures helps avoid most of the hop burn.
Hey y'all, sorry if you saw me share this experiment on my Instagram or Reddit, but I know not everyone is on those so I'll share it on here as well. After all, this is the thread that taught me most of my techniques and methods and inspired this experiment
So two friends and I brewed up a 15 gallon batch of an experimental NEIPA that was split 3 ways. The wort itself was the same, as was the yeast, but this is where the similarities ended. Each of us used the same varieties and amounts of hops, but added them at different intervals.
Beer #1 (Mixed Dry Hop) - this is the beer that followed original Tuba Solo recipe (from CB&B mag). 2oz Galaxy during late fermentation stages (1.028), then D-rest and cold crash to 53F before adding the rest of the hops.
Beer #2 (Late Fermentation Dry Hop) - this is the beer with 100% of hops added in the last couple of points of fermentation at 70F.
Beer #3 (Post Fermentation Dry Hop) - this is the beer with 100% of hops added after the fermentation has finished, yeast was dropped out, and hops added at 53F.
Beer #1 (MDH) Beer #2 (LFDH) Beer #3 (PFDH) Mid-fermentation 2oz Galaxy @ Day 5 Late fermentation 3oz Galaxy, 2oz El Dorado, 2oz Mosaic and 1oz Citra on Day 10 Post-fermentation 2oz El Dorado, 2oz Mosaic, 1oz Citra, 1oz Galaxy @ Day 10 3oz Galaxy, 2oz El Dorado, 2oz Mosaic and 1oz Citra on Day 10
When these beers were carbonated, our homebrew club evaluated them and submitted a total of 28 sheets based on 4 categories, then the scores were averaged. The categories were Aroma, Flavor, Aftertaste and Body/Mouthfeel.
Beer #1 (Mixed Dry Hop) was the decided winner by average. It received 71.93% of total points, whereas the other two received 67.14% and 66.86%, respectively. This is more than a 7% difference between #2 (LFDH) and #3 (PFDH) compared to Beer #1.
While Beer #1 had the most comments complementing aroma, Beer #2 had the higher average in the Aftertaste category - I'm assuming this is due to slightly less hop burn as there were quite a few "hop burn" and "bitterness" comments on these beers. Admittedly, these beers were very fresh when they were served for the club (9 days after the dry hop). After another week, they all mellowed out significantly.
Beer #1 (MDH) Beer #2 (LFDH) Beer #3 (PFDH) Aroma 8.46 7.21 6.61 Flavor 20.43 18.64 18.68 Aftertaste 13.14 13.50 13.21 Body/Mouthfeel 21.54 19.61 20.25 Total 71.93 67.14 66.86
What We Learned
I wrote up a blog with the entire recipe, pics, data and everything if you're interested: dry hopping schedule experiment.
- Adding some hops toward the tail end of fermentation had a positive impact on flavor and aroma, however, adding the majority of hops post-fermentation at cooler temperatures helps avoid most of the hop burn.
- Galaxy is probably the #1 hop contributing to hop burn. I have been using the "cold crash to 53F, then dry hop" method for over a year now, and I have never experienced hop burn like this, or never at all with this process. All 3 of our beers received comments of astringent or "burny" aftertaste, but my beer (#3) received the bulk majority of those comments - 6 mentions in the comments. It's also worth noting that I had used a different bag of hops than the two other beers, which had 14.6% AA, whereas theirs only had 12.6% AA, which explains why their beers were much less astringent.
- Interestingly enough, Beer #1 was the only beer that got a Double Dry Hop, so this could have very well been a factor in it winning. I'm hoping to experiment with DDH a little more in the near future.
PS. This recipe was bonkers with 8oz Citra going into Whirlpool for 5 gallons and the beers all came out delicious. We placed in Top 3 at Drunk Monk with all 3 of our entries lol...
Maybe I'm misreading this, but wasn't #2 the only one with late fermentation hops and the one that scored the lowest on flavor? And #3, with all the hops post-fermentation at cool temps, had the most mentions of bitterness, bad aftertaste or hop burn, according to the blog post?
What were the Standard Deviations and/or Standard Errors for all of the scores?
Just threw this into a calculator for ya:
Overall Standard Deviation s = 18.055232
#1. s = 17.8
#2. s = 17.7
#3. s = 18.8
You can tell that Beer #3 was very polarizing. Folks either loved it or hated it.
Thanks for that. Think I need to do one of those brews to use up all the bits of grain I have. Report back on it after it's had time to condition.Sure, the grain bill was a little bit more complicated than it needed to be but since this was only the second brew in 3 months for me and I hadn't ordered anything, I did a bit more mixing and matching lol.
Grains: (beersmith SRM was 5.6 where Im usually in the mid-high 4s)
37% 2-row
29% Golden promise
16% spelt
11% malted oats
4% carafoam
3% carahell
Hops:
Boil: Waimea @ 15min, 10min for 0.5oz each, Waimea and Citra @ 5min for 0.25oz each
WP: 45min @155F - Waimea 1.25oz, Nelson 1.00oz, Nectaron 1.75oz
DH1: Nectaron 2.00oz, Nelson 2.00oz, Citra Lupomax 1.0oz
DH2: Nectaron 3.00oz, Nelson 1.00oz, Citra Lupomax 1.0oz
I do my DHs after fermentation done and soft crashing, DH at 54F for both 24hrs apart, Hard crash to 38F ~20hrs after the second DH. I kegged about 4days post first DH.
I LOVE Waimea for hot side. great alpha acids but great flavor as well so thought it would be great candidate for late boil and no 60min addition. Beersmith calculated my IBUs at 45.6. I also have typically more balance between the boil, WP, and DH but this worked very well. Excited to taste this after its carbed and conditioned after a week but the force carbed sample on keg day was very good.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I did a DH during fermentation experiment by mistake recently. First time recipe attempt. Apparently my heater malfunctioned, probably sometime around peak fermentation, and the temp dropped into the 50’s. I didn’t realize exactly what happened at first, so I continued as I normally would. When I added DHs, the thing went into full bore fermentation again. It was a 100% Citra beer, and it was actually amazingly good. Juicy, mango citrus flavors that reminded me of JJJulius. Then it faded at the speed of light. Literally a week later it was trash.Hey y'all, sorry if you saw me share this experiment on my Instagram or Reddit, but I know not everyone is on those so I'll share it on here as well. After all, this is the thread that taught me most of my techniques and methods and inspired this experiment
So two friends and I brewed up a 15 gallon batch of an experimental NEIPA that was split 3 ways. The wort itself was the same, as was the yeast, but this is where the similarities ended. Each of us used the same varieties and amounts of hops, but added them at different intervals.
Beer #1 (Mixed Dry Hop) - this is the beer that followed original Tuba Solo recipe (from CB&B mag). 2oz Galaxy during late fermentation stages (1.028), then D-rest and cold crash to 53F before adding the rest of the hops.
Beer #2 (Late Fermentation Dry Hop) - this is the beer with 100% of hops added in the last couple of points of fermentation at 70F.
Beer #3 (Post Fermentation Dry Hop) - this is the beer with 100% of hops added after the fermentation has finished, yeast was dropped out, and hops added at 53F.
Beer #1 (MDH) Beer #2 (LFDH) Beer #3 (PFDH) Mid-fermentation 2oz Galaxy @ Day 5 Late fermentation 3oz Galaxy, 2oz El Dorado, 2oz Mosaic and 1oz Citra on Day 10 Post-fermentation 2oz El Dorado, 2oz Mosaic, 1oz Citra, 1oz Galaxy @ Day 10 3oz Galaxy, 2oz El Dorado, 2oz Mosaic and 1oz Citra on Day 10
When these beers were carbonated, our homebrew club evaluated them and submitted a total of 28 sheets based on 4 categories, then the scores were averaged. The categories were Aroma, Flavor, Aftertaste and Body/Mouthfeel.
Beer #1 (Mixed Dry Hop) was the decided winner by average. It received 71.93% of total points, whereas the other two received 67.14% and 66.86%, respectively. This is more than a 7% difference between #2 (LFDH) and #3 (PFDH) compared to Beer #1.
While Beer #1 had the most comments complementing aroma, Beer #2 had the higher average in the Aftertaste category - I'm assuming this is due to slightly less hop burn as there were quite a few "hop burn" and "bitterness" comments on these beers. Admittedly, these beers were very fresh when they were served for the club (9 days after the dry hop). After another week, they all mellowed out significantly.
Beer #1 (MDH) Beer #2 (LFDH) Beer #3 (PFDH) Aroma 8.46 7.21 6.61 Flavor 20.43 18.64 18.68 Aftertaste 13.14 13.50 13.21 Body/Mouthfeel 21.54 19.61 20.25 Total 71.93 67.14 66.86
What We Learned
I wrote up a blog with the entire recipe, pics, data and everything if you're interested: dry hopping schedule experiment.
- Adding some hops toward the tail end of fermentation had a positive impact on flavor and aroma, however, adding the majority of hops post-fermentation at cooler temperatures helps avoid most of the hop burn.
- Galaxy is probably the #1 hop contributing to hop burn. I have been using the "cold crash to 53F, then dry hop" method for over a year now, and I have never experienced hop burn like this, or never at all with this process. All 3 of our beers received comments of astringent or "burny" aftertaste, but my beer (#3) received the bulk majority of those comments - 6 mentions in the comments. It's also worth noting that I had used a different bag of hops than the two other beers, which had 14.6% AA, whereas theirs only had 12.6% AA, which explains why their beers were much less astringent.
- Interestingly enough, Beer #1 was the only beer that got a Double Dry Hop, so this could have very well been a factor in it winning. I'm hoping to experiment with DDH a little more in the near future.
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PS. This recipe was bonkers with 8oz Citra going into Whirlpool for 5 gallons and the beers all came out delicious. We placed in Top 3 at Drunk Monk with all 3 of our entries lol...
Sorry, I don't quite understand. Are you saying that the scores with 1 standard deviation were:
#1) 71.93 +/- 17.8
#2) 67.14 +/- 17.7
#3) 66.86 +/- 18.8
If that's the case, then individual results were all over the place!
Thanks for checking!
@secretlevel awesome thanks for sharing!
I'm curious as to whether or not you think hop creep affected this experiment. I've shifted my methods more towards #3 to avoid it, but maybe hop creep isn't a bad thing if you plan for it. Seems like in order of most affected to least affected it would go #2, #1, followed by #3.
I read through the blog, awesome job btw, and was curious what beer you liked best? I have been tempted to do something like #1 but have heard negative things about early dry hopping such as the beer not having stable haze and possibly creating more hop burn, but it looks like I’ll have to try it out on my next batch. Thanks for the info!You're right, I considered Beer #3 a bit of an odd ball in this situation since the Galaxy used there was 2 percentage points higher and likely contributed to hop burn more than anything else. For this bulletpoint, I'm mostly comparing #1 and #2.
Especially since I have had zero issues with hop burn in the past year of using method that Beer #3 utilized, I'm confident that a different lot of Galaxy or a different hop would have lead to a different outcome. What would you conclude from the experiment?
Just threw this into a calculator for ya:
Overall Standard Deviation s = 18.055232
#1. s = 17.8
#2. s = 17.7
#3. s = 18.8
You can tell that Beer #3 was very polarizing. Folks either loved it or hated it.
Definitely, people who rated the beers weren't all NEIPA fans, so their scores really varied. It also shows how different the beers were just because of the changes in the hops and the hop schedules.
Absolutely! While Beers #1 and #3 finished at 1.023, Beer #2 finished at 1.021. It's possible that not all of our hydrometers are accurate to the point, but our OG's on the Tilts were within one point of each other.
Not to steer this off of the experiment that @secretlevel did an amazing job on but curious if someone can point me in the direction of a grain bill that will get me this kind of look...
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My last two grain bills consisted of the following...
2 row
White Wheat
Malted Oats
and...
2 row
Pale Wheat
Flaked Oats
Honey Malt
Neither of those beers looked anything like this. I'm striving for that really faint opaque, orange glow. Any tips on what kind of grain bill will get me there?
This looks extremely light to me... Like 2.5 to 3 SRM... 4 max. Also, photo lighting makes a huge difference in the photo, so that can be a huge factor in making that picture look really light. Where is the photo from?
What was the SRM on the above grain bills you made?
Mine below is 6.3. And your picrture looks a lot lighter.
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I use 3% honey malt when I want a slight orange color but you could really use any 25ish L grainNot to steer this off of the experiment that @secretlevel did an amazing job on but curious if someone can point me in the direction of a grain bill that will get me this kind of look...
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My last two grain bills consisted of the following...
2 row
White Wheat
Malted Oats
and...
2 row
Pale Wheat
Flaked Oats
Honey Malt
Neither of those beers looked anything like this. I'm striving for that really faint opaque, orange glow. Any tips on what kind of grain bill will get me there?
I see your point! A couple of those pictures look significantly more orange!! Makes me feel better about the color in that first one.Here is a link to a bunch of photos of that beer. Its really interesting take on how lighting affects things.
https://untappd.com/b/charles-towne-fermentory-oh-alice/4756557/photos
By the looks of it, you are not too far off with the first grain bill.
This helps!! Thanks for the comparison.Lighting and vessel are honestly everything. This is the same beer two days between pours s as bad different glasses
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I use 3% honey malt when I want a slight orange color but you could really use any 25ish L grain View attachment 763822
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The calculated for the first picture is 5.1 and the calculated for the second is 3.9. These estimated SRMs came from Bru’n water calculationsThanks for sharing this. I planned to focus on color/appearance on my next few brews and would like to develop a base yellowish and a base orangish color. Do you happen to know roughly where these fall on the SRM scale in your software?
I read through the blog, awesome job btw, and was curious what beer you liked best? I have been tempted to do something like #1 but have heard negative things about early dry hopping such as the beer not having stable haze and possibly creating more hop burn, but it looks like I’ll have to try it out on my next batch. Thanks for the info!
That super light color appears even lighter in the photo due to extra light shining right on the glass. I've had neipas in that range before. 2 Row, White wheat, Flaked Oats: 65%, 20% 15%. Kind of boring grain flavor to be honest. Let's the hops shine, but I prefer a slightly darker color, say more orange. @Dgallo gets good results with a small amount of honey malt.Not to steer this off of the experiment that @secretlevel did an amazing job on but curious if someone can point me in the direction of a grain bill that will get me this kind of look...
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My last two grain bills consisted of the following...
2 row
White Wheat
Malted Oats
and...
2 row
Pale Wheat
Flaked Oats
Honey Malt
Neither of those beers looked anything like this. I'm striving for that really faint opaque, orange glow. Any tips on what kind of grain bill will get me there?
Personally, I got away from GP. I prefer it in British/Amber Ales.Nobody's doing a mix of 2-row & Golden Promise for the base malt anymore?
I seem to remember that being popular a few years ago.
Flaked oats have higher manganese content which speeds the oxidation reactions. Maybe that's not the exact scientific method, but Mn definitely makes it worse. It is a big reason why many have switched to oat malt or GNO (basically oat crystal) as these have lower Mn content. I do think Flaked oats still have their place, but your observations are in line previously posted articles.That super light color appears even lighter in the photo due to extra light shining right on the glass. I've had neipas in that range before. 2 Row, White wheat, Flaked Oats: 65%, 20% 15%. Kind of boring grain flavor to be honest. Let's the hops shine, but I prefer a slightly darker color, say more orange. @Dgallo gets good results with a small amount of honey malt.
I've recently switched to Mecca Grade 2 Row and White Wheat with some carafoam, and that gets me a nice deep orange. I feel it doesn't oxidize as fast either. I'd like to say it has a more complex grain flavor as well, but I don't have anything to measure, except my brain. And that might not be the best indicator lol.
I haven't used flaked oats in about 6 months, or 8 batches or so. I feel the end product is much better. I didn't switch specifically because of oxidation issues, as I've been lucky to not have experienced extreme oxidation, but I'm definitely aware of the literature regarding flaked adjuncts and oxidation and shelf life! Love Janish's book. Thanks man!Flaked oats have higher manganese content which speeds the oxidation reactions. Maybe that's not the exact scientific method, but Mn definitely makes it worse. It is a big reason why many have switched to oat malt or GNO (basically oat crystal) as these have lower Mn content. I do think Flaked oats still have their place, but your observations are in line previously posted articles.
I swore Janish wrote about this, maybe it was in the book, I couldnt find it on his blog. Actually I just found this article which points out it was in his book.
https://beermaverick.com/how-to-reduce-oxidation-of-new-england-hazy-ipas/
"According to Scott Janish, author of The New IPA, “Oxygen needs to be converted to a radical activated form before it can react with other species in beer. This activation can be caused by trace metals in beer, like iron, copper, or manganese.” Scott added “Unmalted grains have more manganese than malted grains.”
Nobody's doing a mix of 2-row & Golden Promise for the base malt anymore?
I seem to remember that being popular a few years ago.
Can I ask what your SRM is at on that recipe? Beautiful beer my friend!View attachment 763896
9 lb (54.6%) - Viking 2-Row Xtra Pale Malt - Grain - 1.8 °L
4 lb (24.2%) - Simpsons Pale Ale Golden Promise - Grain - 2.4 °L
1 1b (6.1%) - Briess Carapils - Grain - 1.5 °L
1 Ib (6.1%) - Oats, Flaked - Grain - 2.5°L
8 oz (3%) - Thomas Fawcett Oats, Malted - Grain - 2 °L
8 oz (3%) - Wheat Flaked - Grain - 1°L
8 oz (3%) - Briess Wheat White Malt - Grain - 2.3 °L
This is my newest batch and it is great, still needs some carbonation but the aroma is flying out of the glass. And the color is beautiful (even without the flash on, just bad lighting in my basement). All that to say I used some Golden Promise in this recipe and it is working well.
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9 lb (54.6%) - Viking 2-Row Xtra Pale Malt - Grain - 1.8 °L
4 lb (24.2%) - Simpsons Pale Ale Golden Promise - Grain - 2.4 °L
1 1b (6.1%) - Briess Carapils - Grain - 1.5 °L
1 Ib (6.1%) - Oats, Flaked - Grain - 2.5°L
8 oz (3%) - Thomas Fawcett Oats, Malted - Grain - 2 °L
8 oz (3%) - Wheat Flaked - Grain - 1°L
8 oz (3%) - Briess Wheat White Malt - Grain - 2.3 °L
This is my newest batch and it is great, still needs some carbonation but the aroma is flying out of the glass. And the color is beautiful (even without the flash on, just bad lighting in my basement). All that to say I used some Golden Promise in this recipe and it is working well.
It is based on the Verdant recipe and Brew Father says it’s 4.3 SRM. I used Mosaic, Sabro, and Galaxy in the dry hop incase you were wondering as I know different hops can add more “haze” than others.Can I ask what your SRM is at on that recipe? Beautiful beer my friend!
Nobody's doing a mix of 2-row & Golden Promise for the base malt anymore?
I seem to remember that being popular a few years ago.
Do you remove your WP hops when transferring the wort to the fermenter? Or do you let the WP hops into the fermenter?
I guess I am supposed to remove them, but then WP hopping with loose pellets it is hard to separate them completely from the wort before the transfer.
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