Brew_G
Well-Known Member
I'll be brewing the below recipe in the next couple weeks, and was hoping for a little feedback. This will be my first dry hopped beer, so I'm pretty curious as to how it'll turn out. I don't want to overdo it, but I do want to get a nice punch of hops out of it. I want to keep this hop schedule fairly simple, though, as I have a couple more involved beers on deck. The idea was to be a little more aggressive with the Cascade and then use the Columbus dry hop to add some depth of hop character.
Recipe Type: All Grain BIAB
Yeast: Harvested Bell's House Ale Yeast (Third Gen)
Yeast Starter: 1.5L
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV: 6.00%
IBU: 33.5
Boiling Time: 60 minutes
SRM: 7.87
Grain Bill
10 lbs Briess 2-row [92.0%]
6 oz Crystal 10L [3.4%]
6 oz Crystal 60L [3.4%]
2 oz Crystal 120L [1.2%]
Mash Schedule
60-minute mash at 152F with 1-gallon sparge
Hop Schedule
0.60 oz Columbus Pellet (12.9 AA) - 20 min [17.56]
1.50 oz Cascade Pellet (7.9 AA) - 10 min [15.90]
1.50 oz Cascade Pellet (9 AA) - 0 min
1.50 oz Cascade Pellet (9 AA) - Dryhop 5 days in primary
0.75 oz Columbus Pellet (12.9 AA) - Dryhop 5 days in primary
Primary Fermentation: 59F basement. Pitch at 67F and let temp fall until fermentation starts. Raise to 69F in aquarium heater bath after initial fermentation ends and hold for 7 days, then bump to 71F for 7 days. Cold crash at 40F for two days prior to bottling, bringing temp to 65F for bottling.
Secondary Fermentation: None
I realize it's all about personal preference, but does anyone think this hop schedule looks a little aggressive for a 1.057 beer? Would you add more or take some away - whether Cascade or Columbus - somewhere? Maybe dry hop for more than five days?
I'm also not sure if adding the C120 matters or not. I figured I'd add it for a little color, but I'm not opposed to axing it.
Recipe Type: All Grain BIAB
Yeast: Harvested Bell's House Ale Yeast (Third Gen)
Yeast Starter: 1.5L
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV: 6.00%
IBU: 33.5
Boiling Time: 60 minutes
SRM: 7.87
Grain Bill
10 lbs Briess 2-row [92.0%]
6 oz Crystal 10L [3.4%]
6 oz Crystal 60L [3.4%]
2 oz Crystal 120L [1.2%]
Mash Schedule
60-minute mash at 152F with 1-gallon sparge
Hop Schedule
0.60 oz Columbus Pellet (12.9 AA) - 20 min [17.56]
1.50 oz Cascade Pellet (7.9 AA) - 10 min [15.90]
1.50 oz Cascade Pellet (9 AA) - 0 min
1.50 oz Cascade Pellet (9 AA) - Dryhop 5 days in primary
0.75 oz Columbus Pellet (12.9 AA) - Dryhop 5 days in primary
Primary Fermentation: 59F basement. Pitch at 67F and let temp fall until fermentation starts. Raise to 69F in aquarium heater bath after initial fermentation ends and hold for 7 days, then bump to 71F for 7 days. Cold crash at 40F for two days prior to bottling, bringing temp to 65F for bottling.
Secondary Fermentation: None
I realize it's all about personal preference, but does anyone think this hop schedule looks a little aggressive for a 1.057 beer? Would you add more or take some away - whether Cascade or Columbus - somewhere? Maybe dry hop for more than five days?
I'm also not sure if adding the C120 matters or not. I figured I'd add it for a little color, but I'm not opposed to axing it.