wowbeeryum
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My first batch of home brew is in bottles so I'm ready to have another go at it. For my first beer I used a kit put together by my LHBS. For my second beer I was hoping to do an extract clone of NB Hoptober. About Hoptober (from NB website):
Five hops and four malts make Hoptober Golden Ale a veritable cornucopia of the earth. Pale and wheat malt are mashed with rye and oats to create a medium-bodied ale with a creamy mouthfeel.
Centennial, Cascade, Sterling, Willamette, and Glacier hops form a bonfire of citrus notes, fruity cheers and a bold finale.
ABV - 6.0%
IBU - 40
Calories - 160
Hops - Centennial, Cascade, Sterling, Glacier, Willamette
Malts - Pale, Rye, Oats, C-80, Wheat
OG - 16
TG - 2.6
I searched on hopville and found this recipe: http://hopville.com/recipe/954365/american-pale-ale-recipes/hoptober-clone-lme
Batch size: 5 gal
Boil: 3 gal
6lbs Pale Liquid Extract
12oz Wheat, Torrified
12oz Briess Carapils
8oz Briess Crystal 20L
4oz Flaked Barley
60 min 0.5 oz Centennial pellet
60 min 0.75oz Willamette pellet
30 min 0.5 oz Cascade pellet
15 min 0.5 oz Sterling pellet
dry hop 1.0 oz Glacier pellet (7 days)
WLP051 California Ale V Yeast
It looks similar to the all grain and partial mash Hoptober clones on hopville. There are some yeast differences (some used WLP001 California Ale, Wyeast American and American II Ale, and US-05) and hop amount differences (some used anywhere from .25-.5oz more in some of the additions).
I am still brand new so I have no concept of how this would actually turn out. How does it look? Any suggestions/changes? Yeast thoughts? I'd love to avoid having to make a starter if possible, so the US-05 is tempting if it's suitable.
Thanks in advance.
Five hops and four malts make Hoptober Golden Ale a veritable cornucopia of the earth. Pale and wheat malt are mashed with rye and oats to create a medium-bodied ale with a creamy mouthfeel.
Centennial, Cascade, Sterling, Willamette, and Glacier hops form a bonfire of citrus notes, fruity cheers and a bold finale.
ABV - 6.0%
IBU - 40
Calories - 160
Hops - Centennial, Cascade, Sterling, Glacier, Willamette
Malts - Pale, Rye, Oats, C-80, Wheat
OG - 16
TG - 2.6
I searched on hopville and found this recipe: http://hopville.com/recipe/954365/american-pale-ale-recipes/hoptober-clone-lme
Batch size: 5 gal
Boil: 3 gal
6lbs Pale Liquid Extract
12oz Wheat, Torrified
12oz Briess Carapils
8oz Briess Crystal 20L
4oz Flaked Barley
60 min 0.5 oz Centennial pellet
60 min 0.75oz Willamette pellet
30 min 0.5 oz Cascade pellet
15 min 0.5 oz Sterling pellet
dry hop 1.0 oz Glacier pellet (7 days)
WLP051 California Ale V Yeast
It looks similar to the all grain and partial mash Hoptober clones on hopville. There are some yeast differences (some used WLP001 California Ale, Wyeast American and American II Ale, and US-05) and hop amount differences (some used anywhere from .25-.5oz more in some of the additions).
I am still brand new so I have no concept of how this would actually turn out. How does it look? Any suggestions/changes? Yeast thoughts? I'd love to avoid having to make a starter if possible, so the US-05 is tempting if it's suitable.
Thanks in advance.