I did a Centennial/Simcoe/Amarillo and it's awesome. Go for it!
ChillWill said:I did a simcoe-citra-amarillo IPA a few months ago, wasn't a fan. I've done stuff with citra & amarillo (a hoppy Belgian pale) which was fantastic, but the simcoe kind of added a bit of a musty/catty kind of flavour which I found didn't compliment the citra-amarillo fresh, tropical flavours.
This could of course have been down to where I used them in the boil or the proportions. I've since used simcoe again with chinook and found that was an excellent blend.
Thank you all for the comments/suggestions!
I think I'll be making a DIPA with the following additions:
90 min
0.5 oz Columbus
1.5 oz Magnum
0.75 oz Norther Brewer
30 min
1 oz Simcoe
1 oz Amarillo
0 min
2 oz Citra
2 oz Simcoe
2 oz Amarillo
Dry hop (10 days)
1 oz Citra
1 oz Simcoe
1 oz Amarillo
Dry Hop (3 days)
1 oz Citra
0.5 oz Cascade
How does that sound? For malt bill i was going to do something pretty standard. Something along the lines of 80% 2-row, 10% Pilsner, 5% C-40, 5% cane sugar (mash at 155F).
Thanks again!
Actually, I would recommend moving the 30 min addition to FWH ... This will give you approx. IBUs of a 20 min addition
thats not quite right. FWH gives you approx 10% more IBUs than a standard 60min addition. its milder tho, so it doesnt seem as high
Technically true, but many see the perceived bitterness as approximately that of 20 min additions and this is what many brewers calculate in their software. After all, that's what we're really concerned about here...the flavor and perception of bitterness, right?
not really. if you're building a beer using FWH bitterness as a 20min add, you'll overcompensate on bitterness if you're aiming for a certain level. for example, say you were bittering a 1.05 brew to 40IBUs using a 5%AA hop. if you calculate it correctly, it only takes 2oz, but if you count it as a 20min add, you add 3.6oz, which would put you way off mark. the flavor may be close to a 20min add, but the bitterness isn't.
btw, no calculator ive used does FWH as a 20min add
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