Hi All
I have worked up a recipe for my next batch of brew. It will be my 5th batch but the first time I've used a recipe of my own instead of one supplied to me by my LHBS. I would love to hear feedback from folks who have more experience!
The idea for the recipe came about after looking at the hops used in Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (a favorite of mine). I want to try and make an Imperial IPA with a similar profile so I used the same hops- just more! What I am really interested in is achieving the same crisp clean finish that SN does in their pale ale so any advice on this aspect in particular would be appreciated.
It's a specialty grain, extract recipe. I'd be doing a full boil, starting with 6 gallons in the hopes of reaching 5 gallons after a 60 minute boil. Here is the recipe so far.
.75 lbs American Caramel 60°L steeped for 30 min. @ 154* (???)
4.5 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract boiled 60 min.
4.5 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract boiled 20 min.
.5 lbs Malto Dextrin
1.75 oz Magnum (Pellets, 14.50 %AA) boiled 60 min.
.5 oz Perle (Pellets, 8.25 %AA) boiled 15 min.
.5 oz Cascade (Pellets, 5.50 %AA) boiled 1 min.
Yeast: White Labs WLP001 California Ale
Dry hop schedule:
.67 oz Magnum (Pellets, 14.50 %AA)
.67 oz Perle (Pellets, 8.25 %AA)
.67 oz Cascade (Pellets, 5.50 %AA)
The predicted characteristics are an approximation as I don't have any brewing software. I used a free online recipe calculator but it didn't figure in the late extract addition. The default brewhouse efficiency is 72%. I didn't change it because I have no idea what my actual efficiency is.This is what I have calculated:
OG: 1.087
FG: 1.015
Color: 11.99
IBU: 136.0
ABV: 9.5%
I have worked up a recipe for my next batch of brew. It will be my 5th batch but the first time I've used a recipe of my own instead of one supplied to me by my LHBS. I would love to hear feedback from folks who have more experience!
The idea for the recipe came about after looking at the hops used in Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (a favorite of mine). I want to try and make an Imperial IPA with a similar profile so I used the same hops- just more! What I am really interested in is achieving the same crisp clean finish that SN does in their pale ale so any advice on this aspect in particular would be appreciated.
It's a specialty grain, extract recipe. I'd be doing a full boil, starting with 6 gallons in the hopes of reaching 5 gallons after a 60 minute boil. Here is the recipe so far.
.75 lbs American Caramel 60°L steeped for 30 min. @ 154* (???)
4.5 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract boiled 60 min.
4.5 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract boiled 20 min.
.5 lbs Malto Dextrin
1.75 oz Magnum (Pellets, 14.50 %AA) boiled 60 min.
.5 oz Perle (Pellets, 8.25 %AA) boiled 15 min.
.5 oz Cascade (Pellets, 5.50 %AA) boiled 1 min.
Yeast: White Labs WLP001 California Ale
Dry hop schedule:
.67 oz Magnum (Pellets, 14.50 %AA)
.67 oz Perle (Pellets, 8.25 %AA)
.67 oz Cascade (Pellets, 5.50 %AA)
The predicted characteristics are an approximation as I don't have any brewing software. I used a free online recipe calculator but it didn't figure in the late extract addition. The default brewhouse efficiency is 72%. I didn't change it because I have no idea what my actual efficiency is.This is what I have calculated:
OG: 1.087
FG: 1.015
Color: 11.99
IBU: 136.0
ABV: 9.5%