So here is my recipe that I laid down. I need to gauge whether I decrease my dry hops on this beer.
I was aiming to create a unique black beer, with a hint of smoke, some coffee, chocolate and then a smashing of citrus and fruit hops. Its called Son of Wesley Snipes: Smoked Out, because my last beer was a Black beer with british hops and no smoke.
Here are the ingredients:
150grams of Heavily Peated Malt
300grams of Roasted Barley
200grams of Dark Crystal (Crystal 120)
Steeped in 11 litres of water for 30 mins.
Then added a Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 kit to the water, bring to boil and leave boiling for 5 mins.
Then added 30grams of Motueka (NZ B Saaz) 30grams of Nelson Sauv and 60grams of NZ Cascade Hops for 10 mins
In the final 2 mins of boil, I added 20grams of Motueka, 20grams of Nelson Sauv and 40grams of Cascade for the 2 mins.
Added a can of Coopers Dark Ale, added the chilled wort and topped up to 23 litres. Pitched yeast, bubbling strong.
Now my question is really, I feel like I wanna smash the cascades hard in dry hopping and am considering 150grams for 7 days. You reckon this might be way too much considering my boil schedule? It smells fantastic from what I smell coming out the airlock right now.
Any feedback would be welcomed.
Cheers
Ben
I was aiming to create a unique black beer, with a hint of smoke, some coffee, chocolate and then a smashing of citrus and fruit hops. Its called Son of Wesley Snipes: Smoked Out, because my last beer was a Black beer with british hops and no smoke.
Here are the ingredients:
150grams of Heavily Peated Malt
300grams of Roasted Barley
200grams of Dark Crystal (Crystal 120)
Steeped in 11 litres of water for 30 mins.
Then added a Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 kit to the water, bring to boil and leave boiling for 5 mins.
Then added 30grams of Motueka (NZ B Saaz) 30grams of Nelson Sauv and 60grams of NZ Cascade Hops for 10 mins
In the final 2 mins of boil, I added 20grams of Motueka, 20grams of Nelson Sauv and 40grams of Cascade for the 2 mins.
Added a can of Coopers Dark Ale, added the chilled wort and topped up to 23 litres. Pitched yeast, bubbling strong.
Now my question is really, I feel like I wanna smash the cascades hard in dry hopping and am considering 150grams for 7 days. You reckon this might be way too much considering my boil schedule? It smells fantastic from what I smell coming out the airlock right now.
Any feedback would be welcomed.
Cheers
Ben
