I ended up with a lot of homegrown nugget and cascade hops last year that I'd like to use. The problem is that I'm not a hop head. In general, I prefer beers at the lower end of their IBU range. I do like Sweet Child of Vine, though, so I have that going for me.
I'd like to use the hops in something like an amber ale. I messed around with a recipe I found on this forum to give the following. Can you critique the recipe? I'm going for something caramel-malty, with some mild hop bitterness and good hop aroma.
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: 1056/WLP001
Yeast Starter: 2 qt
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 (into fermentor)
Original Gravity (est): 1.052
Final Gravity (est): 1.012
IBU: 32.10
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 12.51
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 2 weeks @ 65
Additional Fermentation: None
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): None
American Amber Ale
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.5 gal
Boil Size: 7.0
Boil Time: 60 min
Mash Temp: 152F
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00
Water: Minneapolis filter tap water (properties unknown)
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 77.28 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
0.5 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.5 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.5 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.25 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 11.1 IBU
0.4 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (20 min) Hops 10.76 IBU
0.5 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (10 min) Hops 8.06 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (10 min) Hops 2.17 IBU
1.0 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.25 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
I'd like to use the hops in something like an amber ale. I messed around with a recipe I found on this forum to give the following. Can you critique the recipe? I'm going for something caramel-malty, with some mild hop bitterness and good hop aroma.
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: 1056/WLP001
Yeast Starter: 2 qt
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 (into fermentor)
Original Gravity (est): 1.052
Final Gravity (est): 1.012
IBU: 32.10
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 12.51
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 2 weeks @ 65
Additional Fermentation: None
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): None
American Amber Ale
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.5 gal
Boil Size: 7.0
Boil Time: 60 min
Mash Temp: 152F
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00
Water: Minneapolis filter tap water (properties unknown)
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 77.28 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
0.5 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.5 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.5 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.25 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 11.1 IBU
0.4 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (20 min) Hops 10.76 IBU
0.5 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (10 min) Hops 8.06 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (10 min) Hops 2.17 IBU
1.0 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.25 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
