critique my citra pale ale please

[fluketamer]

i am going to try
10 lbs of 2 row
1/2 lb of crystal 20
.25 lbs of carapils

.5 oz magnum at 60
1 oz citra at 10
2 oz citra whirlpool
2 oz citra dry hop

will this give me a citrus punch in the face ?

is 1 oz dry hop enough or is that up to preference?

also , i have mosaic and could use that to bitter instead of the magnum


thanks

 

[stamandster]

2-3oz of citra dry hop is good, do it toward the end of fermention. Magnum is fine as a bittering hop because of it's clean bitterness. You won't get much flavor/aroma from the 60m. What whirlpool temp are you going to do? Otherwise looks good!

 

[fluketamer]

165 whirlpool?

i also think i am going to try dry hopping at yeast pitch i read some decent threads about it.

and dont like to open the fermenter.

 

[stamandster]

Yeah under 170 is good, dry hopping during active fermentation may increase haziness and blow off some volatiles. Just a consideration. But see how it works out and adjust for the next time

 

[AlexKay]

If the Carapils is for foam, consider a pound of wheat instead. If it’s for body, a pound of barley flakes.

I would absolutely keep the bitterness on this one, but if you wanted to replace the Magnum @ 60 with the same IBUs from Citra @ 20 (or even just increasing the 10 addition) you could pack even more Citra-y goodness in.

 

[fluketamer]

the carapils is for foam. i might consider wheat but that would have to be another order from the hbs as i dont have it on hand.

alex this is good, i like the idea of more at 10 or some at 20 and no magnum but i have never made a beer without a 60 min addition and it seems sacrilege. although i have seen a lot of neipa recipes with no 60 min additions lately .

Yeah under 170 is good, dry hopping during active fermentation may increase haziness and blow off some volatiles. Just a consideration. But see how it works out and adjust for the next time

i think the lack of oxygen exposure will be more of a benefit than blowing off some aroma. IMO but i will def keep this in consideration

thanks for the replies