Dry hop my IPA

[lyacovett]

Let me start this off by saying I know the procedure of dry hopping, so I don't need that explained to me, My questions are related to dry hopping this recipe .... that being said:

OK so I made this IPA the other day. The SG now is at 1.010, and the krausen is dropping, so I am getting ready to dry hop .... but I am not really sure what I should dry hop with. I have plenty of columbus and centennial to dry hop with. Should I use both? One or the other? I was thinking of going straight Columbus, but I am not sure. How would you dry hop this with those varieties, and if you don't mind explaining, why?

I appreciate any input you may have.


IPA

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.00
Anticipated OG: 1.054 Plato: 13.29
Anticipated SRM: 8.1
Anticipated IBU: 56.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 88 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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15.0 1.50 lbs. Vienna Malt America 1.035 4
10.0 1.00 lbs. Munich Malt(light) America 1.033 10
65.0 6.50 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
5.0 0.50 lbs. CaraPilsner France 1.035 10
5.0 0.50 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.50 oz. Columbus Pellet 15.00 30.2 60 min.
0.50 oz. Columbus Pellet 15.00 10.2 20 min.
0.50 oz. Centennial Pellet 10.50 7.1 20 min.
0.50 oz. Columbus Pellet 15.00 5.0 5 min.
0.50 oz. Centennial Pellet 10.50 3.5 5 min.


Yeast
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Fermentis S-05 S-05

Mashed at 151 for 60+ minutes.

 

[dcp27]

Personally I kinda like the smell of centennial more than columbus, so in general I'd go with that. But looking at the recipe you used, I'd continue with the trend and mix them unless you prefer the scent of one over the other

 

[lyacovett]

This is the first time I used columbus for something other than bittering, so I don't really know if I like the smell/flavor ....

 

[dcp27]

Centennial: Pungent. Citrus-Like. Floral but not as floral as Cascade. More bitter than Cascade though.

Columbus: Earthy, spicy, pungent, with some citrus overtones. Not overwhelmingly citrus like Cascade.

 

[derekm]

I would use both, they go well together. Jamil's hop hammer (pliny clone) uses columbus, centennial, and simcoe in a 2-1-1 ratio and it is awesome. I have used this in several IPA's and love it. With you OG I would go with one ounce columbus, half centennial, half simcoe,cascade, or amarillo.

 

[bullinachinashop]

I would use the Columbus.
Based on only using .5 oz columbus for your bittering, your beer will have a low level of ibu's.
I don't think a citrusy hop would balance that.
My opinion only
Bull

 

[WIP]

One vote for Centennial. I love moving an IPA to my lips and smelling the aroma of citrus fruit and (call me crazy) rose hips.

 

[lyacovett]

I would use the Columbus.
Based on only using .5 oz columbus for your bittering, your beer will have a low level of ibu's.
I don't think a citrusy hop would balance that.
My opinion only
Bull

Really, low ibu's?? This calculated out to 56 in ProMash, not super high but still pretty high.

That being said, I do think I will go for a blend, but probably go a little heavier on the centennial than on the columbus. An ounce of centennial and a half of columbus, does that sound good?

 

[mmb]

You'll be happy with that 1oz to .5oz schedule.

It's lower IBUs as well as lower OG so it should be fine. I like that you didn't go crazy with the ABV. Under 6% is fairly rare for American IPA now a days.

 

[david_42]

bullinachinashop - adding an ounce of high-AA flavor hops makes a big difference in IBUs.

OP - I'm on the dry hop with something else side, but given the choice, I'd use Columbus. I like the the spicy notes.

 

[bullinachinashop]

A quick glance at the recipe only has 1/2 oz of Columbus as the bittering hop.

The Columbus I get here has an AA level of 14.2. The Centennial is 9.7 AA.

That being said and with what I get here to work with, I quickly figured The IBU would have been around 50.

My opinion only, but I like an IPA to be in the 70-90 IBU range.

I must be bitter to the core.

Bull