Recipe:
Steeping Grains: 1 pound of 30L
3.3lbs of Golden Light Malt Extract
3lbs of light Dried Malt Extract
8oz of table sugar
4oz of Molasses
Bittering: AA 4.8% 1 oz of Northern Brewer.
Flavoring: AA 16.3% 2oz of Galaxy. Last 13 minutes.
Aroma: AA 13.3% 2oz of Citra. Last 5 minutes.
I also added 1 pound of Wheat and Oats along with 2 pounds of Golden Light Malt Extracts for the Enzymes and soaked them for 10 minutes at 160F. I did this after steeping the grains and before the boil.
So this is an extract recipe and this was the third time I've made this English Style IPA...although I keep modifying it slightly each time. It started fermenting within 12 hours and I transferred to secondary after 5 days and kegged after sitting in the secondary for 6 days. SG was 1.052 and FG was 1.014. I never took gravity measurements in between but that's something I should probably start doing.
The beer tastes good but it's a bit too sweet for my tastes so I'm trying to figure out how to fix it as well as how to fix future batches.
Current Batch:
It's already carbonated and cooled to 38F (serving temp) so I'd like to know the best way to dry this beer up a bit or at least take away some of the sweetness. Should I try dry hopping another 1oz of Northern Brewer or maybe even step up to Simco which is 13.3% AA? Should I take some Founders "All Day IPA" and maybe dump 6 cans into the beer to counter the sweetness. I say Founders ADI because I had one in the fridge and doing a taste test between the two was night and day.
Future Batch:
This was an English Style IPA and from what I've read this sweetness is more common in English Styles than American Styles so I'm curious what changes I should make going forward to make it less sweet (more dry).
Steeping Grains: 1 pound of 30L
3.3lbs of Golden Light Malt Extract
3lbs of light Dried Malt Extract
8oz of table sugar
4oz of Molasses
Bittering: AA 4.8% 1 oz of Northern Brewer.
Flavoring: AA 16.3% 2oz of Galaxy. Last 13 minutes.
Aroma: AA 13.3% 2oz of Citra. Last 5 minutes.
I also added 1 pound of Wheat and Oats along with 2 pounds of Golden Light Malt Extracts for the Enzymes and soaked them for 10 minutes at 160F. I did this after steeping the grains and before the boil.
So this is an extract recipe and this was the third time I've made this English Style IPA...although I keep modifying it slightly each time. It started fermenting within 12 hours and I transferred to secondary after 5 days and kegged after sitting in the secondary for 6 days. SG was 1.052 and FG was 1.014. I never took gravity measurements in between but that's something I should probably start doing.
The beer tastes good but it's a bit too sweet for my tastes so I'm trying to figure out how to fix it as well as how to fix future batches.
Current Batch:
It's already carbonated and cooled to 38F (serving temp) so I'd like to know the best way to dry this beer up a bit or at least take away some of the sweetness. Should I try dry hopping another 1oz of Northern Brewer or maybe even step up to Simco which is 13.3% AA? Should I take some Founders "All Day IPA" and maybe dump 6 cans into the beer to counter the sweetness. I say Founders ADI because I had one in the fridge and doing a taste test between the two was night and day.
Future Batch:
This was an English Style IPA and from what I've read this sweetness is more common in English Styles than American Styles so I'm curious what changes I should make going forward to make it less sweet (more dry).