Hi,
I am about to brew my 6th batch. I always brew extract with steeping grains. My previous effort was a Bells 2 Hearted clone which came out pretty decent, now I want to try a Citra/Centennial IPA.
I would appreciate some feedback on my proposed recipe:
20 liter / 5,28 gallon batch
OG: 1066
FG: 1016
ABV: 6,4
IBU: 65
3kg (6,6 lbs) Light DME
300 gram (0,66 lbs) CaraMalt 40
Hops are Centennial 9,4% and Citra 13,3%:
60 min 1 oz Centennial
10 min 1 oz Citra + 1 oz Centennial
05 min 1 oz Citra + 1 oz Centennial
Dry Hop: 3.5 oz Citra
Safale US-05 yeast
I plan to steep 30 minutes at 150 F
Then add 1 lbs of DME at the start of the boil. The rest I will add at 15 minutes left in the boil.
Questions:
- any comments on the amount of DME / steeping grains?
- I like very hoppy IPAs with lot's of flavor and aroma. Any comments on the hop schedule, stick to the 10 and 5 mins or should I do flame out instead? [edit] I realize that the hop bill might be slightly over the top, so I consider cutting down on the 10 and 5 minute addition. [/edit]
Thanks a lot for your feedback!
I am about to brew my 6th batch. I always brew extract with steeping grains. My previous effort was a Bells 2 Hearted clone which came out pretty decent, now I want to try a Citra/Centennial IPA.
I would appreciate some feedback on my proposed recipe:
20 liter / 5,28 gallon batch
OG: 1066
FG: 1016
ABV: 6,4
IBU: 65
3kg (6,6 lbs) Light DME
300 gram (0,66 lbs) CaraMalt 40
Hops are Centennial 9,4% and Citra 13,3%:
60 min 1 oz Centennial
10 min 1 oz Citra + 1 oz Centennial
05 min 1 oz Citra + 1 oz Centennial
Dry Hop: 3.5 oz Citra
Safale US-05 yeast
I plan to steep 30 minutes at 150 F
Then add 1 lbs of DME at the start of the boil. The rest I will add at 15 minutes left in the boil.
Questions:
- any comments on the amount of DME / steeping grains?
- I like very hoppy IPAs with lot's of flavor and aroma. Any comments on the hop schedule, stick to the 10 and 5 mins or should I do flame out instead? [edit] I realize that the hop bill might be slightly over the top, so I consider cutting down on the 10 and 5 minute addition. [/edit]
Thanks a lot for your feedback!