Fat Heads Head Hunter Clone?

[CTownBrewer]

I'd go with the recipe in Mitch's book. I don't see any reason a brewer would give an incorrect recipe, since it's the brewer's process that contributes most to the success/failure of a beer, not necessarily the recipe.

I'm friends with the brewer & I'm pretty sure he uses Citra. He didn't in the original recipe, but he's tweeked the recipe as new hops have come out.

The original guess at a recipe from before the IPA book came out was good, but not Head Hunter.


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[Weezy]

I wouldn't use the book recipe based on what's posted in this thread. I have a fat heads sunshine daydream session ipa, first try, in the fermenter now. THAT beer definitely tastes like what is written on their website. trust the website imho.

The website says pale malt, caramalt, c15, carapils
Hops are cent, simcoe, columbus

Those feel right to my taste buds anyway.

Like I said earlier, if you add carapils, add some sugar to balance it. The pros often need to use dextrin malts to get the FG up on these light malt beers.

I have a draft recipe for headhunter, but I haven't brewed it.

 

[Woodbrews]

I've been working on a draft recipe for this, more or less following the recipe in the book, but modifying it for my little 5 gallon BIAB system. A couple of questions however:
1. What is the purpose of the maltodextrin? Isn't it redundant with the CaraPils, which is a dextrin malt?
2. Why do the recipes specify a 90-minute boil?
3. For the mash hops, are these added immediately after dough in?
4. Any recommendations regarding mash temperature and time? I'm inclined to mash for 60 minutes at 151F.
Thanks!
- Woodbrews

 

[ultravista]

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[Burnieslowdrippp]

How's everyone getting on with this brew?

 

[ultravista]

I haven't had this beer for a few years now, since my parents moved from Pittsburgh to Reading, PA.

I'd love to make this @ home!