I am going to be brewing my first Cali Common tomorrow.
I am not terribly concerned with style guidelines for this beer as I just want to make something drinkable with that yeast.
To that end I picked up two tubes of WLP810 and have that on the stirrer (2 liter starter); I oxygenated the starter wort with pure 02 and added some yeast nutrient.
I plan on making 7 gallons of beer (15 gallon kettle).
I am looking for some advice on which hops to use in this beer.
This is what I have on hand: Cascades, Centennial, Willamette, Citra, Simco, EKG, Warrior, Saaz (only 1 oz) and Belma (never used this hop before).
My intitial thought was as follows:
1/2 oz warrior @90 #These are 2 years old(refrigerated).
2 oz Cascade @20
1 oz Willamette @fireout
Grain bill: 15LB 2row, .5LB Crystal 40, .5LB Victory
Mash at 154F 60 minutes followed by batch sparge
Boil 90 minutes (vigorous)
wirlfoc
Oxygenate 60 seconds pure 02
Pitch @60
Primary 5 weeks and take a gravity reading and keg if FG has been reached.
Prime in the keg with DME and wait another 4 weeks.
I am not sure if the Alpha acid at 17 would still be correct for the two year old hops. If some of the acids are gone, I would need to up the amount.
I am open to suggestions on the hops and the hop schedule; or any other
part of the process.
I have time to head to the LHBS if none of the above hops suggest themselves for this beer.
I am not terribly concerned with style guidelines for this beer as I just want to make something drinkable with that yeast.
To that end I picked up two tubes of WLP810 and have that on the stirrer (2 liter starter); I oxygenated the starter wort with pure 02 and added some yeast nutrient.
I plan on making 7 gallons of beer (15 gallon kettle).
I am looking for some advice on which hops to use in this beer.
This is what I have on hand: Cascades, Centennial, Willamette, Citra, Simco, EKG, Warrior, Saaz (only 1 oz) and Belma (never used this hop before).
My intitial thought was as follows:
1/2 oz warrior @90 #These are 2 years old(refrigerated).
2 oz Cascade @20
1 oz Willamette @fireout
Grain bill: 15LB 2row, .5LB Crystal 40, .5LB Victory
Mash at 154F 60 minutes followed by batch sparge
Boil 90 minutes (vigorous)
wirlfoc
Oxygenate 60 seconds pure 02
Pitch @60
Primary 5 weeks and take a gravity reading and keg if FG has been reached.
Prime in the keg with DME and wait another 4 weeks.
I am not sure if the Alpha acid at 17 would still be correct for the two year old hops. If some of the acids are gone, I would need to up the amount.
I am open to suggestions on the hops and the hop schedule; or any other
part of the process.
I have time to head to the LHBS if none of the above hops suggest themselves for this beer.