I've got a kit from Northern Brewer that I plan on brewing, here's the recipe.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/WestCoastImperialIPA.pdf
It calls for a first wort hop, and I'm curious about what it will do to the finished product. In this case, the first wort hops are only the bittering hops, and I'm wondering if it will give the beer a bittering like the 90-minute IPA, where the bitterness isn't upfront and full immediately like my previous beers but instead will slowly fade in and reach a climax then fade out.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/WestCoastImperialIPA.pdf
It calls for a first wort hop, and I'm curious about what it will do to the finished product. In this case, the first wort hops are only the bittering hops, and I'm wondering if it will give the beer a bittering like the 90-minute IPA, where the bitterness isn't upfront and full immediately like my previous beers but instead will slowly fade in and reach a climax then fade out.