djfriesen
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Here's what I've put together in BeerCalculus:
Caldera IPA Clone
Batch Size: 1 gal
60% 1lb 8oz American Two-row Pale
20% 0 8oz Munich Malt - 10L
20% 0 8oz Crystal 20L
(60 mins) 0.4 oz Centennial pellet
(10 mins) 0.25 oz Simcoe pellet
(1 min) 0.25 oz Amarillo pellet
(1 min) 0.25 oz Simcoe pellet
Safale US-05
This gives me:
OG: 1.066
FG: 1.018
Projected ABV: 6.4%
SRM: 10
IBU: 99.6
Calder's website calls for:
SRM:10.1
IBU: 94
ABV: 6.1%
So I'm on for color, and a little over on IBUs. Is there an easy way to fix this? I kept the hop additions in mangeable quantities, as this is my first attempt at my own recipe. I have no idea if my grainbill is to proper proportion. I guess on such a small scale, I could afford to wing it, but it never hurts to ask. I assume there is a set framework for different beer styles, as far as proportions of grains go. Is there a place to find this? Or is it just kind of a trial and error thing?
Also, I plan to mash at around 152 °F for 60 mins (maybe up to 156 °F for another 30 mins to try to leave some maltiness to offset the high IBUs?). Will these numbers be ok? Maybe I'm overthinking this stuff. Meh, I don't know.
Any and all input will be welcome. Amarillo and Simcoe are new to me, so I'm not sure I'm using them properly to obtain the strong citrus notes of this beer's inspiration. BeerCalculus doesn't seem to have an ability to select dry-hopping, so that is also an option. Maybe I should scale back some of the late hop additions and put them back in dry hopped? What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Dan
Caldera IPA Clone
Batch Size: 1 gal
60% 1lb 8oz American Two-row Pale
20% 0 8oz Munich Malt - 10L
20% 0 8oz Crystal 20L
(60 mins) 0.4 oz Centennial pellet
(10 mins) 0.25 oz Simcoe pellet
(1 min) 0.25 oz Amarillo pellet
(1 min) 0.25 oz Simcoe pellet
Safale US-05
This gives me:
OG: 1.066
FG: 1.018
Projected ABV: 6.4%
SRM: 10
IBU: 99.6
Calder's website calls for:
SRM:10.1
IBU: 94
ABV: 6.1%
So I'm on for color, and a little over on IBUs. Is there an easy way to fix this? I kept the hop additions in mangeable quantities, as this is my first attempt at my own recipe. I have no idea if my grainbill is to proper proportion. I guess on such a small scale, I could afford to wing it, but it never hurts to ask. I assume there is a set framework for different beer styles, as far as proportions of grains go. Is there a place to find this? Or is it just kind of a trial and error thing?
Also, I plan to mash at around 152 °F for 60 mins (maybe up to 156 °F for another 30 mins to try to leave some maltiness to offset the high IBUs?). Will these numbers be ok? Maybe I'm overthinking this stuff. Meh, I don't know.
Any and all input will be welcome. Amarillo and Simcoe are new to me, so I'm not sure I'm using them properly to obtain the strong citrus notes of this beer's inspiration. BeerCalculus doesn't seem to have an ability to select dry-hopping, so that is also an option. Maybe I should scale back some of the late hop additions and put them back in dry hopped? What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Dan