Help on a recipe.

[Bullshivit-brew]

Looking for a not overly bitter Ipa. Frutey with a nice malt back bone. I have never used citra or mosaic hops so let me know what you think. Not sure if I want to dry hop or not yet.

5.5gal batch


7lb 2 row
5lb MO
1lb Munich
1lb crystal 10L
8oz wheat

Columbus 1/2oz 60min
Amarillo 1/2 oz 10min
Centennial 1oz 10min
Amarillo 1oz 5min
Citra 1oz 5min
Mosaic 1oz 5min
Amarillo 1oz whirlpool

1968 esb yeast

Mash 60min 152

OG 1.073
FG 1.018
Ibu 59.2
SRM 8.0

 

[Yooper]

I like it! I love IPAs, but can usually only drink one that has strong harsh bitterness. I like the looks of yours, and think it will be great.

 

[Bullshivit-brew]

Thanks miss yooper. Any thoughts on the dry hopping? Every time I dry hop I enjoy what it brings but I always seem to get that little extra bitter like sucking a percimon l don't care for.

 

[Yooper]

Thanks miss yooper. Any thoughts on the dry hopping? Every time I dry hop I enjoy what it brings but I always seem to get that little extra bitter like sucking a percimon l don't care for.

I don't get bitter from dryhops- I wonder if you dryhop a long time and get some excess polyphenols from the hops? Does it happen whether you use pellets or whole hops?

 

[Bullshivit-brew]

I use pellet. Just did a keg with dry hop and it turned into a milkshake cloud and had the bitter. It is getting better with time. Maybe I am just being to impatient with it.I guess I should say I hit it with 3oz cascade and it was already carbed up. It was an experiment batch that was lacking and I was trying to make up for it.

 

[Bullshivit-brew]

Well it is now in the fermenter. I will post on it in a few weeks once kegged up and ready to go.

 

[Bullshivit-brew]

Ok I brewed this and did dry hop with 1oz each mosaic, citra, Amarillo. It's now in the keg but not fully carbed up all the way. All I can say is thanks yooper for your reply I'm glad I brewed it. It is fantastic. It's every thing I was looking for in this beer and I would rank in the top 2 IPA's I have ever made.
Not supper bitter not overly sweet. It finished at 1.012 FG. I wish there was a competition around me to enter it in to see how it would do.