I'm relatively new to brewing, about 50 gal under my belt. My first batch was DELICIOUS! Bitter, Very citrusy, grapefruity IPA but of course I didn't write anything down, big mistake. I was just having fun, tossing in hops. I know I used lots of citra and cascade. Since then, I've started recording recipies, but cant seem to match the hoppiness of the first brew. I've been referencing other IPA recipies to see how much, when and AA content of the hops added to make a strong IPA. My latest batch has 6oz total:
1oz chinook @ 60
.5 crystal @ 40
.5 Amarillo @ 35
.5 nugget 30
.5 chinook @ 25
1oz mandarina Bavaria @ 15
1oz cascade @ 10
.25 mandarina Bavaria @5
.25 cascade @ 5
.25 chinook @5
.25 Amarillo @ 5
Grain bill:
6lbs great western 2row
2lbs briess dark munich
Came out to 5.25 ABV
I thought this was a pretty aggressive hop schedule, but I just tasted the beer, it's been in the keg about a week, and it tastes like a regular old ale, very little hoppy smell or taste. Am I doing something wrong or just not enough hops? Not enough alpha acids? Or do I need to go get more citras?
1oz chinook @ 60
.5 crystal @ 40
.5 Amarillo @ 35
.5 nugget 30
.5 chinook @ 25
1oz mandarina Bavaria @ 15
1oz cascade @ 10
.25 mandarina Bavaria @5
.25 cascade @ 5
.25 chinook @5
.25 Amarillo @ 5
Grain bill:
6lbs great western 2row
2lbs briess dark munich
Came out to 5.25 ABV
I thought this was a pretty aggressive hop schedule, but I just tasted the beer, it's been in the keg about a week, and it tastes like a regular old ale, very little hoppy smell or taste. Am I doing something wrong or just not enough hops? Not enough alpha acids? Or do I need to go get more citras?