Want to try and clone Sierra Nevada's Powder Day IPA. They give a decent amount of info to guess the grain bill within reason, but I'm clueless as to how or where to start guessing their hop schedule. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Holy cow, eight is a lot of strains in a single brew. SN claims my local packy will have this, will check tomorrow.
In any case, given a mere 45 IBU I doubt they used much in the boil, instead moving maybe a third to FO, another third to WP @ <170°F, and the rest for the "double dry hop" they refer to...
Cheers!
lol! Taking the sledge to it, eh?
I don't disagree that of the eight strains listed Citra closely followed by Mosaic (two of my all time favorite hops) can easily take over the choir
But, one could dial the actual amounts used of each strain to kinda/sorta balance them.
Could take some trials, though, and who has time for that?
Especially as it could be a muddled mess.
I definitely have to find this beer...
Cheers!
Well, here it is. $10.75 a sixer.
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Poured at 45°F, very bright with a modest head. Generic, underwhelming IPA aroma - and flavor.
Could not confidently pick out a single one of those eight strains - which were not exactly pounded into the beer.
I won't call it a muddled mess but it really does illustrate diminishing returns when it comes to using numerous hop strains.
I should give points for such a balancing act as most of the strains used could easily dominate.
All that said it's a pleasant brew I would order in a bar but not something I would strive to duplicate.
At my age I need the hop amperage dialed up considerably higher to make an impression
Cheers!
What is the packaging date?Well, here it is. $10.75 a sixer.
[...] Generic, underwhelming IPA aroma - and flavor.
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