IPA help w/ Belma

[TheHairyHop]

I want this hop to be great.. I really do. The aroma that came off of the kettle was amazing.

my IPA with the above mentioned combo came out pretty good. much more herbal notes than I was expecting. I can't tell if Belma did anything.

did yours come out well?

 

[scallopking]

Here is my last recipe update to this - this is even better. Cheers!

11 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 84.3 %
1 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 7.7 %
8.8 oz Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.2 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.9 %
4.0 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 5 1.9 %

0.60 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 11.6 IBUs
3.00 oz Belma [9.40 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 30.0 min Hop 7 28.1 IBUs
1.90 oz El Dorado [11.40 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 30.0 min Hop 8 21.6 IBUs

1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast 9 -

4.00 oz Belma [9.40 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
3.00 oz El Dorado [11.40 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs

 

[TheHairyHop]

I had a NEIPA made with El Dorado and Mandarina Bavaria. It was fantastic. I'll have to try that hop

 

[scallopking]

That sounds good too, thanks for the idea.

 

[Ruckusz28]

my IPA with the above mentioned combo came out pretty good. much more herbal notes than I was expecting. I can't tell if Belma did anything.

did yours come out well?

It came out very well. I bittered with columbus, had a 5 minute addition of belma, and a 1:1.5 ratio of belma to mosaic in the whirlpool. In my opinion, it partnered better with mosaic than it did with citra. The herbal notes played well with the flowery nature of mosaic.