I recently brewed a simcoe IPA. It's been in the bottle 6 weeks and is pretty good. It's got a good hop-malt balance and pretty much the level of bitterness that I desired, but really not a ton of hop flavor and very little aroma.
I didn't want anything crazy hoppy and just pieced together a simple recipe of my own from a number that I found online. I used 6.6 lb amber LME, 1 lb light DME, a number of steeping grains, and (the important part) 2oz hops 60 min, 1oz 30 mins, 1oz 15 mins, 1 oz 2 mins, and 1oz dry hopped. All were simcoe pellet hops.
Like I said, I just kinda made this recipe up (not that it's complex or anything), and to complete the learning process, I'm here for advice. What would you experts have done differently? When would you add more hops? 15 min? 2 min? Secondary? How much? I love simcoe hops and this beer is pretty good, I just think it could be better and all advice is appreciated as I'll probably brew it again some time.
I didn't want anything crazy hoppy and just pieced together a simple recipe of my own from a number that I found online. I used 6.6 lb amber LME, 1 lb light DME, a number of steeping grains, and (the important part) 2oz hops 60 min, 1oz 30 mins, 1oz 15 mins, 1 oz 2 mins, and 1oz dry hopped. All were simcoe pellet hops.
Like I said, I just kinda made this recipe up (not that it's complex or anything), and to complete the learning process, I'm here for advice. What would you experts have done differently? When would you add more hops? 15 min? 2 min? Secondary? How much? I love simcoe hops and this beer is pretty good, I just think it could be better and all advice is appreciated as I'll probably brew it again some time.