BuzzCraft
Well-Known Member
I just brewed an APA along the following lines:
Marris Otter base malt
1/2 lb Victory
1/2 lb 40L crystal
3/4 lb light munich
1/4 lb carapils
Bittered with Columbus (0.8 oz)
Several hop additions between 20 min to flameout with Amarillo (total of 2 oz)
OG - 1.055 39 IBUs
Fermenting w/US-05 in the low 60s.
Plan to serve this up in 4 weeks. Leaving in primary for 3 weeks, then to keg and force carbing for consumption after one week....I know it's pretty short....damned friends and their parties.
I'm planning to DH in the keg using a stainless tea ball, which I've never done before, so have a couple of questions.
I'm thinking that with this OG and the fairly short time frame from brew to consumption, I shouldn't go nuts with the DH. I'm thinking 1/2 to 1 oz max?? I've never DH'd in the keg before, with is one of my biggest uncertainties...just not sure how and when the hops come through when putting DH in the keg versus doing it in a secondary. How do people's approach to DH differ when they're doing it in the keg?
I've never used Amarillo or Columbus before....any suggestions on what would work best with the above recipe?? I'm currently thinking 1/4-1/2 oz of each, but open to doing one or the other exclusively.
Thanks for the input.
Marris Otter base malt
1/2 lb Victory
1/2 lb 40L crystal
3/4 lb light munich
1/4 lb carapils
Bittered with Columbus (0.8 oz)
Several hop additions between 20 min to flameout with Amarillo (total of 2 oz)
OG - 1.055 39 IBUs
Fermenting w/US-05 in the low 60s.
Plan to serve this up in 4 weeks. Leaving in primary for 3 weeks, then to keg and force carbing for consumption after one week....I know it's pretty short....damned friends and their parties.
I'm planning to DH in the keg using a stainless tea ball, which I've never done before, so have a couple of questions.
I'm thinking that with this OG and the fairly short time frame from brew to consumption, I shouldn't go nuts with the DH. I'm thinking 1/2 to 1 oz max?? I've never DH'd in the keg before, with is one of my biggest uncertainties...just not sure how and when the hops come through when putting DH in the keg versus doing it in a secondary. How do people's approach to DH differ when they're doing it in the keg?
I've never used Amarillo or Columbus before....any suggestions on what would work best with the above recipe?? I'm currently thinking 1/4-1/2 oz of each, but open to doing one or the other exclusively.
Thanks for the input.