Jkali860
Active Member
Hey Everyone,
My main mission on this last DIPA was to achieve hop flavor. I have been able to have very bitter beers, some being way to bitter, even for my taste. So I really wanted to achieve the hop flavor and thick mouth-feel from the resins in the hops. Below is my recipe to my last DIPA recipe and I recently tried and it was very surprised. I definitely achieved what I wanted to but maybe a little too much. I am very happy with the thick mouth-feel and resin character from the hops. The only thing is that the beer isn't too bitter. Its a high ABV beer but the alcohol is hidden extremely well due to the hop flavor. It finishes like a outstanding DIPA but it doesn't have a bitter backbone to add the knockout punch.
I plan on bringing this to my LHBS and seeing what they think... As I said it finishes great, but there just isn't enough hop bitterness in this one. Next time I'll up the bittering hops to possibly 1oz of warrior and 1oz of citra, but for now, whats the reason to the severe lack of bitterness?
Cheers and thanks in advance everyone!!
Fermentables
6.8 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 53.7%
5 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen 39%
Steeping Grains
Amount
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 7.3%
Hops
Amount Use Time IBU
.5oz Warrior Pellet Boil 60 min 40.31
.5oz Citra Pellet Boil 45 min 25.44
1 oz Citra Pellet Boil 10 min 17.58
1 oz Amarillo Pellet Boil 10 min 13.75
1 oz Motueka Pellet Boil 10 min 11.19
1 oz Mosiac Pellet Boil 10 min 12.79
.5 oz Citra Pellet Steep 0 min
.5 oz Mosiac Pellet Steep 0 min
.5 oz Amarillo Pellet Steep 0 min
.5 oz Motueka Pellet Steep 0 min
My main mission on this last DIPA was to achieve hop flavor. I have been able to have very bitter beers, some being way to bitter, even for my taste. So I really wanted to achieve the hop flavor and thick mouth-feel from the resins in the hops. Below is my recipe to my last DIPA recipe and I recently tried and it was very surprised. I definitely achieved what I wanted to but maybe a little too much. I am very happy with the thick mouth-feel and resin character from the hops. The only thing is that the beer isn't too bitter. Its a high ABV beer but the alcohol is hidden extremely well due to the hop flavor. It finishes like a outstanding DIPA but it doesn't have a bitter backbone to add the knockout punch.
I plan on bringing this to my LHBS and seeing what they think... As I said it finishes great, but there just isn't enough hop bitterness in this one. Next time I'll up the bittering hops to possibly 1oz of warrior and 1oz of citra, but for now, whats the reason to the severe lack of bitterness?
Cheers and thanks in advance everyone!!
Fermentables
6.8 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 53.7%
5 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen 39%
Steeping Grains
Amount
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 7.3%
Hops
Amount Use Time IBU
.5oz Warrior Pellet Boil 60 min 40.31
.5oz Citra Pellet Boil 45 min 25.44
1 oz Citra Pellet Boil 10 min 17.58
1 oz Amarillo Pellet Boil 10 min 13.75
1 oz Motueka Pellet Boil 10 min 11.19
1 oz Mosiac Pellet Boil 10 min 12.79
.5 oz Citra Pellet Steep 0 min
.5 oz Mosiac Pellet Steep 0 min
.5 oz Amarillo Pellet Steep 0 min
.5 oz Motueka Pellet Steep 0 min