zachattack
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Hello everyone,
First post, but I've been lurking for a while. These forums have been a ton of help in getting me back into brewing and getting me started with all grain.
I've done 2 all grain batches so far and for my 3rd I'm looking to try a basic SMaSH recipe. After doing some reading on the forum I decided on a Marris Otter SMaSH IPA with some type of American hop. I stopped by the LHBS this afternoon to see what they had for hops, I was hoping for Amarillo but somebody walked out with the last bag as I came in the door.
I ended up getting 3 oz of Columbus pellets (13.9% AA), the shop was very helpful and the employee thought that this would be borderline too much for the recipe. Can you guys help me come up with a hop schedule that will give me a solid IPA but still let the malt come through a bit? I understand this is a high AA hop but I was hoping to get lots of flavor/aroma in addition to the bitterness, and I wanted to dry hop a bit as well. So if you think I should buy another ounce or two, the LHBS is right on my way home and I can do that later this week...
I was planning on mashing 13 lbs of Marris Otter, to give me a ~1.063 OG (hopefully! Still dialing in my system). This is for a 5.5-ish gallon batch.
Should I do a FWH? If I do, should I still do a 60 min addition? I'd appreciate any suggestions, this is my first IPA and my first non-kit/recipe so I'm fairly inexperienced in terms of these things.
I got some good info searching the forums but nothing that nailed down a good hop schedule for the MO/Columbus combo.
Thanks!
First post, but I've been lurking for a while. These forums have been a ton of help in getting me back into brewing and getting me started with all grain.
I've done 2 all grain batches so far and for my 3rd I'm looking to try a basic SMaSH recipe. After doing some reading on the forum I decided on a Marris Otter SMaSH IPA with some type of American hop. I stopped by the LHBS this afternoon to see what they had for hops, I was hoping for Amarillo but somebody walked out with the last bag as I came in the door.
I ended up getting 3 oz of Columbus pellets (13.9% AA), the shop was very helpful and the employee thought that this would be borderline too much for the recipe. Can you guys help me come up with a hop schedule that will give me a solid IPA but still let the malt come through a bit? I understand this is a high AA hop but I was hoping to get lots of flavor/aroma in addition to the bitterness, and I wanted to dry hop a bit as well. So if you think I should buy another ounce or two, the LHBS is right on my way home and I can do that later this week...
I was planning on mashing 13 lbs of Marris Otter, to give me a ~1.063 OG (hopefully! Still dialing in my system). This is for a 5.5-ish gallon batch.
Should I do a FWH? If I do, should I still do a 60 min addition? I'd appreciate any suggestions, this is my first IPA and my first non-kit/recipe so I'm fairly inexperienced in terms of these things.
I got some good info searching the forums but nothing that nailed down a good hop schedule for the MO/Columbus combo.
Thanks!