rjschroed
Well-Known Member
So as I type I'm roughly 30 minutes into the boil of my first AG session. I have to say it really isn't that much more work than a normal brew day. I loved working with the grains and mashing. . . recipe and info:
My yet to be named IPA
12lbs 2-row
1/2 lbs aromatic 20L
1/2 lbs carapils/dextrine
1/2 lbs crystal 40L
1/3 oz centennial 1st wort hopping
1/2 oz nugget 60 min
1/3 oz centennial 45 min
1/2 oz nugget 30 min
1/3 oz centennial 15 min
1 oz williamette 5 min
1 oz kent goldings dry hop in secondary (not sure for how long yet, any opinions?)
I wanted to mash at 154 and hit 153 and held steady for an hour in my rubbermaid 10 gal MLT. wanted to hit just shy of 7 gals into the boil kettle and hit 6.8 so I can't complain about anything thus far. My estimated efficiency into the kettle was 85%. I was pretty surprised to see such a great number. we will see how it goes into the carboy.
Pretty basic. . . I wanted to go with a simcoe/summit combo but simcoe is nearly impossible to find right now and my local homebrew shop didn't have any of the hops I wanted to use. I basically went with what I could get my hands on that I knew would get me somewhere near 65IBU. Beersmith calculates 62.2 IBU and 6.62 ABV based on 75% efficiency.
Reading everyones posts here has been a huge motivation and very informative, so thank you all very much. Had to share this with you guys and get any opinions on the dry hopping.
My yet to be named IPA
12lbs 2-row
1/2 lbs aromatic 20L
1/2 lbs carapils/dextrine
1/2 lbs crystal 40L
1/3 oz centennial 1st wort hopping
1/2 oz nugget 60 min
1/3 oz centennial 45 min
1/2 oz nugget 30 min
1/3 oz centennial 15 min
1 oz williamette 5 min
1 oz kent goldings dry hop in secondary (not sure for how long yet, any opinions?)
I wanted to mash at 154 and hit 153 and held steady for an hour in my rubbermaid 10 gal MLT. wanted to hit just shy of 7 gals into the boil kettle and hit 6.8 so I can't complain about anything thus far. My estimated efficiency into the kettle was 85%. I was pretty surprised to see such a great number. we will see how it goes into the carboy.
Pretty basic. . . I wanted to go with a simcoe/summit combo but simcoe is nearly impossible to find right now and my local homebrew shop didn't have any of the hops I wanted to use. I basically went with what I could get my hands on that I knew would get me somewhere near 65IBU. Beersmith calculates 62.2 IBU and 6.62 ABV based on 75% efficiency.
Reading everyones posts here has been a huge motivation and very informative, so thank you all very much. Had to share this with you guys and get any opinions on the dry hopping.