UnderPressure
Well-Known Member
I have everything cleaned, and ready to brew my IPA tomorrow morning. All I need to do is measure out my ingredients. This is my first brew that is not an ingredients kit. So, I have a few concerns, and I'm seeking advice. This is a recipe inspired by New Belgium's Ranger IPA. Check it out:
5 gallon batch
9 lbs Light Malt Extract (Syrup)
.75 lbs Crystal 80L
1.5 oz Chinook @ 60 min
.75 oz Cascade @ 10 min
.75 oz Chinook @ 10 min
.75 oz Simcoe @ 10 min
1 oz Cascade @ 0 min
1 oz Chinook @ 0 min
1 oz Simcoe @ 0 min
1 oz Cascade Dry Hop
Wyeast 1056
(Thanks to HBT user humann_brewing for helping me with this recipe.)
Here are my concerns:
-Too many hops? tastybrew's recipe calculator gives me a 108 IBU reading. I like a hoppy beer, but will this amount make the beer undrinkable?
-The projected OG is 1.063 and I only have one yeast pack at my disposal. Each Wyeast pack is rated for 1.060 max. Should I knock down the amount of base malt a little bit too?
I would love some feedback. I hope you good people can ponder over this recipe while I go to a beer tasting festival in Charleston tonight, so I can brew first thing in the morning. Peace.
5 gallon batch
9 lbs Light Malt Extract (Syrup)
.75 lbs Crystal 80L
1.5 oz Chinook @ 60 min
.75 oz Cascade @ 10 min
.75 oz Chinook @ 10 min
.75 oz Simcoe @ 10 min
1 oz Cascade @ 0 min
1 oz Chinook @ 0 min
1 oz Simcoe @ 0 min
1 oz Cascade Dry Hop
Wyeast 1056
(Thanks to HBT user humann_brewing for helping me with this recipe.)
Here are my concerns:
-Too many hops? tastybrew's recipe calculator gives me a 108 IBU reading. I like a hoppy beer, but will this amount make the beer undrinkable?
-The projected OG is 1.063 and I only have one yeast pack at my disposal. Each Wyeast pack is rated for 1.060 max. Should I knock down the amount of base malt a little bit too?
I would love some feedback. I hope you good people can ponder over this recipe while I go to a beer tasting festival in Charleston tonight, so I can brew first thing in the morning. Peace.