Bob said today that he wants an American red (amber) with lots of hops but with a caramel flavor behind.
I rarely use much crystal 120L so I need some help with my idea!
I was thinking of mixing crystal 40L and 120L with some "toasty" malts to give him a warm nutty toasty beer with lots of crystal notes and tons of hops flavor. But how much 120L is too much in a 10 gallon batch? Will this be too raisiny? The roasted barley is strictly for color.
14 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 67.0 %
2 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.6 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.2 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4 6.0 %
1 lbs Oats, Golden Naked (Simpsons) (10.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.8 %
1 lbs Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6 4.8 %
2.1 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 7 0.6 %
1.00 oz Magnum [11.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 20.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 9.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 6.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 3.6 IBUs
2.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
OG 1.050ish
IBUs 39.9
Unsure of yeast- I only have Denny's Favorite, so4 and S05 on hand.
I rarely use much crystal 120L so I need some help with my idea!
I was thinking of mixing crystal 40L and 120L with some "toasty" malts to give him a warm nutty toasty beer with lots of crystal notes and tons of hops flavor. But how much 120L is too much in a 10 gallon batch? Will this be too raisiny? The roasted barley is strictly for color.
14 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 67.0 %
2 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.6 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.2 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4 6.0 %
1 lbs Oats, Golden Naked (Simpsons) (10.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.8 %
1 lbs Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6 4.8 %
2.1 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 7 0.6 %
1.00 oz Magnum [11.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 20.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 9.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 6.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 3.6 IBUs
2.00 oz Amarillo [10.10 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
OG 1.050ish
IBUs 39.9
Unsure of yeast- I only have Denny's Favorite, so4 and S05 on hand.