Got a chance to brew again after a little hiatus. New NEIPA on the docket. Was fortunate to get some Freestyle Nelson from a pro brewer buddy, so doing a single hop nelson NEIPA. These hops are bonkers, definitely the best I've had a chance to get.
1.074 OG, 6 gallons into the fermenter
50% pils malt, 25% flaked oats, 25% white wheat.
Also used a touch of malto (4oz), and 1lb of pils dme to boost my gravity since it's hard to do 6 gals on the mash and boil. Aiming to finish around 1.022-1.024. Adjusted the post boil pH down to 5.0, 180:60 Cl:SO4 which is a touch higher than I normally do, both in raw numbers and in ratio (normally I do 2:1 with 170:85). First time using Omega British Ale V, LHBS didn't have LAIII in stock but close enough.
WP was 5.5oz of the freestyle nelson, dry hop will be 12oz freestyle, 6oz Nelson CGX. Going to experiment with doing a cold dry hop instead of just dropping to 55 to try to minimize astringency at the high DH rate. Will report back on the finished product
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