question for first minimash

[hfidek]

hey guys
im new to brewing beer i only brewed 3 extract batchs so far and wanted to step it up and thought about doing a mini mash
so i went online and found this recipe http://hopville.com/recipe/536927/american-ipa-recipes/pm-hop-devil-clone
so i go to my homebrew shop show the guy the recipe he give the crushed grain and the hops and thats were the problem start he substituted the hops and i dont really know when and at what time to add them
this is what i got
cascade
2 oz 9.3%
cascade
1 oz 3.2%
citra
1 oz 14%

any help would help


thanks

 

[worksnorth]

Ok so you will probably get tons of different combos given to you.
But here are my thoughts and I'm sure someone else is gonna hate them.
I'd stick with your recipe's timing for ease of use:
60 minute addition 1.5 ozs of the 9.3AA Cascade
20 minute addition .5 ozs of the 9.3AA Cascade
5 minute addition 1 oz of the 3.2AA Cascade
Dry hop 5 days with 1 oz of the 3.2AA Cascade and the 1 oz of 14AA Citra
I saved the Citra for dry hopping cause I LOVE their scent!!! Wonderful! Even though they have the high AA
Should give you about 55 IBU's give or take with your grain bill.
Hope this helps!
I'm sure others will chime in

 

[elielilang]

i just did a batch:
.5 magnum at 60
.25 cascade at 30
.25 magnum at 30
.5 cascade at 15
1.5 cascade at 5

cascade 1.5 dry hop.

Citra and magnum have about the same alpha acids. You could exchange citra for magnum and have a great beer.

 

[Ramitt]

I kind of think citra would be wasted as a bitterin addition only, it is a great flavor/aroma hop. I am confused he subbed centennial with citra, columbus or just more cascades would have seemed more similar. I guess to keep it flavorwise closest to the original recipie it makes the most sense.

 

[chickypad]

I'm confused about the percentages there. Are you sure that 2 oz "cascade" at 9.3% isn't really centennial that he mislabled? I don't think you've got cascade at 9.3% AA. The recipe calls for 2 oz centennial as the bittering addition so that would make more sense.

 

[Ramitt]

I'm confused about the percentages there. Are you sure that 2 oz "cascade" at 9.3% isn't really centennial that he mislabled? I don't think you've got cascade at 9.3% AA. The recipe calls for 2 oz centennial as the bittering addition so that would make more sense.

Good catch, that makes sense.

 

[hfidek]

Hey thanks to everybody for your reply
For the 9.3 cascade I have no idea if it's misslabeled but it clearly says cascade
I'm kinda afraid I went too fast for my little knowledge

 

[Ramitt]

worst case is you are going to make beer and it is going to taste good, maybe not like the original recipe, but still nice. Citra, cascade and centennial can be used in any part of the boil just fine.