OK, brewed my second batch last night, now I have two IPAs fermenting away. 
These two batches are my first attempts ever, so I am hoping to get some advice and some help on their upcoming dry hop schedules. Both are all grain batches and put about 5.5 gallons into the primaries.
#1 Inversion IPA Clone Attempt:
11 lbs 2 row
1.25 lbs Crystal 20
0.5 lbs Crystal 60
0.25 lbs Munich
0.25 lbs White Wheat
1 oz Citra 30 min
.5 oz Centennial 20 min
.5 oz Cascade 15 min
.5 oz Citra 10 min
.5 oz Millenium 10 min
.5 oz Northern Brewer 5 min
WLP002 yeast - with a 1L starter made from the same mash profile.
Planning on a Citra/Cascade dryhop schedule for 12 days and 6 days, respectively.
Also, OG on this one was at 1.06. Planning to leave in primary for 3 to 4 weeks before bottling, and will dry hop in the primary. [Though I do have an empty better bottle...if secondary is recommended].
#2 Inversion/Citra DIPA/Zombie Dust Hybrid attempt:
11.25 lbs 2 row
1.5 lbs Crystal 10
0.5 lbs Carapils
.25 lbs Munich
.25 lbs WhiteWheat
.75 oz Millenium 60 min
1 oz Cascade 30 min
.5 oz Citra 30 min
.5 oz Citra 15 min
.5 oz Citra 10 min
.5 oz Citra 5 min
WLP002 yeast - with a 1L starter made from the same mash profile.
No Dry hop schedule has been nailed down for this one yet, but undoubtedly there will be some more citra involved. I hit 1.066 for OG last night, so am pretty psyched that this could be a good sign!
I'd like to hear your thoughts on:
1. secondary fermentation vs. just leaving in the primary [including dry hop]
2. a fairly standard dry hop schedule.
3. benefits of using a clearing agent like whirfloc tablets or irish moss [i used none].
4. Thoughts on replacing some of the grains in the second recipe above with Honey and Victory malts, i.e. recommended %ages.
That's all.
ipe:
These two batches are my first attempts ever, so I am hoping to get some advice and some help on their upcoming dry hop schedules. Both are all grain batches and put about 5.5 gallons into the primaries.#1 Inversion IPA Clone Attempt:
11 lbs 2 row
1.25 lbs Crystal 20
0.5 lbs Crystal 60
0.25 lbs Munich
0.25 lbs White Wheat
1 oz Citra 30 min
.5 oz Centennial 20 min
.5 oz Cascade 15 min
.5 oz Citra 10 min
.5 oz Millenium 10 min
.5 oz Northern Brewer 5 min
WLP002 yeast - with a 1L starter made from the same mash profile.
Planning on a Citra/Cascade dryhop schedule for 12 days and 6 days, respectively.
Also, OG on this one was at 1.06. Planning to leave in primary for 3 to 4 weeks before bottling, and will dry hop in the primary. [Though I do have an empty better bottle...if secondary is recommended].
#2 Inversion/Citra DIPA/Zombie Dust Hybrid attempt:
11.25 lbs 2 row
1.5 lbs Crystal 10
0.5 lbs Carapils
.25 lbs Munich
.25 lbs WhiteWheat
.75 oz Millenium 60 min
1 oz Cascade 30 min
.5 oz Citra 30 min
.5 oz Citra 15 min
.5 oz Citra 10 min
.5 oz Citra 5 min
WLP002 yeast - with a 1L starter made from the same mash profile.
No Dry hop schedule has been nailed down for this one yet, but undoubtedly there will be some more citra involved. I hit 1.066 for OG last night, so am pretty psyched that this could be a good sign!
I'd like to hear your thoughts on:
1. secondary fermentation vs. just leaving in the primary [including dry hop]
2. a fairly standard dry hop schedule.
3. benefits of using a clearing agent like whirfloc tablets or irish moss [i used none].
4. Thoughts on replacing some of the grains in the second recipe above with Honey and Victory malts, i.e. recommended %ages.
That's all.
ipe:
