Ok so I had to make some substitutions to the authored M&J recipe as everything wasn't available at the time....
It's not bad, rather quite good, but I need some help on fixing it... making it better... even though another 2/3 weeks will mellow it nicely.
I substituted Cascade for Centenial hops and due to the lower IBU, I added 30% more Cascades. Then doubled the Dry hop. So the hop aroma and flavor is off, slightly more bitter than the flavor of true M&J and a little more hopy. But with some time it should tone down a little and be "Very" drinkable.
Ok so will the Centenial make a BIG difference? (Cascades seem harsh, how are they in comparison to Centenial?)
Secondly.
The color is a little off, it's too light. It needs to be darker.
I had 1lb Munich, .5lb Crystal 80L and .5lb Carapils malt.
As I was off on my OG by .008 I'm thinking that i could add more grains to change the color and flavor to enhance it more.
I think it needs to be 1/4 darker.. so any suggestions to add to the color and provide the additional suggars for a higher OG?
It's not bad, rather quite good, but I need some help on fixing it... making it better... even though another 2/3 weeks will mellow it nicely.
I substituted Cascade for Centenial hops and due to the lower IBU, I added 30% more Cascades. Then doubled the Dry hop. So the hop aroma and flavor is off, slightly more bitter than the flavor of true M&J and a little more hopy. But with some time it should tone down a little and be "Very" drinkable.
Ok so will the Centenial make a BIG difference? (Cascades seem harsh, how are they in comparison to Centenial?)
Secondly.
The color is a little off, it's too light. It needs to be darker.
I had 1lb Munich, .5lb Crystal 80L and .5lb Carapils malt.
As I was off on my OG by .008 I'm thinking that i could add more grains to change the color and flavor to enhance it more.
I think it needs to be 1/4 darker.. so any suggestions to add to the color and provide the additional suggars for a higher OG?