I brewed an IIPA last night and it's happily bubbling away on some harvested notty trub this morning. The specs are as follows:
85% 2-row Pale malt
10% Flaked Rye
5% Crystal 40
Mash at 151*F for 1 hour
Reached an OG of 1080
Hopping for a 3 GALLON BATCH
60 min .7oz Columbus (14.6%)
25 min 1oz Centennial (6%)
25 min 1oz Cascade (5%)
10 min 1oz Centennial (6%)
10 min 1oz Cascade (5%)
2 min 1oz Centennial (6%)
2 min 1oz Cascade (5%)
I wanted to add a ton of late hops to get a good hop flavor & aroma. I'm undecided as to whether or not I'll dryhop this one considering it's a small batch and I'm already going to lose a ton to the trub.
My real question is....should I add sugar in the fermenter to get the FG down? Brewtarget estimates it will finish out at 1020 (75% attenuation)...I'd like to to drop down to 1014 or so if doable.
I'm thinking I should wait it out and see how low the FG drops without the sugar, then add sugar if needed, but I figure giving sugar during the active fermentation might be better if someone has a definite recommendation to add it.
Either way, this beer (lovingly named "Lupulin LD") should be nice and hoppy
85% 2-row Pale malt
10% Flaked Rye
5% Crystal 40
Mash at 151*F for 1 hour
Reached an OG of 1080
Hopping for a 3 GALLON BATCH
60 min .7oz Columbus (14.6%)
25 min 1oz Centennial (6%)
25 min 1oz Cascade (5%)
10 min 1oz Centennial (6%)
10 min 1oz Cascade (5%)
2 min 1oz Centennial (6%)
2 min 1oz Cascade (5%)
I wanted to add a ton of late hops to get a good hop flavor & aroma. I'm undecided as to whether or not I'll dryhop this one considering it's a small batch and I'm already going to lose a ton to the trub.
My real question is....should I add sugar in the fermenter to get the FG down? Brewtarget estimates it will finish out at 1020 (75% attenuation)...I'd like to to drop down to 1014 or so if doable.
I'm thinking I should wait it out and see how low the FG drops without the sugar, then add sugar if needed, but I figure giving sugar during the active fermentation might be better if someone has a definite recommendation to add it.
Either way, this beer (lovingly named "Lupulin LD") should be nice and hoppy