skoodog
Active Member
Looking for a little guidance as i build out my hypothetical recipe - I recently purchased several rhizomes of Crystal on a lark (based on it's higher level of myrcene oils and the attractive floral characteristics I hope it has) and thought hey, I should probably brew with this if I want to grow it
Therefore I'm planning a SMASH as it's summer, my serving kegs are floated and it's the nicest time of year in Austin! I definitely want to use Crystal hops and since it is heading into summer, am leaning towards a lighter malt to enhance drinkability and not overshadow the hop characteristics. Malt-wise I'm leaning towards German Pilsner (Lone Pint Yellow Rose is a fave of mine) but only having experience with this grain in mixed recipes I'm wondering which yeast strain makes the most sense.
I plan to do a 90 min boil re: DMS but am leaning towards an IPA strain like WLP001 or WLP090 (might be overkill) since I have experience with those...any thoughts?
Here's the recipe so far:
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Original Gravity: 1.060 Final Gravity: 1.013 ABV (standard): 6.16% IBU (tinseth): 60.51 SRM (daniels): 9.07
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
11.5 lb German - Pilsner 38 1.6 100%
11.5 lb Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
1 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Boil 30 min 12.08
2 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Boil 15 min 15.6
3 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Boil 5 min 9.4
4 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Whirlpool at 170 °F 0 min 23.42
2 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Dry Hop 7 days
2 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Dry Hop 14 days
Hops Summary
Amount Variety Type AA
14 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
16.25 qt Infusion 150 F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Therefore I'm planning a SMASH as it's summer, my serving kegs are floated and it's the nicest time of year in Austin! I definitely want to use Crystal hops and since it is heading into summer, am leaning towards a lighter malt to enhance drinkability and not overshadow the hop characteristics. Malt-wise I'm leaning towards German Pilsner (Lone Pint Yellow Rose is a fave of mine) but only having experience with this grain in mixed recipes I'm wondering which yeast strain makes the most sense.
I plan to do a 90 min boil re: DMS but am leaning towards an IPA strain like WLP001 or WLP090 (might be overkill) since I have experience with those...any thoughts?
Here's the recipe so far:
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Original Gravity: 1.060 Final Gravity: 1.013 ABV (standard): 6.16% IBU (tinseth): 60.51 SRM (daniels): 9.07
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
11.5 lb German - Pilsner 38 1.6 100%
11.5 lb Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
1 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Boil 30 min 12.08
2 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Boil 15 min 15.6
3 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Boil 5 min 9.4
4 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Whirlpool at 170 °F 0 min 23.42
2 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Dry Hop 7 days
2 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Dry Hop 14 days
Hops Summary
Amount Variety Type AA
14 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
16.25 qt Infusion 150 F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001