Finally I managed to fix my equipment to be able to filter all the trub from the kettle into the fermenter with the least hassle possible. So now I can brew beers (6 Gall) with more than just 2 oz of hops. Being the hops impossible to filter with my old system.
Anyway. I just made a few attempts at an IPA with 5.5 oz of hops for 6 gallons batches. The grist was 12.66 pounds of barley (2 row and 5% of Vienna). US-05 yeast.
I tried to use the most neutral barley and a typical yeast to not steal any flavor from the hops. The hop schedule was:
´60: 1 oz Columbus
´50: .5 oz Centennial
´40: .5 oz Centennial
´30: .5 oz Centennial
´20: .5 oz Centennial
´10: .5 oz Cascade
´5 : 1 oz Cascade
´0: 1 oz Cascade
I expected a lot more bitterness and hoppiness but I got what I think is just a hoppy APA. I expected all those Hoppy flavors a lot more intensively than what I got. Also, the smell was almost none. I know dry hopping would have helped but I got I think less smell than when you add 1 oz at ´60 and another oz at ´10.
I don´t understand. Some IPA recipes suggest even less hops. I probably got an IPA but I want one of those IN YOUR FACE IPA. Am I short of Hops?. What should I do?.
My OG was around 1.052 average.
Anyway. I just made a few attempts at an IPA with 5.5 oz of hops for 6 gallons batches. The grist was 12.66 pounds of barley (2 row and 5% of Vienna). US-05 yeast.
I tried to use the most neutral barley and a typical yeast to not steal any flavor from the hops. The hop schedule was:
´60: 1 oz Columbus
´50: .5 oz Centennial
´40: .5 oz Centennial
´30: .5 oz Centennial
´20: .5 oz Centennial
´10: .5 oz Cascade
´5 : 1 oz Cascade
´0: 1 oz Cascade
I expected a lot more bitterness and hoppiness but I got what I think is just a hoppy APA. I expected all those Hoppy flavors a lot more intensively than what I got. Also, the smell was almost none. I know dry hopping would have helped but I got I think less smell than when you add 1 oz at ´60 and another oz at ´10.
I don´t understand. Some IPA recipes suggest even less hops. I probably got an IPA but I want one of those IN YOUR FACE IPA. Am I short of Hops?. What should I do?.
My OG was around 1.052 average.