What do you think of this recipe?

[Sean]

Any thoughts on this recipe I'll try tomorrow?

11# 2 - row
1# Cara pils
4 oz 90L Chrystal
2 oz english chocolate

1 oz Chinook at FWH
1 oz Chinook at boil
1 oz cascade 45 min
1 oz cascade 30 min
1 oz cascade 15 min
1 oz cascade end
1 oz cascade dry in secondary
1056 dry yeast
irish moss
Gypsym
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

yield 5.5 gal

I'm thinking that will give me a hoppy, bitter IPA. but I don't know if the Grain bill is enogh to stand up to the hops. I've been getting about 78-83 percent.

I'm thinking of an additional 4 oz Chrystal

Any thoughts?

 

[Reverend JC]

That will be an awfully dark IPA with the chocolate and crystal 90.

 

[Beer Snob]

Looks good (I like dark beers)... why the salt though? Your also not going to need irish moss since this is not going to be clear.

 

[Sean]

No. I''ve used that grain bill before. It is not dark. It is just a shade darker than Sam Adams Lager.

It's only 2oz of chocolate, and 4oz of 90L Chrystal.

 

[Sean]

The salt brings out the flavors of the hops and, I have very soft water. But I don't want to get into the water.

And it will be clear. No reason why it shouldn't be. Unless I F it up.

 

[Sean]

Thanks Beer snob, and Rev, I'm more unsure if the beer will be balanced. In regards to hops - malt. The color I'm not so concerned about.

 

[Brewsmith]

It's a bit too much hops for the style, at least on the bittering end. I would not put the cascade in at 45 and 30 but add it in at about 5 minutes. All of the chinook should do the bittering job just fine. Let me check some more numbers...

 

[Brewsmith]

And you're right on the color. It's fine. Check out this modified hop schedule:

1 oz. Chinook FWH
1 oz. Chinook 60
1 oz. Cascade 15
1.5 oz. Cascade 5
1.5 oz. Cascade 0
1 oz Cascade Dry

Even with this the IBU's are coming in at 74 with the OG only at 1.064 using 78% efficiency. This is also assuming AA% and whole hops.

 

[Sean]

Thanks, I'll try that modified hop scedule.

 

[uglygoat]

i'd add five or so more lbs of base malt for that many hops.

 

[Cheesefood]

Looks good, but it's missing one important thing:

MORE COWBELL.

 

[Reverend JC]

sorry about that, you are right. i failed to see that you are only using oz not pounds. wow, long monday so far.

 

[greg75]

Looks good, but it's missing one important thing:

MORE COWBELL.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Cowbell

 

[Sean]

thanks Greg.

Cowbell! huh, I havn't done a triathlon in years.