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I'm planning to brew an IPA this week - maybe on New Year's Day - and I'd like some input on hop selections.
Thanks to the BU Challenge, I ended up with some extra hops on hand, even after giving them to judges and as prizes. Namely, I have a decent amount each of Amarillo, Galaxy, and Mosaic.
I love fruity IPAs, so it seems like I ought to be pretty happy no matter what I do. I do still prefer my IPAs to be on the lower end for bitterness; maybe no more than ~50 IBU? I'm thinking of a small FWH charge of one of these (since it's what I have on hand, and Mosaic and Galaxy both have good bittering levels), then some amount of one, two, or all of them in very late additions (say, ten minutes and flameout), followed by a huge dry hop.
Okay. So, given that I probably can't screw this up too badly, do you have any input as to a good way to combine these (or why I shouldn't)?
Okay. So, given that I probably can't screw this up too badly, do you have any input as to a good way to combine these (or why I shouldn't)?
Thanks!
Posted 34 days ago.
How about Centennial and UK Challenger? ಠ_ಠ
Posted 34 days ago.
Edited 34 days ago by KidMoxie
Definitely use pils malt and flaked wheat for most of the grist. Maybe a touch of munich and c60?
Posted 34 days ago.
And only those ingredients. Though you can toast them if you want.
Posted 34 days ago.
I don't know why I expected anything else from you guys.
Posted 34 days ago.
Did you even make a batch with your goofy rules? I think you should just so you know the feel.
Posted 34 days ago.
Wait till you see next year's goofy rules.
Well, I don't know what they are, yet. But they will be goofy, I'm sure.
So... I should just forget about serious input?
Posted 34 days ago.
My last batch was Citra/Mosaic/Nelson Sauvin/Cascade/Falconers Flight at 2 minutes, plus some NS and Mosaic at 10 (all of those were 1oz additions). I used summit to bitter for some reason. didnt get any garlic, though.
Too much fruit covering any other flavor up to get garlic out of it i bet lol
Its good, but holy shit...fruity. My next one will be more citrus.
Posted 34 days ago.
Citra and Nelson will make it fruity, no doubt.
I'm thinking of going with roughly even additions of each (Mosaic/Galaxy/Amarillo), but I wonder if I'm wasting good hops by having too much going on?
Posted 34 days ago.
> serious input
Fine.Magnum for bittering ~ 20 IBU
Galaxy @ 10Total hops should be 12-16oz
Posted 34 days ago.
Did you say blueberries? That sounds... AMAZING.
That hop schedule looks pretty similar to what I had in mind. Bigger total amount of hops than I was thinking... so I'll up it. Thanks for the input.
I'll probably commit blasphemy and use a small amount of Mosaic to bitter with, since I have it on hand (and no Magnum).
I was thinking about Golden Promise as the base... definitely putting in a little honey malt. And a half pound of C-60 (kidding!).
Very likely gonna go with Conan, if I have any viable yeast on hand.
I'll probably commit blasphemy and use a small amount of Mosaic to bitter with, since I have it on hand (and no Magnum).
I was thinking about Golden Promise as the base... definitely putting in a little honey malt. And a half pound of C-60 (kidding!).
Very likely gonna go with Conan, if I have any viable yeast on hand.
Posted 34 days ago.
For west coast grist I'd go:
* 80% 2 row
* 10% Munich or Vienna, your pick
* 4% Honey
* 6% dextrose
#EastVsWest
Posted 34 days ago.
Conan was implied, lol.
Blueberries sounds like a hop flavor that would be amazing, but it just doesn't do it for me. Maybe I've never made/had a good enough mosaic beer.Posted 34 days ago.
Does it always have to be about this coast or that coast? I'm in the Southeast, what do I know about coasts?
I do like a little more to my IPAs that hopwater. Crazy, I know.
lol @ rabbit pellets. I had forgotten about that.
Posted 34 days ago.
Sorry Olan, New Glairus already has the 'no coast pale ale' thing.
:P
Posted 34 days ago.