snailsongs
Well-Known Member
We're moving to Oregon in a few months, so I need to clear out my supplies. I was originally going to brew up an Imperial Stout for winter, but I have so many hops sitting here and I've been enjoying hoppy beers more and more lately, so I've settled on a lupulin fueled, sleep inducing IIPA. Would you take a look at the recipe below and help me decide how best to utilize those hops?
Specifically, I would like to know what you all think of mixing the english hops with the NW hops in the flavor/aroma "section". I like the left coast "c"-hop flavor, but I was kind of going for more of a hop complexity on this one, sort of like DFH60 but ramped up. I'm going to continuously hop for the last 30 minutes of the boil.
Imperial IPA
7.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 43.1 %
7.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 43.1 %
1.00 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6.2 %
0.75 lb Rye, Flaked (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.6 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3.1 %
Hops -
0.75 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00%] (60 min) Hops 29.4 IBU
0.50 oz Summit [18.50%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 28.5 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (60 min) Hops 15.4 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (30 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50%] (30 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (15 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50%] (15 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (5 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (5 min) Hops 1.4 IBU
0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (5 min) Hops 1.2 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 oz Summit [18.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00%] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
Est Original Gravity: 1.084 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.020 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.4 %
Bitterness: 98.3 IBU
Est Color: 11.0 SRM
I've got more cascade and williamette + 2oz of Northern Brewer and a variety of noble hops (Saaz, perle, Liberty, Tett and Hersbrucker) that I left out entirely, in case you think I could or should add any of this somewhere. Thank for taking the time to look at this.
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Specifically, I would like to know what you all think of mixing the english hops with the NW hops in the flavor/aroma "section". I like the left coast "c"-hop flavor, but I was kind of going for more of a hop complexity on this one, sort of like DFH60 but ramped up. I'm going to continuously hop for the last 30 minutes of the boil.
Imperial IPA
7.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 43.1 %
7.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 43.1 %
1.00 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6.2 %
0.75 lb Rye, Flaked (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.6 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3.1 %
Hops -
0.75 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00%] (60 min) Hops 29.4 IBU
0.50 oz Summit [18.50%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 28.5 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (60 min) Hops 15.4 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (30 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50%] (30 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (15 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50%] (15 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (5 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (5 min) Hops 1.4 IBU
0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (5 min) Hops 1.2 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 oz Summit [18.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00%] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
Est Original Gravity: 1.084 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.020 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.4 %
Bitterness: 98.3 IBU
Est Color: 11.0 SRM
I've got more cascade and williamette + 2oz of Northern Brewer and a variety of noble hops (Saaz, perle, Liberty, Tett and Hersbrucker) that I left out entirely, in case you think I could or should add any of this somewhere. Thank for taking the time to look at this.
B