BerserkerPaul
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Greetings!
So I have a Chinook IPA kit from NB and here is the grain bill:
10# Rahr 2-row Pale
0.75# Belgian Caramel Pils
0.25# Briess Caramel 120
Here are the hop additions (all pellet):
0.75 oz Chinook (60 min)
0.5 oz Chinook (10 min)
0.5 oz Chinook (1 min)
I want to add an additional 2 oz of Mt. Rainer and 2 oz of Mt Hood (pellets) to the brew day. Since the original hop additions for this particular recipe only total 1.75 oz I'm thinking adding a little over twice as much hops will demand an adjustment to the grains in order to balance things out. So, the question is how do I goes abouts this? Should I add a couple more #s of 2-row and another half # each of the Caramels, maybe? I've read that a # pound of Munich grains do wonderful things for IPAs, maybe that would be enough?
Possibility 1:
12# Rahr 2-row Pale
1.5#Belgian Caramel Pils
0.75# Briess Caramel 120
+ 1# of Munich
Possibility 2:
13# Rahr 2-row Pale
0.75# Belgian Caramel Pils
0.25# Briess Caramel 120
+ 1# of Munich
then possibilities go on endlessly...
responses appreciated!
Berserker-
So I have a Chinook IPA kit from NB and here is the grain bill:
10# Rahr 2-row Pale
0.75# Belgian Caramel Pils
0.25# Briess Caramel 120
Here are the hop additions (all pellet):
0.75 oz Chinook (60 min)
0.5 oz Chinook (10 min)
0.5 oz Chinook (1 min)
I want to add an additional 2 oz of Mt. Rainer and 2 oz of Mt Hood (pellets) to the brew day. Since the original hop additions for this particular recipe only total 1.75 oz I'm thinking adding a little over twice as much hops will demand an adjustment to the grains in order to balance things out. So, the question is how do I goes abouts this? Should I add a couple more #s of 2-row and another half # each of the Caramels, maybe? I've read that a # pound of Munich grains do wonderful things for IPAs, maybe that would be enough?
Possibility 1:
12# Rahr 2-row Pale
1.5#Belgian Caramel Pils
0.75# Briess Caramel 120
+ 1# of Munich
Possibility 2:
13# Rahr 2-row Pale
0.75# Belgian Caramel Pils
0.25# Briess Caramel 120
+ 1# of Munich
then possibilities go on endlessly...
responses appreciated!
Berserker-