Thought I'd share a tweak I made on a great IPA recipe courtesy of Bob's Homebrew in Seattle. Looking for feedback on if I went overboard/what kind of beer this seems to be, etc.
Recipe:
6.6lbs Briess Golden Light Liq. extract
2lbs Briess pilsen light dry extract
8 oz 40L Crystal malt (steeping grains)
2 oz Magnum - boil 60 min
1oz Amarillo - last 20 min of boil
1oz Amarillo - end of boil
1xtsp Irish Moss
1056 American Ale Yeast
MY TWEAKS:
-Used 1 oz Citra for last 20 min of boil instead of Amarillo
-Added an extra 19 oz of Mr Beer HME Cowboy Lager
-Used 7lb Breiss Golden Light instead of 6.6 lb
My OG was waay high like close to 1.12, and my Grav right now (2days fermenting) is ~1.04, but airlock still bubbling.
Is the High OG maybe from a sample from bucket spigot not representative of whole batch (possible poor mixing)?
Cant think of anything else I deviated from, but did I over do it? Do i not have enough hops to balance this, thus creating more of a barleywine? Should I dry hop this once i xfer to the secondary? Is dilution to lower the ABV the stupidest question on earth and should i just let the beer gods do their magic and create a nectar so great that mere mortals heads would explode with flavor once said nectar hits thine tongues??
Thoughts??!!
Gracias,
-Nikhil
Recipe:
6.6lbs Briess Golden Light Liq. extract
2lbs Briess pilsen light dry extract
8 oz 40L Crystal malt (steeping grains)
2 oz Magnum - boil 60 min
1oz Amarillo - last 20 min of boil
1oz Amarillo - end of boil
1xtsp Irish Moss
1056 American Ale Yeast
MY TWEAKS:
-Used 1 oz Citra for last 20 min of boil instead of Amarillo
-Added an extra 19 oz of Mr Beer HME Cowboy Lager
-Used 7lb Breiss Golden Light instead of 6.6 lb
My OG was waay high like close to 1.12, and my Grav right now (2days fermenting) is ~1.04, but airlock still bubbling.
Is the High OG maybe from a sample from bucket spigot not representative of whole batch (possible poor mixing)?
Cant think of anything else I deviated from, but did I over do it? Do i not have enough hops to balance this, thus creating more of a barleywine? Should I dry hop this once i xfer to the secondary? Is dilution to lower the ABV the stupidest question on earth and should i just let the beer gods do their magic and create a nectar so great that mere mortals heads would explode with flavor once said nectar hits thine tongues??
Thoughts??!!
Gracias,
-Nikhil