brownni5
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For the past couple years, I've had a barrel Solera going in a 15 gal rye barrel - more or less a Flanders red type beer. It's always good, but I have more red beer than I like to drink. Time to switch things up.
I might want to go to a Saison like recipe for the barrel - I can always seem to drink a Saison, and the couple Bier de Coupage type blends I've done I've really liked. My barrel culture is pretty aggressive (with lots of JP dregs), so I'd like to tone that down a pinch. I'm looking at about 30-35 IBU, but am wondering how that should happen. All up front hops? Late boil hops too? Would I taste those? Would I taste early boil hops?
Right now, I'm thinking all early addition hops, either Saaz, Tettnang, EKG, or something similar. Thoughts?
I might want to go to a Saison like recipe for the barrel - I can always seem to drink a Saison, and the couple Bier de Coupage type blends I've done I've really liked. My barrel culture is pretty aggressive (with lots of JP dregs), so I'd like to tone that down a pinch. I'm looking at about 30-35 IBU, but am wondering how that should happen. All up front hops? Late boil hops too? Would I taste those? Would I taste early boil hops?
Right now, I'm thinking all early addition hops, either Saaz, Tettnang, EKG, or something similar. Thoughts?