inthesound
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Just realized I haven't made a legitimate imperial IPA. I put together a recipe on hopville, but knowing how my efficiencies run, I wanted to ask some questions about yeast choice, pitch rate, and the recipe itself.
14# 2-row
.5# 40L
.5# wheat
.25# victory
.25# munich
2oz challenger (pellets)@60
1oz colombus (leaf)@30
1oz chinook (leaf)@15
.5oz golding (leaf)@10
.5oz willamette (leaf)@10
1oz amarillo(leaf)@5
1oz citra (leaf)@5
1oz simcoe (leaf)@5
1oz zythos (pellet)@5
dryhop
1oz amarillo
.5oz chinook
.5oz colombus
1oz zythos
.5oz golding
.5oz willamette
northwest ale yeast (wy1332)
hopville says my og should be 1.086, fg 1.027 with an abv of 7.9%
I understand I want to mash low at 151-152 to keep the beer dry and not overly sweet, but also I think I want my final gravity considerably lower than 1.027! The last beer I used northwest ale yeast dropped me from a projected fg of 1.021 to 1.016, and I suspect I could have let it go even longer, but it went into a keg after two weeks. Or should I use wy1056 instead? I really liked the use of the northwest ale yeast, but I'm worried with a high gravity beer (I haven't brewed anything above 7.5% abv) that I'll totally **** up my target gravity of 8.5 if my f.g. ends up too low, or my efficiency is under 70%.
Also, does anyone feel like that amount of wheat will lighten the mouth feel, or should I say screw it? I absolutely do not want to add any sugar to this recipe, either.
I typically hit anywhere from 72-78% efficiency, but the efficiency on these high gravity beers swings the abv in such a huge way.
Help!
14# 2-row
.5# 40L
.5# wheat
.25# victory
.25# munich
2oz challenger (pellets)@60
1oz colombus (leaf)@30
1oz chinook (leaf)@15
.5oz golding (leaf)@10
.5oz willamette (leaf)@10
1oz amarillo(leaf)@5
1oz citra (leaf)@5
1oz simcoe (leaf)@5
1oz zythos (pellet)@5
dryhop
1oz amarillo
.5oz chinook
.5oz colombus
1oz zythos
.5oz golding
.5oz willamette
northwest ale yeast (wy1332)
hopville says my og should be 1.086, fg 1.027 with an abv of 7.9%
I understand I want to mash low at 151-152 to keep the beer dry and not overly sweet, but also I think I want my final gravity considerably lower than 1.027! The last beer I used northwest ale yeast dropped me from a projected fg of 1.021 to 1.016, and I suspect I could have let it go even longer, but it went into a keg after two weeks. Or should I use wy1056 instead? I really liked the use of the northwest ale yeast, but I'm worried with a high gravity beer (I haven't brewed anything above 7.5% abv) that I'll totally **** up my target gravity of 8.5 if my f.g. ends up too low, or my efficiency is under 70%.
Also, does anyone feel like that amount of wheat will lighten the mouth feel, or should I say screw it? I absolutely do not want to add any sugar to this recipe, either.
I typically hit anywhere from 72-78% efficiency, but the efficiency on these high gravity beers swings the abv in such a huge way.
Help!