Hi all,
I've read all (now) 426 pages of this thread over the past few months and am about to embark on brewing my first all grain NEIPA (did a no-boil extract with no hot side hops which turned out great!)
Would appreciate any thoughts on the below. It's based around Verdant's 'Even Sharks Need Water' clone recipe (
Verdant – Even Sharks Need Water – NEIPA - The Malt Miller)
I am using the same grain bill but using slightly different hops just because.
I have only recently returned to brewing after a few year hiatus and have not dialled in my processes or new equipment yet. Volumes have been all over the place with the two all grain beers I've brewed so far.
I am doing BIAB with about 2/3 of the full volume, then using the remainder to mash out at ~75C / 167F
Even Sharks Need Water(ish)
[Brewfather tells me I will end up around 1055 which is not in line with the recipe but works for me. This is based on 75% efficiency but as above I have no idea whether this is accurate or not]
OG: 1.055
FG: 1.014
ABV: 5.4%
~5 gallon finished batch
Grain Bill
3.3kg / 7.3 lbs Crisp Extra Pale Malt (60%)
0.8kg / 1.8 lbs Crisp Golden Promise (14.6%)
0.45kg / 1 lb Weyermans Carapils (8.2%)
0.45kg / 1 lb Flaked Oats (8.2%)
0.25kg / 0.55 lbs Rolled Wheat (4.1%)
0.25kg / 0.55 lbs Wheat Malt (4.1%)
Water
[Calculated using Bru'n Water]
RO water
Ca 112
Mg 24
Na 36
Cl 215
SO4 87
Mash pH = 5.2
Mash Hops
None
Boil Hops
None
[Should I be looking at maybe bringing some hops to flameout to get some more bitterness? Brewfather IBUs are calculated at ~20 with the whirlpool additions at 80C /176F]
Whirlpool
50g / ~2 oz Mosaic @ 80C / 176F 30 min
50g / ~2 oz Citra @80C / 176F 30 min
Yeast
1318 London Ale III (will make a starter)
Dry Hops
50g / ~2 oz Mosaic LUPOMAX
50g / ~2 oz Citra LUPOMAX
100g / ~4 oz BRU-1
Hot-side
No boil, whirlpool only
Cold-side
[Using the fermentation schedule in the recipe]
Plan to pitch at 18C / 64F, let it rise to 19C / 66F then hold for a few days. D rest at 22C / 72F for a few days more (possibly do a VDK test or just leave it for a while)
QUESTIONS
- Any comments regarding the no boil? I have made a no-boil APA which turned out great, anyone anticipate issues?
- Dry hopping - not sure how to add the dry hops. Planning to soft crash to 10C / 50F when I'm at FG to help the yeast to flocculate but I don't have any way of removing the yeast. I will be using a modified fermonster - should I put some gas into it, open the lid and drop in the dry hops? Or closed transfer from the fermonster to a purged keg? If the latter, should the dry hops be in the keg already, or can I get away with putting gas into it, dropping through the lid and purging? I don't really want to have to transfer twice. I am planning to purge at least one keg with CO2 from fermentation.
Thanks!