ayrlander
Active Member
Hi, all,
I don't normally make pale ales, and I don't normally make my own recipes. But at Homebrew Con this year, I received a pack of Pekko hops as part of the goodie bag. I would like to make something with it to emphasize the hop nature (described as floral, citrus, and mint). So I'm crafting a pale ale based on it, as I searched on here but did not find anything really using Pekko. I don't know how many hops to use or when, and was hoping for some crafting assistance.
Type: Extract
Batch size: 2 gal into the bottles (2.2 gal into the fermenter)
Estimated OG: 1.060
Estimated FG: 1.014
Estimated ABV: 6.1%
IBU: 44.3
SRM: 5.9
48 oz Extra Light DME
6 oz Crystal 20L (steeped for 20min as water gets hot)
0.25 oz Pekko Hops (15% AA), boil for 60 min (32.5 IBUs)
0.25 oz Pekko Hops (15% AA), boil for 10 min (11.8 IBUs)
0.25 oz Pekko Hops (15% AA), flameout (0.0 IBUs)
1 vial WLP001 yeast
I believe the packet I received was 1oz, but I would have to double check. So this would give me 1/4 of the packet leftover. I wasn't sure if I should add that with some of the other additions, or dry hop, or leave it out. I want something slightly hoppier than balanced (bitterness ratio is estimated to be 0.733, I want something between 0.70 and 0.75). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I don't normally make pale ales, and I don't normally make my own recipes. But at Homebrew Con this year, I received a pack of Pekko hops as part of the goodie bag. I would like to make something with it to emphasize the hop nature (described as floral, citrus, and mint). So I'm crafting a pale ale based on it, as I searched on here but did not find anything really using Pekko. I don't know how many hops to use or when, and was hoping for some crafting assistance.
Type: Extract
Batch size: 2 gal into the bottles (2.2 gal into the fermenter)
Estimated OG: 1.060
Estimated FG: 1.014
Estimated ABV: 6.1%
IBU: 44.3
SRM: 5.9
48 oz Extra Light DME
6 oz Crystal 20L (steeped for 20min as water gets hot)
0.25 oz Pekko Hops (15% AA), boil for 60 min (32.5 IBUs)
0.25 oz Pekko Hops (15% AA), boil for 10 min (11.8 IBUs)
0.25 oz Pekko Hops (15% AA), flameout (0.0 IBUs)
1 vial WLP001 yeast
I believe the packet I received was 1oz, but I would have to double check. So this would give me 1/4 of the packet leftover. I wasn't sure if I should add that with some of the other additions, or dry hop, or leave it out. I want something slightly hoppier than balanced (bitterness ratio is estimated to be 0.733, I want something between 0.70 and 0.75). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!