So I have time to brew tomorrow, provided I can make do with things I already have in the house. I've decided on a red rye IPA. I'm thinking roughly equal quantities Red X and rye malt, with a little bit of crystal rye I have that's very good. Maybe some Vienna?
Yeast has to ferment at either 54 or 60 F (that's what the fermentation chambers are set at.) I'm thinking Nottingham at 60, though K-97 might be interesting. Lots of dry yeast in the house; no liquid.
Where I'm at a loss is hops. I'd like to do something that fits the red IPA profile, but ideally try something a little out of the ordinary. Available are:
Noble, near-noble, or noble-ish: Tettnang, Spalt, Hallertau, Fuggle, EKG, Willamette, Styrian Goldings, Cluster, Saphir, Magnum, Polaris
IPA hops: Hull Melon, Pacific Jade, Galaxy, Chinook, Simcoe, Citra
Unusual hops: Harlequin, Paradigm, Emerald Spire, Gemini, Bergamot, Lotus, Southern Passion, HBC 472
Magnum for bittering, and then...
...Harlequin/Southern Passion?
...Galaxy/Pacific Jade?
...Saphir/Bergamot?
Yeast has to ferment at either 54 or 60 F (that's what the fermentation chambers are set at.) I'm thinking Nottingham at 60, though K-97 might be interesting. Lots of dry yeast in the house; no liquid.
Where I'm at a loss is hops. I'd like to do something that fits the red IPA profile, but ideally try something a little out of the ordinary. Available are:
Noble, near-noble, or noble-ish: Tettnang, Spalt, Hallertau, Fuggle, EKG, Willamette, Styrian Goldings, Cluster, Saphir, Magnum, Polaris
IPA hops: Hull Melon, Pacific Jade, Galaxy, Chinook, Simcoe, Citra
Unusual hops: Harlequin, Paradigm, Emerald Spire, Gemini, Bergamot, Lotus, Southern Passion, HBC 472
Magnum for bittering, and then...
...Harlequin/Southern Passion?
...Galaxy/Pacific Jade?
...Saphir/Bergamot?