I'm brewing a batch this weekend as a semi starter to get enough yeast for a DIPA in a couple of weeks. I obviously want to get some nice beer out of this, so I plan to go for a ~4% IPA. As it's summer, I'm thinking to add fruit to half. So split half and half after primary fermentation into two secondary vessels. In one I will dry hop, the other add orange peel and apricots (I think)—first time brewing a fruit beer, so a bit overwhelmed by the options of fruit and hop combinations. For example, I could instead add just orange, just apricots or substitute mango for apricots (yeah indecision is a *****).
Also, not sure what hops to use. I have a bunch in the fridge - Cascade. Mosaic, Rakau, Citra, Magnum. I want to save the Citra for the DIPA, but could still use and buy more. I am thinking of Cascade and Rakau. The combo of funky Rakau to more citrus cascade will complement the fruit, and be lovely on its own I think. Any thoughts?
Based on this, I put together a quick draft recipe :
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 litres
Efficiency: 70% (brewhouse)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.043 | Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV: 4.22% | IBU: 23.21 |SRM: 4.39
FERMENTABLES:
4 kg - Finest Maris Otter
HOPS:
7 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 5.81
10 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 4.12
7 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Aroma for 5 min, IBU: 1.16
7 g - Rakau, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.8, Use: Aroma for 5 min, IBU: 1.7
25 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Whirlpool for 20 min at 82 °C, IBU: 7.21
25 g - Rakau, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.8, Use: Whirlpool for 20 min at 82 °C, IBU: 4.23
1st half
18 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days
14 g - Rakau, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.8, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days
2nd half
the rind of two oranges, apricots (amount?)
MASH:
1) Infusion, Temp: 68 C, Time: 60 min, Amount: 10 L, Sacch' Rest
2) Strike, Temp: 72 C, Time: 60 min, Amount: 24.7 L
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
YEAST:
Omega Yeast Labs - DIPA Ale OYL-052
What are your thoughts? Any suggestions?
Also, not sure what hops to use. I have a bunch in the fridge - Cascade. Mosaic, Rakau, Citra, Magnum. I want to save the Citra for the DIPA, but could still use and buy more. I am thinking of Cascade and Rakau. The combo of funky Rakau to more citrus cascade will complement the fruit, and be lovely on its own I think. Any thoughts?
Based on this, I put together a quick draft recipe :
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 litres
Efficiency: 70% (brewhouse)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.043 | Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV: 4.22% | IBU: 23.21 |SRM: 4.39
FERMENTABLES:
4 kg - Finest Maris Otter
HOPS:
7 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 5.81
10 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 4.12
7 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Aroma for 5 min, IBU: 1.16
7 g - Rakau, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.8, Use: Aroma for 5 min, IBU: 1.7
25 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Whirlpool for 20 min at 82 °C, IBU: 7.21
25 g - Rakau, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.8, Use: Whirlpool for 20 min at 82 °C, IBU: 4.23
1st half
18 g - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days
14 g - Rakau, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.8, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days
2nd half
the rind of two oranges, apricots (amount?)
MASH:
1) Infusion, Temp: 68 C, Time: 60 min, Amount: 10 L, Sacch' Rest
2) Strike, Temp: 72 C, Time: 60 min, Amount: 24.7 L
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
YEAST:
Omega Yeast Labs - DIPA Ale OYL-052
What are your thoughts? Any suggestions?
- Should I add some wheat or carapils in the mix? I have some, and it might give a different body that straight up Maris Otter.
- Does the hop combo sound good?
- Do the fruits sound good?
- Does the balance of bittering to flavour to aroma hops seem good?
- Should I add in some hops along with the fruit in the dry hop in the second vessel?
- I may be over complicating things a bit - I could smash the 15 minute and 5 minute together - thoughts?
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