So I'm planning on brewing this recipe again and I was thinking of what changes I could make, so I went back to the Surly site and, as mentioned above, now they only list 2 row and golden naked oats. So I was thinking I'd try brewing with only those. I was trying to figure out the amounts I wanted to use, but wasn't sure on the GNO, so I emailed Surly on their contact form and I had a response in less than an hour!! I specifically asked about the % of oats and this is what I got:
I did clarify the ratio of the oats and he said:
So based on that, I think I'm going to go with:
88% 2 Row
3% GNO
3% flaked oats
6% brewers crystals
This should get me closer to the 5 SRM than using crystal malt in the recipe because my last attempt was great, but it was definitely darker. Based on my last attempt, I'd love to throw a small amount (~25%) of another hop (maybe amarillo), but I may just keep it all citra this time with the changed grain bill to see how it is. Though lately I've been sticking with dry yeasts for simplicity, so I may just go with S04 and maybe add in another hop to give me some extra flavor. Hmmm...