I'm working on a recipe and have been wanting to experiment with hop timing a little, but thought I would tap the collective mind for some general direction.
Basically, I was thinking of still doing a full 60 minute boil, but with no early hops. I would do big additions towards the end of the boil to get me to the IBUs I want and hopefully have a big pop from aroma, but a more balanced bitterness. I have heard anecdotally that this will have a "less harsh bitterness" but I'm not quite sure what that means to my tastebuds.
With what I have worked up in Brewer's Friend so far, I'm looking at doing 1oz of Sterling (8.7) with 10 minutes left and 1oz Mosaic (12.5) with 5 minutes left which gets me to ~25 IBU, which is the neighborhood I'm going for. Kinda shooting for a blonde ale recipe/bitterness, but with the aroma of a pale ale.
I have a bunch of small amounts of random hops on hand, so I may go for a "hopburst" at flameout instead of the Mosaic at 10 minutes, but I don't really want to toy with the calculator that much until I know more about this method.
Does this sound right? Any thoughts or experiences with only late additions?
Basically, I was thinking of still doing a full 60 minute boil, but with no early hops. I would do big additions towards the end of the boil to get me to the IBUs I want and hopefully have a big pop from aroma, but a more balanced bitterness. I have heard anecdotally that this will have a "less harsh bitterness" but I'm not quite sure what that means to my tastebuds.
With what I have worked up in Brewer's Friend so far, I'm looking at doing 1oz of Sterling (8.7) with 10 minutes left and 1oz Mosaic (12.5) with 5 minutes left which gets me to ~25 IBU, which is the neighborhood I'm going for. Kinda shooting for a blonde ale recipe/bitterness, but with the aroma of a pale ale.
I have a bunch of small amounts of random hops on hand, so I may go for a "hopburst" at flameout instead of the Mosaic at 10 minutes, but I don't really want to toy with the calculator that much until I know more about this method.
Does this sound right? Any thoughts or experiences with only late additions?