Hi everyone,
I’m hoping to make something similar to Tampa Bay Brewing Company's “Reef Donkey” or MIA’s “Mega Mix.” If you haven’t tried one of these, they are American pale ales with super fruity hops (and they’re awesome). TBBC has said they do reef donkey with citra, motueka, and ekuanot. I’m thinking of sticking with citra and motueka and subbing our ekuanot for a different New Zealand hop (maybe riwaka or Rakou). My tentative plan is bitter with .5 oz citra at 60 and then do everything else in the whirlpool and dry hop to get a ton of hop character without a ton of bitterness. Half oz of citra at 60 should get me to 20 ibus and then I figured I’d do 16-17 more with late additions. Has anyone tried to make something like these before? Does this sound like a good plan? Should I have some 10 & 5 min additions instead of just whirlpool and dry hopping?
I’m hoping to make something similar to Tampa Bay Brewing Company's “Reef Donkey” or MIA’s “Mega Mix.” If you haven’t tried one of these, they are American pale ales with super fruity hops (and they’re awesome). TBBC has said they do reef donkey with citra, motueka, and ekuanot. I’m thinking of sticking with citra and motueka and subbing our ekuanot for a different New Zealand hop (maybe riwaka or Rakou). My tentative plan is bitter with .5 oz citra at 60 and then do everything else in the whirlpool and dry hop to get a ton of hop character without a ton of bitterness. Half oz of citra at 60 should get me to 20 ibus and then I figured I’d do 16-17 more with late additions. Has anyone tried to make something like these before? Does this sound like a good plan? Should I have some 10 & 5 min additions instead of just whirlpool and dry hopping?
