Howdy all,
I'm looking to brew a Session APA for a friend's birthday at the end of July. Take a peek at the preliminary recipe and lemme know what you think. This will be my 5th AG batch.
Est Original Gravity: 1.042 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.009 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.3 %
Bitterness: 40.5 IBUs
Est Color: 4.7 SRM
6 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 83.9 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 6.5 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.5 %
4.0 oz Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
0.25 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 13.7 IBUs
0.75 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 16.3 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 6 -
0.50 oz Sorachi Ace [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 15.9 IBUs
0.75 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 8 4.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Sorachi Ace [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml] Yeast 11 -
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Sorachi Ace [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
I plan to whirlpool it for a half hour before I chill the wort. Some questions. Is there redundancy in the grain bill? My friend likes beers with a bit of body but I still want keep it a bit dry. Also is the Sorachi Ace going to overpower the Amarillo? I want Amarillo to be foremost but I would like something to compliment it and add some complexity. Would I get more hop flavor doing an ounce at 15 or an ounce at 10? Would it be better to do a half ounce at each?
Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
Justin
I'm looking to brew a Session APA for a friend's birthday at the end of July. Take a peek at the preliminary recipe and lemme know what you think. This will be my 5th AG batch.
Est Original Gravity: 1.042 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.009 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.3 %
Bitterness: 40.5 IBUs
Est Color: 4.7 SRM
6 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 83.9 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 6.5 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.5 %
4.0 oz Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
0.25 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 13.7 IBUs
0.75 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 16.3 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 6 -
0.50 oz Sorachi Ace [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 15.9 IBUs
0.75 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 8 4.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Sorachi Ace [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml] Yeast 11 -
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Sorachi Ace [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
I plan to whirlpool it for a half hour before I chill the wort. Some questions. Is there redundancy in the grain bill? My friend likes beers with a bit of body but I still want keep it a bit dry. Also is the Sorachi Ace going to overpower the Amarillo? I want Amarillo to be foremost but I would like something to compliment it and add some complexity. Would I get more hop flavor doing an ounce at 15 or an ounce at 10? Would it be better to do a half ounce at each?
Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
Justin