OhSoHumuLonely
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, I was hoping to make a BMC-lover-friendly cream ale with some extra, subtle flavor involved. I also plan to use some hops my in-laws have growing on their property (the beer is for them, mostly, and they're BMC types). I want to add their hops late so that they get the flavor but it doesn't affect the bitterness too much since I don't know acid percentages and such. For the additional malt flavor, I have some smoked malt and some rye malt, and thought about adding just a touch of both. Here is the recipe I was considering:
5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 57.1 %
1 lbs 12.0 oz Rice, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 2 20.0 %
1 lbs Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 3 11.4 %
4.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 4 2.9 %
4.0 oz Smoked Malt (6.1 SRM) Grain 5 2.9 %
8.0 oz Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 8 5.7 %
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 7 11.2 IBUs
1.00 oz Home Grown Hops - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 ?? IBUs
Est ABV: 5.2% ABV
Est OG: 1.048
Approx IBU: 17.6
Est FG: 1.009
Wondering if this looks like a reasonable recipe, or if you think it'll come out nasty. Any suggestions?
5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 57.1 %
1 lbs 12.0 oz Rice, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 2 20.0 %
1 lbs Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 3 11.4 %
4.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 4 2.9 %
4.0 oz Smoked Malt (6.1 SRM) Grain 5 2.9 %
8.0 oz Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 8 5.7 %
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 7 11.2 IBUs
1.00 oz Home Grown Hops - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 ?? IBUs
Est ABV: 5.2% ABV
Est OG: 1.048
Approx IBU: 17.6
Est FG: 1.009
Wondering if this looks like a reasonable recipe, or if you think it'll come out nasty. Any suggestions?