I'm going to do a couple one gallon batches this weekend - a stout and a Munich SMaSH with either magnum or centennial hops. This will also be my first attempt at reusing washed yeast, so hopefully all goes well.
Put one IPA to bed this morning. Going to get another going next weekend using Golden Promise & Golden Naked Oats.
Well that is a interesting set of grains for a IPA! Why did you choose them most people want a hop heavy IPA and the malt is not of importance!
I'm going to do a couple one gallon batches this weekend - a stout and a Munich SMaSH with either magnum or centennial hops. This will also be my first attempt at reusing washed yeast, so hopefully all goes well.
Hey let me know how it turned out I am using wheat for the head, Maybe I will change!I keep hearing about Maris Otter or Golden Promise being a great base malt for IPAs, and not only does Golden Naked Oats seem to go with GP taste-wise, but I like the descriptor of "shaving-cream foam" that GNO gives. GNO is also described as slightly berry-like, and I am using my experimental hops (that I still have no idea of their taste) on the boil, plus Amarillo for the dry-hop, so think in my head that everything will work together.
Plus, this one is bound to clear 8% ABV, so it's almost a DIPA, which needs a maltier back-bone.
IOW - I really had no idea & just made **** up.
I guess I'll find out in a month or so. I've never used it before, but have heard pretty much universally that it's a makes a delicious SMaSH beer. I don't need a lot of convincing about such things.I had heard that Munich has a big caramelly flavor which is true and not true. It was caramel, but balanced well with my Chinook hops which I thought would dry hop as strong like Citra but was much more subtle. So the lesson was Munich not as strong caramel as I had read and Chinook subtle dry hopped. This coincidence was happily married into a American Amber Ale and was great in style, but if you are looking for a big caramel flavor from Munich, that was not what I got from my limited experience.
9.9% Barleywine because I have a whiskey barrel that needs a seriously enormous beer. It'll get a small beer for a week (first run) then the Barleywine for maybe a month or three.
Seriously enormous?
My DIPA was 10.1%.
I'm thinking you should push 13-14%.
US-05 will get you to 12, maybe even 13%. Trust me!
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