Fresh hop ale

[Beerbelly]

Brewing a single-hop, fresh hop ale tomorrow, using home-grown Centennial + pellets:
5 gallons

60 min mash, 60 min boil
Soft Oregon water, no treatment
10 lb Pale malt
1.5 lbs Cara-Munich 60
1 oz Centennial pellets @ boil
1 oz " " @ 30 min
1 lb home-grown Centennial @ 55 min
Safale S-04
.75 oz Centennial pellets, dry hop

After 20 years of home brewing, I'm finding that the simpler recipes are the most rewarding, and reveal the profiles of the individual ingredients much more.

 

[thehaze]

0.75 oz for dry hopping for the whole 5 gallons? Or are those punds?

For 5 gallons, the dry hop will not give or do naything to the beer. Especially with fresh hops ( wet hops ), which you need to use like 3-4 times more than regular pellets or leaf.

ABV?

 

[Beerbelly]

My 1 lb. of fresh hops is going in the boil 5 mins before knockout, and I'll be using .75 oz of pellets for dry hopping. I've found using a bunch of fresh hops for dry hopping leaves a "green" or "grassy" flavor in the beer.

 

[thehaze]

I understand.

Maybe instead of boiling those hops at boiling temperature, do a whirlpool at a much lower temp. ( 70-75C ) for 10-30 minutes. It will get you even more aroma and flavour into the beer.