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I'm looking forward to soon brewing a hoppy red ale, inspired by this recipe:
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/...ginning-homebrewers-hoppy-red-ale-recipe.html
I'd welcome your thoughts. Here's where I am at present:
Fermentables:
(20L batch, boil size 12L)
3 kg Pale Ale DME (half as late addition)
0.2 kg Honey (late addition)
Steeping:
0.5 kg Carared
0.25 kg Caramunich III
0.056 kg Roasted Barley
(my supplier kindly prepared that mix for me)
Hops: I don't have the Centennial or Amarillo the recipe calls for, so I'm considering.
I have: Cascade, Comet and Perle (all from Germany); Hallertau Blanc, Glacier, Polaris, Sorachi Ace, Pilgrim and Magnum.
I'm thinking bitter (FWH, 40 mins) with Magnum + Comet (15g each), flavour with Cascade and Glacier at 5m. I thought about adding some Polaris, HB, or SA, but I feel like there's already enough stuff in there.
I don't plan on dry hopping, that should suffice.
For this, the calculator gives me OG 1.059, FG 1.014, IBU 43.24, BUGU 0.73. Seems a tad tame, maybe I should boil a bit longer or hop a bit harder?
Haven't decided on yeast yet, S-04 or Nottingham I assume.
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/...ginning-homebrewers-hoppy-red-ale-recipe.html
I'd welcome your thoughts. Here's where I am at present:
Fermentables:
(20L batch, boil size 12L)
3 kg Pale Ale DME (half as late addition)
0.2 kg Honey (late addition)
Steeping:
0.5 kg Carared
0.25 kg Caramunich III
0.056 kg Roasted Barley
(my supplier kindly prepared that mix for me)
Hops: I don't have the Centennial or Amarillo the recipe calls for, so I'm considering.
I have: Cascade, Comet and Perle (all from Germany); Hallertau Blanc, Glacier, Polaris, Sorachi Ace, Pilgrim and Magnum.
I'm thinking bitter (FWH, 40 mins) with Magnum + Comet (15g each), flavour with Cascade and Glacier at 5m. I thought about adding some Polaris, HB, or SA, but I feel like there's already enough stuff in there.
I don't plan on dry hopping, that should suffice.
For this, the calculator gives me OG 1.059, FG 1.014, IBU 43.24, BUGU 0.73. Seems a tad tame, maybe I should boil a bit longer or hop a bit harder?
Haven't decided on yeast yet, S-04 or Nottingham I assume.