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I'm going to brew in the next week or so, but have a dilemma. We have two IPA lovers in the house. One loves a very firm malt backbone with some crystal malt and a firm bitterness (think Surly Furious, Sierra Nevada's Celebration, or even Bell's Two Hearted). The other likes crisp, dry, crystal-less IPAs (think the newest Great Lakes IPA). Both love 'old school' C hops, amarillo, simcoe, etc. Neither big on fruity/hazy/candy flavors.
Help! We need a compromise. Soooo, thinking something like this:
90% Golden Promise
5% crystal 60L
5% Munich malt
Bitter to 50 IBUs with CTZ or the like at 60 minutes
Flavor and aroma hops/whirlpool hops of those we like (probably cascade, simcoe, amarillo)
Dryhop with simcoe/amarillo
OG around 1.070
Finished IBUs calculated at around 85.
What do you think of the idea of a richer basemalt with a smidge of Munich and crystal 60L? Good enough compromise?
Help! We need a compromise. Soooo, thinking something like this:
90% Golden Promise
5% crystal 60L
5% Munich malt
Bitter to 50 IBUs with CTZ or the like at 60 minutes
Flavor and aroma hops/whirlpool hops of those we like (probably cascade, simcoe, amarillo)
Dryhop with simcoe/amarillo
OG around 1.070
Finished IBUs calculated at around 85.
What do you think of the idea of a richer basemalt with a smidge of Munich and crystal 60L? Good enough compromise?