Low Alcohol Hoppy Ale
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onescooter
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Was looking at doing a midstrength brew in a couple of weeks also and thought I might ask the question seeing as I have always brewed full strength.
Recipe is looking along the lines of
3kg of maris otter
.25kg medium crystal
thinking of putting in around 300g of wheat also?
20g styrian goldings 60 mins
30g styrian goldings 15 mins
30g styrian goldings 0 mins
I really want to try some styrian goldings but unsure what IBU's to aim for, and have noticed that a few recipes only boil hops for 20 mins or so. Is that to get more aroma out of the hops.
Also not sure what temp to mash at. Was going to go for 67C but unsure. Going to use windsor dry yeast.
Really looking for a pungent nose to this one. Would like to use single hop to get more aquainted with the goldings but if if works better a companion then i will use 2 varieties.
Any help with this would be appreciated.
Cheers
Scott.
Recipe is looking along the lines of
3kg of maris otter
.25kg medium crystal
thinking of putting in around 300g of wheat also?
20g styrian goldings 60 mins
30g styrian goldings 15 mins
30g styrian goldings 0 mins
I really want to try some styrian goldings but unsure what IBU's to aim for, and have noticed that a few recipes only boil hops for 20 mins or so. Is that to get more aroma out of the hops.
Also not sure what temp to mash at. Was going to go for 67C but unsure. Going to use windsor dry yeast.
Really looking for a pungent nose to this one. Would like to use single hop to get more aquainted with the goldings but if if works better a companion then i will use 2 varieties.
Any help with this would be appreciated.
Cheers
Scott.
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Sounds like a pretty good Ordinary Bitter recipe Scott.
No need for the wheat and 67 is a good mash temp for your recipe. Go for all Styrians - like you said, you'll get a better feel for the hop that way.
The IBUs should be in line with your gravity. I like to have a BU:GU ratio of 0.8 for a bitter. Get this ratio by dividing the IBUs by the last digits in your original gravity. For example, if your OG is 1.036 then your IBUs should be around 29. Should be a tasty drop.
No need for the wheat and 67 is a good mash temp for your recipe. Go for all Styrians - like you said, you'll get a better feel for the hop that way.
The IBUs should be in line with your gravity. I like to have a BU:GU ratio of 0.8 for a bitter. Get this ratio by dividing the IBUs by the last digits in your original gravity. For example, if your OG is 1.036 then your IBUs should be around 29. Should be a tasty drop.
