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I did this as my first IPA. I am not exactly sure what I have done here but I hope it is fantastic and delicious:
Crystal 64 L 1.00 lb, Grain, Steeped 40 mins
Light malt extract 9.30 lb total, 8 lb Alexander pale LME + 3.3 lb Coopers light LME
Simcoe 0.50 oz, Pellet, at 60 minutes (12.7% AU)
Cascade 4 oz, Whole, 50 minutes (6.1% AU)
(I gradually added whole cascade hops from 50 mins to 5 mins in handfuls about every 5 mins or so!)
Amarillo 0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes (7.5% AU)
I poured the wort in the fermenter with enough water to make 21 L (5.5 US gallons)
Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale pitched straight in with no starter
OG was 1062
What was odd and unexpected was the sheer bulk of whole hops. It worked well as a sieve actually but the wort was only 2 gallons after I poured it into the fermenter, the whole hops having soaked up quite a bit I suppose.
So it has been in the primary fermenter 10 days, I am thinking of either racking it into a secondary and adding more cascade hops (I have 1 oz of flowers left) or just tossing in the cascade hops and leaving it in the primary for another couple of weeks. Actually I'm leaving town so perhaps it will be in primary and secondary for 5 total weeks.
What do you think?! Any suggestions?
Crystal 64 L 1.00 lb, Grain, Steeped 40 mins
Light malt extract 9.30 lb total, 8 lb Alexander pale LME + 3.3 lb Coopers light LME
Simcoe 0.50 oz, Pellet, at 60 minutes (12.7% AU)
Cascade 4 oz, Whole, 50 minutes (6.1% AU)
(I gradually added whole cascade hops from 50 mins to 5 mins in handfuls about every 5 mins or so!)
Amarillo 0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes (7.5% AU)
I poured the wort in the fermenter with enough water to make 21 L (5.5 US gallons)
Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale pitched straight in with no starter
OG was 1062
What was odd and unexpected was the sheer bulk of whole hops. It worked well as a sieve actually but the wort was only 2 gallons after I poured it into the fermenter, the whole hops having soaked up quite a bit I suppose.
So it has been in the primary fermenter 10 days, I am thinking of either racking it into a secondary and adding more cascade hops (I have 1 oz of flowers left) or just tossing in the cascade hops and leaving it in the primary for another couple of weeks. Actually I'm leaving town so perhaps it will be in primary and secondary for 5 total weeks.
What do you think?! Any suggestions?