re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II

I haven't made a kettle sour with anything other than lacto/pedia vials/packs. Do you use an entire carton or half a carton for kettle souring?

I used the whole carton but it’s not necessary. I think you could get away with less. The mango one has the most neutral flavor.

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I've only ever used the single shots, and I used two if them.

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I'd rather used shots than a carton. How long before you had the acidity you wanted?

I think it was about a day or so. I cooled to 100ish, pitched the goodbelly, and let it ride for a day in a sealed container. It came out more towards the mild spectrum, which is what I like in kettle sours.

I need help with this red IPA recipe

Really interested in trying sabro. I'm tired of citra/mosiac. Also I'd love to get a nice red color. So this is what I have planned. It's lighter on abv as well cause every other of my brews are always like 7%. I'd like to try to get this at 6ish. Does that make the ibu more pronounced? I wanted to keep the IBUS in the 50s at most. Also help me out with hopstand schedule. Critique away as I need some thoughts and input.





Red IPA v2
American IPA

5.9% ABV / 14 °P

All Grain


custom
75.1% efficiency

Batch Volume: 5.5 gal (Kettle)

Fermenter Volume: 5.02 gal

Boil Time: 90 min


Mash Water: 4.32 gal

Sparge Water: 3.35 gal
Total Water: 7.67 gal

Boil Volume: 6.69 gal

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.047


Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.057

Final Gravity: 1.012

IBU (Tinseth): 54

Color: 13 SRM


Mash
Temperature — 152 °F — 60 min


Malts (10 lb 14 oz)
9 lb (82.8%) — Briess Pale Ale Malt 2-Row — Grain — 3.1 °L
1 lb (9.2%) — BestMalz Red X — Grain — 11.8 °L
12 oz (6.9%) — Caramel/Crystal Malt — Grain — 20.1 °L
2 oz (1.2%) — Weyermann Carafa Special I — Grain — 320.1 °L
Hops (10.5 oz)
0.5 oz (30 IBU) — Warrior 16% — Boil — 60 min

3 oz (17 IBU) — Galaxy 14% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand @ 170 °F

2 oz (7 IBU) — Amarillo 9.2% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand @ 170 °F

3 oz — Sabro 14% — Dry Hop — 5 days

1 oz — Amarillo 9.2% — Dry Hop — 5 days

1 oz — Galaxy 14% — Dry Hop — 5 days


Hopstand at 170 °F


Yeast
1 pkg — White Labs WLP518 Opshaug Farmhouse Yeast 80%

Recipe seems fine. The malt composition may take away from some of the hop flavor, but you’re doing a red IPA, so that’s expected.

In regards to whirlpool hops, that looks fine too.

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I need help with this red IPA recipe

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My only critique is the hopping schedule. Take a couple of those ounces and do 20 and 5 minute additions in the boil and don't just rely on the whirlpool. A red IPA is all about depth in both malt and hops. You have the malt depth, but you need some hop depth. My opinion, anyways.

I know nothing about that yeast, so I can't help you there.

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Speaking of which, recommendations on grain mills?

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I have a Monster MM2. Been using it for a decade and works just as well as the day I got it. Easy to adjust, easy to tighten, and does a good crush.

Just tapped an ordinary bitter. I've brewed a few ESBs, but never a true bitter. Came in at 3.1%, but it still has plenty of flavor. I think I have it a touch over-carbed, so I'm working to get that down.

i just ordered a cereal killer on AIH for $90. If I burn through that one I will upgrade to a MM, but the cereal killer has a pretty solid reputation. Doing another pale ale and trying to fix my efficiency issue with better crush and mashing techniques, similar to you

I'm looking at Northern Brewer Hull Wrecker 2 Roller mill. From what i'm reading, 3 rollers aren't a necessity and nearly double the price of 2 roller mills.



This will allow me to order some heirloom grains i can't get, like spelt, and allow me to save some money by buying a few of these grains in bulk.

Right. I may wind up doin a more traditional hops in the red and then doin a juicy neipa with the sabro vic secret and azacca /Denali/ Idaho 7. I dunno if the malt would suppress the flavors of those hops. I thought about trying some test batches bit seems good in theory but for the amount of work it seems like it's just as well to do 5 gallons. Thoughts?