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Post by Kyle H. on Dec 19, 2014 7:10:45 GMT -5
Brew Date: 06 Nov 2014
Brewhouse Efficiency: 74.8 %
OG: 1.057 SG
FG: 1.009 SG
ABV: 6.3 %
IBUs Tinseth: 56.2 IBUs
Bitterness Ratio: 0.922
SRM: 10.9
81.4% Pale Malt; German
9.9% Munich Type II
4% Melanoidin
4% Special B
0.7% Acidulated Malt
6.1 IBUs El Dorado - FWH
11.1 IBUs El Dorado - 15 min
10.1 IBUs El Dorado - 10 min
4.4 IBUs El Dorado - 5 min
1 IBUs El Dorado - 1 min
23.6 IBUs El Dorado - Whirlpool
BRY-97 American West Coast Beer Yeast
4.00 oz per 5 gal El Dorado - Dry hop 4 days
I hope you all enjoy the beer.
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Post by hoppingwolf on Dec 19, 2014 10:04:04 GMT -5
Now that's a recipe! I'm a big fan of hop burst and then go even bigger on the dry hop. 1 IBU at 1 min though? Was that the dust left in one of the empty 1oz hop packages or what?  Can't wait until tonight! |
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Post by Kyle H. on Dec 19, 2014 14:08:15 GMT -5
Was that the dust left in one of the empty 1oz hop packages or what? In my case it was the entire ounce. I was basically trying to use up the hops I had. For a 12 gallon batch this recipe uses 1lb of hops. The IBU calculation for the 1 minute addition doesn't make sense anyway. How could hops that steep for 20 minutes add proportionately more IBUs than hops added 1 minute before? Glad to see another hophead, I'm looking forward to hearing what you think. |
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Post by hoppingwolf on Dec 19, 2014 14:21:16 GMT -5
So what's up with that BRY-97 dry yeast? Never heard of it, but I like the sound of it based on a quick online search.
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Post by Kyle H. on Dec 19, 2014 16:44:17 GMT -5
In my limited experience (2 batches) with BRY-97, it is a tasty yeast. I did a split fermentation with 1056 a while back to test the yeast. BRY-97 produced a brighter beer than 1056. The wort fermented with 1056 had more bitterness, but the BRY-97 had more hop flavor.
For this beer I wanted a huge hop flavor and aroma, but a subdued bitterness so I chose this yeast. I'm curious to see how the aroma held up, I don't usually have beer sit around this long!
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Post by thejiggyfly on Dec 19, 2014 23:15:44 GMT -5
Great beer. Pale ale is probably my favorite style, and this one is really nice.
Confused about the hop additions, though. Did you boil for 60 mins but only boil hops at 15? I've never tried first wort hopping before... This didn't taste quite like 56 IBU to me so I'm guessing there were no true bittering hop additions. How much FWH yields 6 IBU per your calculations?
Either way it tastes perfect. Thanks!
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Post by Kyle H. on Dec 19, 2014 23:26:07 GMT -5
I did boil for 60 minutes and yes beside the FWH addition I did only add hops in the last 15 minutes. I find I get much better aroma and flavor adding most of the hops in the last bit of the boil. I don't think that BeerSmith's IBU calculations are correct for FWH and Whirlpool additions. Later hop additions, in my experience give a smoother bitterness. As far as I know the science of hops is still in its infancy. There is much more to learn.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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Post by scott22 on Dec 20, 2014 21:57:25 GMT -5
Love the Froot Loops aroma from the hops. Another awesome Kyle homebrew!
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Post by carboywonder on Dec 22, 2014 2:52:04 GMT -5
Kyle,
Very nice. I get the fruit loop aroma mentioned as well. Nothing beats a fresh pale ale. Haven't brewed with this hop yet but I like what Im getting. Beats the hell out of my somewhat old, kitchen sink pale ale we will be having on day 22. ;-)
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Post by carboywonder on Dec 22, 2014 2:53:02 GMT -5
Any major lag from that yeast? Have some but haven't tried it yet. Heard mixed reviews.
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Post by hoppingwolf on Dec 22, 2014 11:00:25 GMT -5
Really nice work here Kyle. I have not used El Dorado before, but have read that they can have a sharp bitterness. If memory serves, I tried the Flying Dog El Dorado single hop IPA awhile back and found that sharpness to be true. This is not at all the case with your beer. The malt profile was really nice and the yeast really made the fruitiness of this hop shine through. The beer was super balanced with a smooth hop forward flavor and the aroma was just right for the style. Great job on this beer.
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Post by tony on Dec 22, 2014 16:59:13 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the fruitness, flavor, and aroma of this brew. I don't I pulled my nose out of the glass for the entire 3rd quarter of the game last night. Bry-97 is the dry form of Wyeast 1272 American Ale II, that's what more knowledgeable folks than myself have posted on the AHA forum. I experimented with bry-97 and my lag time/visible fermention was around 30 hours after rehydration.
Thanks
-Tony
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