Recipe indecision, put me out my misery

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Hoptimus Fine

Recipe indecision, put me out my misery

Post by Hoptimus Fine » Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:31 am

Hello All,

Brewin one of these later today and just cannot make my mind up on the hop schedule, which would you brew? (Please help me put mu indecisiveness to bed..)

Grain
Fermentable Colour Grams Ratio
Marris otter 5 EBC 1335 grams 27.8%
Golden promise 5 EBC 1335 grams 27.8%
Torrefied Wheat 4 EBC 150 grams 2.8%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 150 grams 2.8%
Rice 0 EBC 500 grams 11.2%
Lager Malt 2.5 EBC 1330 grams 27.7%

This is where I am not sure…

Opt 1
Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Pacific Gem Whole 14.7 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 12 grams 53.6%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 15 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 27.8%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 0.9 oz 25 grams 18.6%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 20 grams 0%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % Dry hop 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 20 grams 0%

Vs

Opt 2
Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Pacific Gem Whole 14.7 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.2 oz 5 grams 22.1%
Pacific Gem Whole 14.7 % 30 mins 0 lbs. 0.2 oz 5 grams 17%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 30 mins 0 lbs. 0.2 oz 5 grams 14.2%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 15 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 27.5%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 20 grams 14.7%
Pacific Gem Whole 14.7 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 0.2 oz 5 grams 4.4%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 0%
Pacific Gem Whole 14.7 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.2 oz 5 grams 0%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % Dry hop 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 0%

Or….. do I just do 100% 100g Nelson sauvin pale ale? Like below(brewed this a million times and love it:

Opt3
Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 56.8%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 15 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 28.2%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 20 grams 15.1%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 0%
Nelson Sauvin Whole 12.3 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 20 grams 0%

Votes/help/advice appreciated

They all end up in the region of..

Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.047
Final Gravity: 1.011
Alcohol Content: 4.7% ABV
Total Liquor: 33.1 Litres
Mash Liquor: 12 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 34.3110765690752 EBU
Colour: 12 EBC

So which would you go, opt 1, 2 or 3?

Thanks in advance..

Hoptimus

barry44

Re: Recipe indecision, put me out my misery

Post by barry44 » Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:38 am

Option 2 for me.

I've brewed something similar and will again.

Hoptimus Fine

Re: Recipe indecision, put me out my misery

Post by Hoptimus Fine » Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:21 pm

Thanks barry, water being brought up to strike now

8)

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