Northern mystery ( lst tweak before brewday 7.10.)

[Deebee]

Hi again all,

I am planning Ag # 5 Wednesday.

The last brew suffered very poor efficiency so i'll be doing my first batch sparge this time around.

The recipe below is based on all my grain arriving in time, otherwise i will be down 500G pale malt. the pilsner is thee for no other reason than i want to give mysef a better chance of a decent strength but do not want to put sugar in the boil.

so here we have it 20 l brew
Based on a 65 % efficiency and using all the grain i have ( that would be up to a kilo of pilsner malt) i would get the following:-

4340 pale
1000 pilsner malt ( max)( possibly only 500 grams)
250 Crystal
80 chocolate

28 g ( 7.6%) northdown for 60
30 g (6.2%) first gold for 15
20g Crystal (3.5%) for 2

This would give the following:

OG 1058
IBU 35.6

ABV:- 5.29%

Obviously if i get better efficiency i get a stronger brew that i can dilute as needed. The question is to do with the hops. i think i have some northern brewer ( and this might be an idea to have 10 grms late? in the freezer and i know i have some saaz and some nugget too.

WOuld i benefit dry hopping this?
If so do i just sterilise a hop bag and put the hops in the fv after a few days then let it sit for 3-3 days?

or is this enough? I mean the IBU will be less the better efficiency i get right?

Thanks

this wll be my last brew before christmas and the guys a the club have been taking the p out of the bad effieciency. i want this one to hit them hard on the tastebuds ( for the right reasons)
help?

[ChrisG]

Sound a good one.

First Gold hops are really nice, got some left in the freezer.

Also have Crystal but not tried them yet.

Good luck with your brew............I might get something on the go to finish some older hops off.

[ChrisG]

You've got me thinking now......I might make this soon.

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Almost Winter Ale
Brewer: Chris Graham
Asst Brewer:
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0) Going for a hoppy pale ale

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 33.49 L
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 3.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 39.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.00 kg Lager Malt (2.0 SRM) Grain 46.5 %
2.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 46.5 %
0.30 kg Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 7.0 %
15.00 gm First Gold [7.50%] (90 min) (First Wort Hops 14.3 IBU
15.00 gm Challenger [7.10%] (90 min) (First Wort Hops 13.5 IBU
15.00 gm First Gold [7.50%] (15 min) Hops 6.0 IBU
15.00 gm Challenger [7.10%] (15 min) Hops 5.7 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 4.30 kg
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 10.75 L of water at 76.0 C 68.0 C 90 min

[Deebee]

Thanks

Should i dry hop with some northern brewer maybe, or leave it as it is?

[adm]

Thanks

Should i dry hop with some northern brewer maybe, or leave it as it is?

Why don't you wait and see? Have a taste of it once it's done fermenting out, and if you think it needs it, bung some more hops in!