Slam Dunk... Big Yank

[Scooby]

Not done anything quite like this before so thought I'd invite comments.

47l brew length. Expected OG 1.074 FG 1.015 ABV 7.9% 85IBU

84.5% Pale malt
6.0% German Caramel Pils
2.5% Light Crystal
6.9% White Sugar

Chinook in Mash 17.6IBU
Warrior 90mins 24.4IBU
Chinook 90mins 8.6IBU
Simcoe 15mins 15.2IBU
Columbus 15mins 19.4IBU
Centennial 120g steeped at 80c
Simcoe 55g steeped at 80c
Cloumbus 100g in fermenter for 5-7 days
Simcoe 100g in fermenter for 5-7days
Centennial 100g in fermenter for 5-7 days

All hops are pellets except for the simcoe, they'll go in the fv in a bag.

Mash 90mins at 66c.

WLP051 yeast fermented at 19c

[WishboneBrewery]

Nice healthy dry hop Should be a belter.

[BitterTed]

That makes me very thirsty! I might make that before you!

[Laripu]

In the popular parlance of my countrymen.... holy crap! That's a big beer!

My beers are usually around 6.2 to 6.5%, 40 to 45 BU. Yours is a monster!

Enjoy! But use 340 ml bottles.

[Scooby]

In the popular parlance of my countrymen.... holy crap! That's a big beer!

My beers are usually around 6.2 to 6.5%, 40 to 45 BU. Yours is a monster!

Enjoy! But use 340 ml bottles.

Yep, looking back over the last years brews mine ranged from 3.2 to 5.2%, mostly well hopped but not necessarily high IBU.
I was looking to do something different.

I take it you don't see any problems with way the beer is put together?

[Laripu]

In the popular parlance of my countrymen.... holy crap! That's a big beer!

My beers are usually around 6.2 to 6.5%, 40 to 45 BU. Yours is a monster!

Enjoy! But use 340 ml bottles.

Yep, looking back over the last years brews mine ranged from 3.2 to 5.2%, mostly well hopped but not necessarily high IBU.
I was looking to do something different.

I take it you don't see any problems with way the beer is put together?

Nothing wrong technically as far as I can see. It is a hop monster.... I'd probably hop at around 45 BU for this, but that's my personal preference. I like to taste some malt too. I'd also use a Kolsch yeast and keep the temperature low, 15C. (Or even Nottingham, which still ferments nicely at 15C.) With all that gravity, ale yeasts might do some funky stuff at higher temperatures. In any case, I'd make a 1-litre starter of whatever yeast you use. Hmmm, you're doing a 47 litre batch - so I'd make a 2-litre starter then.

Wow, let us know what you did and how it works out. I bet it will be yummy.

[coatesg]

Looks OK to me - US IPA kicking in at 1.075 and 75BU is fine, and there's a good level of late and dry hopping. I'd possibly go for more hops in the last 20min or so and reduce the bittering additions keep the overall bittering level equivalent.

[Scooby]

Cheers for the comments, seems like I'm not far off.

I'd possibly go for more hops in the last 20min or so and reduce the bittering additions keep the overall bittering level equivalent.

I calculated the IBU's so I got roughly equal bittering from the 90min and 15mins additions, that's ignoring the mashed hops. I've not tried that before so I'm a bit
unsure of the effect, my thinking is that I may get smoother bittering and more flavour/aroma from them like FWH (supposedly) . I choose predominantly Warrior at
90min as I find they give a nice smooth bitterness.

If I did anything I'd do away with the Chinook at 90mins and get the 8.6IBU by upping the Simcoe and Columbus at 15mins

I'd also use a Kolsch yeast and keep the temperature low, 15C. (Or even Nottingham, which still ferments nicely at 15C.) With all that gravity,
ale yeasts might do some funky stuff at higher temperatures. In any case, I'd make a 1-litre starter of whatever yeast you use. Hmmm, you're doing a 47 litre batch - so I'd make a 2-litre starter then.

Wow, let us know what you did and how it works out. I bet it will be yummy.

I usually make a 1.75l starter with 1 vial for that batch size and I have 2 vials of the WLP051 that need to be used, I'll make a 2l starter with them and keep to the low end temp wise.

I hope to brew this week so I'll have some idea of the result soon, but it may be some time before I know what it's really like.

[Scooby]

Brewed it today, the only change was due to being a tad short of Warrior so I substituted some Columbus.
OG was 1 point up at 75, I hope the yeast is starting it's job when I have a look tomorrow.

Cheers for the input.

[Scooby]

Down to 1.018 now, day 9 so have added the 300g of dry hops and raised temp from 19c to 21c for a couple of days to see
if it'll drop a point or so more. It's nearly 75% attenuation so about right for WLP051. Gravity sample was a real mouth full
with plenty of malt Laripu, I could still taste it 5mins later

[Laripu]

Sounds great!