Left Over Brew?

[Uncle Joshua]

SHMBO has ruled that I'm not allowed anymore hops until I have used up most of my bits and bats. so, anyone got a recipe to use up some of these...

Citra 54g
Challenger 12g
Goldings 8g
Styrian Celeia 30g
Northdown 36g
Cascade 40g
Magnum 69g
EKG 30g
First Gold 15g
Stella 40g

I have a fair amount of pale malt. the yeasts I have are : Mauribrew Ale 514, Gervin English Ale and Safale us-05. Something around 3.7 to 4% would be perfect.

[Dennis King]

I've done a couple of beers with 30gms of challenger for bittering and 50gms of citra late hops, very nice. You could substitute the northdown for the challenger.

[Uncle Joshua]

Would this be any good...

[Dennis King]

Looks OK to me.

[jimp2003]

That looks a bit too bitter for me but then its not my beer. I just don't think there will be enough maltiness and body to balance the bitterness and the citra hops which can be quite tart. I would be adding the 30min addition to the flameout hops...

[Uncle Joshua]

That looks a bit too bitter for me but then its not my beer. I just don't think there will be enough maltiness and body to balance the bitterness and the citra hops which can be quite tart. I would be adding the 30min addition to the flameout hops...

Yeah, think thats what I will do. may add some torrefied wheat too.

[Dennis King]

Just looked at my notes, I also added 500gms of Munich malt.

[Dennis King]

I also added all the citra at the end of boil.

[Uncle Joshua]

I also added all the citra at the end of boil.

I have about 340gms of Munich malt, would it be worth adding that and the torrefied wheat? I'll add all the Citra at flame out.

[Dennis King]

That would be nearer to the one I brewed.

[Uncle Joshua]

That would be nearer to the one I brewed.

With or without the torrefied wheat. Dennis?

[Dennis King]

I didn't use torriefied wheat but don't think that will make any major difference.

[Uncle Joshua]

Fantastic.

Would adding my extra 6g of Northdown hurt it in any way? I just want to get some of these hops out of the way.

SWMBO doesn't know about the 5 packs of hops in my bottle fridge or the 250g of Cascade thats in the post.

[Dennis King]

I've always found northdown and challenger similar to each other and certainly would not leave 6 gms left in the packet.

[Uncle Joshua]

Thanks for your help Dennis.

I'll get this on over the next few days.