Experimental IPA

[mozza]

Bought a bag of experimental hops from the malt miller a while ago so I have finally got around to brewing with them. I've gone with an IPA type of beer hopping the hell out of it with the experimentals at the end so that i can tell exactly what they taste like.

Experimental CF115

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Gyle Number:

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 10 lbs. 8.0 oz 4760 grams 96%
Torrefied Wheat 4 EBC 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 100 grams 2%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 100 grams 2%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
CF115 Whole 4.40000000000001 % 20 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 23.7%
CF115 Whole 4.40000000000001 % 15 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 10 grams 7.9%
CF115 Whole 4.40000000000001 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 10 grams 7.9%
CF115 Whole 4.40000000000001 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 11.8%
CF115 Whole 4.40000000000001 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 11.8%
Fuggle Whole 4.7 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 0.2 oz 7 grams 5.5%
Fuggle Whole 5.1 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 31.5%

(Dry hopped with 23 grams)

Yeast: St Austell's Primary Strain

Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.049 (actual 1.050)
Final Gravity: 1.011 (actual 1.004)
Alcohol Content: 4.9% ABV (actual 5.94%)
Total Liquor: 33.3 Litres
Mash Liquor: 12.4 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 39.2048589344432 EBU
Colour: 12 EBC

Cant wait to try it in a few months time!

P.s Im hoping that the Lidl special holds up!

[jimp2003]

I will be interested to hear how you get on with this as I have a pack of the CF115 waiting to be used.

[mozza]

It's described as having a spicy honey taste but at the moment it's a deep almost fruity taste. It's unusual to say the least

[mozza]

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[mozza]

Okay this is weird! Now tried after conditioning for a few weeks and its completely different! Very spicy almost smokey! Never had a beer get harsher through conditioning! It reminds me of a porter in terms of spiciness

[Barley Water]

Well unfortunately if your beer is getting "harsher" as it sits that may be indicitive of an infection. How is the carbonation? If that is rising as well my advice is to drink it quick, it will only get worse. By the way, been there, done that, got the T-shirt, it happens to all of us at some point. Incidentally, I hope I'm wrong.

[mozza]

I think it's fine beer is crystal clear and carbonation is spot on. The hops were described as spicy but initially all I could make out was fruitiness. It is the way they were described its just weird how the flavours have come out given a few weeks

[mozza]

Correction, I HOPE it's fine

[WalesAles]

mozza,
How was this at the last couple of bottles?
Did the hops do the job? Would you use them again?

WA

[AnthonyD]

I think this hop now has the name bishop? I used it in Feb in a brown ale with simcoe and amarillo. Used all the Bishop in a whirlpool, and it turned out really well, adding some complexity to the American hops. Would use again, perhaps in a porter.

[mozza]

I'd second using them in a porter. They didn't mellow much in mine but then I did you the whole packet lol

[oakerspocus]

I see you modified your mini kegs with a schrader valve? Is this so you can force carb?

[mozza]

I have done but it was just so I could check the pressure really

[chris.pearse.9]

Were did you get the small kegs from are they easy to use