) and iv just been weighing out the hops ive got,kevthebootboy wrote: so what im saying is, have i got enough late hops ect to have a good IPA,see what im getting at?
kevthebootboy wrote:wooowwww easy fellas,there not all going in for th 90 minutes! im talking a gravity of around 1.060, 55 IBU ,25 lirte brew with a big hop taste and aroma,
thing is ive seen IPA recipes with upto 100gms -200gms even more going in last 15 and at flame out,
so what im saying is, have i got enough late hops ect to have a good IPA,see what im getting at?
Yeah - but often the 100-200g of hops are fuggles or goldings at 4-5%AA (rather than Target at 11%+!). The flavour you get from the high hopping rates with those is difficult to replicate with smaller amounts of hops with higher AA%.kevthebootboy wrote:thing is ive seen IPA recipes with upto 100gms -200gms even more going in last 15 and at flame out,
so what im saying is, have i got enough late hops ect to have a good IPA,see what im getting at?
)coatesg wrote:Yeah - but often the 100-200g of hops are fuggles or goldings at 4-5%AA (rather than Target at 11%+!). The flavour you get from the high hopping rates with those is difficult to replicate with smaller amounts of hops with higher AA%.kevthebootboy wrote:thing is ive seen IPA recipes with upto 100gms -200gms even more going in last 15 and at flame out,
so what im saying is, have i got enough late hops ect to have a good IPA,see what im getting at?
I'd probably use some Target, N Brewer and/or Susan for bittering, Fuggles and WGV late - maybe use the Northdown too, but there's something about the taste of Northdown that I struggle a bit with so that wouldn't be something I'd choose (butthat's entirely a personal opinion - it's generally considered to be a good flavoursome hop - I much prefer challenger myself
Well...i usualy brew on a saturday but i have a job on the side, so im working saturdays at the moment, i like to get an early start so im all done for about half past 11, then i have the rest of he day for...well whatever really, plus the missus likes a lie in at the weekends so i get the place to my self for a while.quiff wrote:Maybe a silly question but why get up so earrly on a sunday to do a brew?
I'm picking all my AG gear up tomorrow and have AG#1 earmarked for next saturday. How long does the whole process take?
To me Challenger and Northdown are nowhere near each other, Challenger is a nice Hop Northdown is harsh.coatesg wrote:kevthebootboy wrote:maybe use the Northdown too, but there's something about the taste of Northdown that I struggle a bit with so that wouldn't be something I'd choose (butthat's entirely a personal opinion - it's generally considered to be a good flavoursome hop - I much prefer challenger myself
