I want to make a Hop Grenade this time. Something strong and extremely hoppy but not overly malty and heavy. I deliberately dropped the Crystal 120 down to 80 because of personal taste.
I'm brewing this batch Sunday so I'm curious to get some feedback before I buy the materials.
First pass recipe:
Stats
OG 1.087
FG 1.018
IBU 80
ABV 9.2 %
SRM 15
70.0 % 12.25 British Two-row Pale (May switch to American 2-row to lighten the malt character)
5.7 % 1.00 American Munich (Light)
4.3 % 0.75 American Crystal 40L
2.9 % 0.50 American Crystal 80L
2.9 % 0.50 American Victory
1.4 % 0.25 British Pale Chocolate
1.4 % 0.50 American Soft White Wheat
11.4 % 2.00 Cane sugar
17.75
27.3 % 1.50 Simcoe Whole 13.0%AA @ 60min
18.2 % 1.00 Centennial Whole 10.5 60
18.2 % 1.00 Cascade Whole 6.6 10
18.2 % 1.00 Crystal Whole 3.5 10
18.2 % 1.00 Crystal Whole 3.5 0
5.50 Calculated at 80 IBU which I know is way high.
I am going to mash @ 150-152 and dump a huge starter into the fermenter. I am considering combining WLP001 Cali Ale and WLP013 London Ale Yeast. I'd like to get this down to a FG of 1.015 or lower. The London Yeast poops out a bit early but I love the flavor. Hopefully the Cali Yeast will get it the rest of the way. I'll probably dry hop with 20% Simcoe and 80% Crystal, we'll see how much I can get into the carboy.



