Recipe Advice Thread

[denimglen]

Thought it might be handy to have a thread for some of the more advanced brewers to give some advice on recipes.

Let's see how it goes eh...

[Simon David kelly]

now I have too many choices .... I shall have to make more batches now :o) ... oh the pity ....

[Paul Jennings]

Hey guys I have just ordered the following 100g packs from NZ Hops.

1 x NZ Cascade, 1 x Motueka, 1 x Nelson Sauvin, 1 x Pacifica, 1 x Riwaka, 1 x Super Alpha, 1 x Imp Willamette, 1 x Czech Saaz

Trying to work out a good recipe for an AIPA. I was thinking along the lines of this.

Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.80 kg Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 33.33 %
1.80 kg Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 33.33 %
1.50 kg Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 27.78 %
0.30 kg Caramel Wheat Malt (46.0 SRM) Grain 5.56 %
10.00 gm NZ Cascade [8.40 %] (60 min) Hops 9.6 IBU
10.00 gm Motueka [8.00 %] (60 min) Hops 9.1 IBU
10.00 gm Motueka [8.00 %] (40 min) Hops 8.0 IBU
10.00 gm NZ Cascade [8.40 %] (40 min) Hops 8.4 IBU
10.00 gm NZ Cascade [8.40 %] (20 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
10.00 gm Motueka [8.00 %] (20 min) Hops 5.5 IBU
10.00 gm NZ Cascade [8.40 %] (10 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
10.00 gm Motueka [8.00 %] (10 min) Hops 3.3 IBU

With US05 yeast.

Est Original Gravity: 1.068 SG, Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG, Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.62 %, Bitterness: 53.1 IBU

Maybe some dry hopping? Maybe a 5 min addition? Are there any other combinations of hops in that list that would be good in a AIPA? I think I might keep the Saaz and Riwaka for another time.

[jt]

I reckon Mot & Cascade are beaut together. I'd add either a 0 min or dry hop of both of them

[James P]

Do they have Riwaka back in stock?

[jt]

100gm baggies by the look of it. Where they out - maybe they got some back from local shops that couldn't shift it at 'Brewcraft' prices

[Paul Jennings]

Donna at NZ Hops found some organic Riwaka somewhere when I sent my wish list. She said it was a very lucky find. Might be the last 100g pack in the country....bidding starts now?

[jt]

Not me, still got lotza Motza left

[Christian]

Amen to that. Recipe looks a lot like my fave recipe - have some dry hopping at the moment.

[Dale]

Hey Guys,

How's this sound. About the same as the thread above I also have 50g of Riwaka left not sure if I should put in this or keep.

4.00 kg ..Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (Bairds) (3.1 SRM) Grain 90.91 %
0.20 kg .Cara Malt (Bairds) (17.8 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.20 kg .Cara-Pils (Weyermann) (2.5 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
20.00 gm .Motueka [7.80 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
20.00 gm .Cascade, NZ 2 [7.20 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
15.00 gm .Nugget [11.60 %] (60 min) Hops 23.2 IBU
15.00 gm .Cascade, NZ 2 [7.20 %] (15 min) Hops 7.1 IBU
15.00 gm .Motueka [7.80 %] (15 min) Hops 7.7 IBU
15.00 gm .Cascade, NZ 2 [7.20 %] (5 min) Hops 2.9 IBU
15.00 gm .Motueka [7.80 %] (5 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale

44IBU and 1.049OG

[Reviled]

Looks pretty good Dale! Up to you with the Riwaka, id maybe add some into the 5 min and dry hop for a bit of complexity? But if youre interested in what the mot/cascade combo will give ya, leave it out!

Either way it should be a nice beer :o)

[Christian]

I'd leave as is - I love Mot and Cascade in equal proportions as they combine together really well. I'm currently dry hoping a similar pale ale with 25gm of each. Going to add the same again in with the priming solution.

[MrC]

I'd leave the Riwaka out too. Sounds nice as it is.