In need of assistance and or suggestions with Hop Schedule American Amber Ale
Hop schedule;(Pellets): Is this good or any suggestions??? 60 Mins: 0.5 oz Centennial AA% 8.9IBU: 17.3 15 Mins: 0.5 oz Centennial **AA% 8.9 ** IBU: 8.59 5 Mins: 1.0 oz Cascade AA% 6.8IBU: 5.27
Dry Hop @ 6 days: 1 oz Cascade AA% 6.8
Total IBU: 31.16
BU/GU Ratio: .62
Recipe is below with specs
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7.52 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
**Original Gravity:**1.050 Final Gravity: 1.012 ABV (standard): 5% IBU (tinseth): 31.16
SRM (morey): 10.94
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
5.25 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise 37 3 55.6%
3 lb German - Vienna 37 4 31.8%
1 lb United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37) 35 34 10.6%
0.187 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate 33 207 2%
9.44 lb Total
Hops Amount Variety Type AAUse **Time ** IBU
0.5 oz Centennial Pellet 8.9 Boil 60 min 17.3
0.5 oz Centennial Pellet 8.9 Boil 15 min 8.59
1 oz Cascade Pellet 6.8 Aroma 5 min 5.27
Looks pretty good to me depending on what kind of hop character you are going for. I would personally remove the dry hop for an American Amber and save that for an APA.
Agreed, there is a lot of variance in American ambers these days - from light hop character all the way to near-IPA in some West coast examples. Personally, I think the hop schedule looks good. It’s probably in the middle of the two extremes. Good luck !
I will drop the Dry Hop as you 2 suggested… Gracias!!!
Quick question? when choosing hopping amounts besides the intended IBU target… do you try to Hop in a way that uses your all your hops rather say for example hopping with .25 oz out of 1 oz… leaving in the bag .75 oz left over… which depending on your brewing frequency might be used on another recipe but if not then goes to waste right…? Basically utilize your hops in schedule that minimizes waste or having to store your hops till you can find a chnace to use them again…
I use a vacuum sealer to keep my hops fresh (in the freezer), so I just plan out what I want to use and seal/freeze the rest. And FWIW, I think the oz of dry hops would be good in that beer. It’ll be good either way.
I’ve never dried hop before so this would be my 1st and im anxious to do it see what it does and then build upon this as an experience…
I’m thinking dry hopping it the last 5-6 days before bottling or kegging while its cold crashed during those 5-6 days. Any temps that are suggested or dont cold crash, etc…???
An easy way to dry hop the first time is to put the hops in a fine mesh paint strainer bag and add to your fermenter after fermentation winds down. Wait 5 days, verify you’re at final gravity, then package. It’ll be good !
