1 oz Belma FWH
1 oz Belma 60 min
1/2 oz each Mosaic, Aurora Slovenian, Citra, and Sorachi Ace 15 min
1 oz each Mosaic, Aurora Slovenian, Citra, and Sorachi Ace 10, 5, 0 min
Dryhop with 1 oz each Mosaic, Aurora Slovenian, Citra, and Sorachi Ace at 10 days, for 5 days
Wyeast 1056, 2 l starter
Ferment at 65* for 10 days, dryhop for 5, or until finished.
Whatcha all think? Thats 20 oz of hops for 5 gallons. Overkill?
Overkill? Maybe, but it sure sounds good to me. I’ve done 18oz in a 3-gallon batch (which only netted me a 12-pack after all was said & done because the hops sucked up so much), so it can be done.
I haven’t brewed with Belma yet, but any reason why you’re using that as your bittering addition? For a big IPA, I’d want something with a bit more bite like Columbus, Chinook or maybe Nugget for my bittering addition.
The Belma comes in at 12.3% aa. I didn’t want to burn up my other hops for bittering. I don’t really like the IPAs that are over the top bitter. I wanted something with more flavor/aroma.
I wouldn’t worry about using the Belma as your bittering addition. The bitterness is rather smooth and fairly mild even though it is 12.3%AA. It lacks a lot of the awesome flavors and aromatics of some of the newer dual purpose high AA% varieties. To be honest with you, the beers I have made and others I have tasted with Belma don’t have a lot of flavor. It is probably better suited as a bittering hop, IMHO.