what do you think of this recipe / hop profile?

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i’m brewing some non-descript beer tomorrow which doesn’t really fall into a category that i can tell.  i have been contemplating throwing in some black patent to make it look more warrior and magnum like.

here is what i’ve got…

3 lbs extra light dry malt
3 lbs amber dry malt
1 lb light dry malt

.5 oz magnum @60
.5 oz warrior @60
1.5 oz magnum @5
.5 oz warrior @5
2 oz centennial @0

safale us-04 (english ale)

og 1.060
ibu 67
abv 6.2%

thanks in advance.

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I’d use light dry extract instead of the amber then add my own specialty grains to get the kind of character I would have from the amber extract.

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thanks denny.  that’s really what my plan was going to be, but the homebrew corner only had 3 lbs of extra light and the amber and dark, so i grabbed an amber to go with the pound of light i had leftover from last beer.

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Gotcha

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Looks delicious with all those late addition hops.

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I might try some special roast with that recipe. What are you looking for…Black IPA?

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thanks.

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i didn’t have a particular style in mind, but i know i have some special roast.  how much would you use?  would some biscuit mixed in be good or bad, you think?

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I would go with a half pound each of biscuit and special roast to point you toward a hopped up American Brown Ale.

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winner winner.  thanks.  i’ll do that.

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i ended up using 3/4 lbs special roast and 3/4 lbs biscuit.  plugged it into brew pal and it came up pretty close to an english ipa, just a couple ibu too high.

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Which sounds like a great beer anyway!

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thanks!

do you think 9 days in primary with no secondary would be too soon to bottle?  that would be, brewed on the 29th and bottled on the 7th?

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You could probably get away with that, but do a gravity reading first starting at day six.

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I think you need to let the beer decide on the schedule…

as euge has indicated…check the gravity after 6 or 7 days, then on the 8th and 8th day. If it remains unchanged then I recommend letting the beer sit another couple days to condition and then bottle.

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yeah, i’ll take some gravity readings.  always a good idea…  i really need to start getting in a habit of that.  usually, i’m not real rushed, but mardi gras is on the 21st and i wanted to bottle rather than keg so i could just bring a few bottles to the parade.

in the interest of better beer, i probably should just wait and let it do it’s thing and bottle it in two or three weeks.

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…not only better beer but avoiding bottle bombs as well.  :slight_smile:

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If the gravity was lower I’d be more enthusiastic about bottling sooner. I think you can get away with it though if the gravity stabilizes. I’ve always wondered about the extra 2 weeks on the yeast vs 3 weeks in the bottle and whether it makes a difference. I’m inclined to believe it is small.

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i bottled an ipa sunday that was in the carboy only 13 days, but the gravity was the same for three days, thurs-sat.

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Wise words from Ron!