In an attempt to brew one more time before Christmas and possibly the end of the world, I was looking to use these hops. As I go over my ingredients, I put something together that looks like this... a little different from what I was originally thinking but...
Belma-Palooza
5 lbs Briess Pale Malt
3 lbs Maris Otter
1 lbs White Wheat
8 oz Crystal 20L
2 oz Belgian CaraMunich
1 oz Styrian Goldings 4% for 60
1 oz Belma pellets 12.1% for 5
1 oz Belma pellets 12.1% for 2
Wyeast 1056 American Ale
OG: 1.054, FG: 1.014, IBU: 31, SRM: 8, ABV: 5.2%
I'm wondering specifically about the hops and when to add them. Should I screw the 60-minute addition altogether and add an ounce of Belma at 20, 5, 2? Should I move the Styrian Goldings to a FWH? I have never made a beer where there was NO bittering or FWH addition. Never got 40 minutes into the boil without hops. If I skip the bittering addition and go Belma at 20, 5 and 2, I get 46 IBUs. If I go 10, 5 and 2, it comes to 33 IBUs. If I skip the bittering addition and wait all that time to add hops, what would you guys do with mash temp? Do you want to make it dry (mash low) because there are no bittering hops? Not sure the best way to proceed and if I have any concern, I would probably stick with bittering, 5 and 2 because I can predict the outcome better and I would mash at 150-151 for that. Thoughts?
Ps. Planning a possible Saturday 12/22 brewday which I realize is end-of-the-world plus 1 but whatever. Stupid Mayans.
Edited by KenLenard, 19 December 2012 - 08:47 AM.