This time around I lowered the gravity even more and took out the Columbus. I get a strawberry sort of kiwi thing going on with Galaxy, a nice dankness...it's an aromatic hop for sure. The Columbus accentuated the beer but made the previous attempt pithy tasting. No dryness from the hops here...just some fruity...citrus...bitterness.
You don't need to have a high abv beer to get the Double IPA effect. If it's just a hop fix you need...it can be done with a lower abv beer. A soft, dry pale ale with big hop aroma and flavor....refreshing and really....really you can drink on it all night.
Emily Once Again...
2.5 Gallons
O.G. 1.046
F.G. 1.008
MASH:
80% (4 lbs. 11.1 oz.) 2-Row
15% (14.1 oz.) White Wheat
5% (4.7 oz.) C20
Mash at 152 F for 60 min
BOIL:
.55 oz. Warrior @60 min for 60 IBUs
2.00 oz. Galaxy at 5 min
FERMENTATION:
1.0 pkg. of Wyeast 1318 quick starter of 800ml of wort from the mash
DRY HOPS:
3 oz. Galaxy in Primary
WATER:
4.2 g. Gypsum
1.3 g. Calcium Chloride
.91 g. Epsom salt
.46 g. Table salt
1.70 ml. of Latic Acid for a mash ph of 5.25
For most NE-style recipes, people generally recommend a higher Chloride:Sulfate ratio, but it appears that you reversed that based on the mineral additions for you water. If that not correct, can you provide you Chloride:Sulfate ratio? Just trying to understand what works best for this beer. Thanks!
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