I ended up not liking Loral. I did a couple experiments dropping some hops into Bud Light and tasting it a couple days later to see what the hop tastes like. I did several pale ales with equinot, Mandarina Bavaria with El Dorado, but didn’t quite love the results. I ended up morphing the recipe into the one below that I am extremely happy with. Great mix of hops. Really good tropical flavor with a hint of herbal. Cheers.
Batch Size: 6.33 gal Style: American IPA (21A)
Boil Size: 8.0 gal Style Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: 5.9 SRM Equipment: Electric-BTD-60min-IPA-6.33-garage
Bitterness: 54.1 IBUs Boil Time: 60 min
OG: 1.060
FG: 1.009
ABV: 6.7%
Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
13 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
9.04 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
9.04 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)
2.96 oz Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
0.42 oz Magnum [14.0%] - Boil 60 min
1.00 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min)
0.80 oz Strata [13.1%] - Boil 15 min
0.45 oz Idaho #7 [13.0%] - Boil 15 min
0.30 oz Citra [12.0%] - Boil 15 min
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15 min)
1.00 Chiller/whirlpool (Boil 10 min)
0.50 oz Strata [13.1%] - Boil 7 min
0.30 oz Idaho #7 [13.0%] - Boil 7 min
0.20 oz Citra [12.0%] - Boil 7 min
#WLP001 starter
Notes
At flameout, cool quickly to 172 and then whirlpool hop for 30 minutes: 0.8 oz Citra, 1.95 oz Idaho 7, 2.85 oz Strata
Mash 60 @ 152