Ok, first post on this forum, been on NB forum for a while. Be gentle please
I have a partial mash recipe here for a half boil on the stove top. I would like to have this recipe work year round, even in the frozen months when I do not brew outside, hence the partial boil. Here it is from my Beersmith files:
BeerSmith Recipe Printout -
http://www.beersmith.comRecipe: Green Monster Red
Brewer: Rob Colton
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: Partial Mash
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 2.40 gal
Estimated OG: 1.066 SG
Estimated Color: 11.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 85.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.50 lb Muntons Light DME (3.5 SRM) Dry Extract 56.70 %
3.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 36.08 %
0.30 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 3.09 %
0.25 lb Melanoiden Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.58 %
0.15 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 1.55 %
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 Hops -
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 17.5 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (20 min) Hops 9.8 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (10 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma HopHops -
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SteepHops -
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (0 min) (ArHops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
7.00 gal Poland Spring (R) Water
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [Starter Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 4.20 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 5.25 qt of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F
The question is about the grain bill, will this be too malty for an IPA? I know that a "red ipa" is not to style anyway, but I just don't want too much malty character in the beer. The specialty grains are chosen mostly to impart as much of a red color as I can get. Also note that this will be a 90 min boil to help the melanioden malt kick up the red, thats what I have been told anyway. I have never used roasted barley or melanoiden malt before, so some advise would be appreciated!
Cheers!