Centennial and Mosaic

clibit said:

Centennial is pretty much my favourite hop. Great in any type of ale. A Centennial only pale ale or IPA is great. And it works really well in brown ales, porters, red ales and stouts too. Rounded citrus, lovely. Not used my Mosaic yet but i've drunk Mosaic beers, and it has a complex fruity flavour. I'm no good at describing these flavours.

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clibit said:

I have a great IPA recipe that I can vouch for, but I can also provide a pale ale recipe.

The IPA is here (10 litres, double everything for 20L):

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=53516


Centennial Pale Ale

Batch Size (L): 21.0
Original Gravity (OG): 1.039
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 3.83 %
Bitterness (IBU): 23.2 (Average)

3.000 kg Pale Malt (84.51%)
0.300 kg Carapils (Dextrine) (8.45%)
0.250 kg Caramalt (7.04%)

7.0 g Centennial Leaf (11.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes
7.0 g Centennial Leaf (11.5% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes
7.0 g Centennial Leaf (11.5% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes
7.0 g Centennial Leaf (11.5% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes
5g Irish Moss @ 15 mins
Tsp Gypsum in mash
Tsp gypsum in boil

Mash at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Ferment at 20°C with Nottingham/Gervin

You could increase the ABV with more pale malt, and/or the IBUs with more 60 minute hops.

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samnorfolk said:

Thats sounds great thanks ill def give that a go at some point. Have you got the Pale malt recipe as well

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clibit said:

Not sure what you mean. The recipe above is the pale ale, the link takes you to the IPA.

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samnorfolk said:

Nice, i tried a pint called Mosaic the other day really nice flavour, loved it! Im thinking of trying some centennial next.

Do you have a recipe for the centennial only pale ale, sounds one id like to try

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Hops_and_Dreams said:

Mosaic is awesome and my favourite hop so far. Definitely worth trying.

I'm guessing you had a pint of the Adnams one? Surprisingly that is one of my favourite commercial beers. Fortunately I'm in Norfolk too, so it's not too hard to find.

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Hops_and_Dreams said:

Mosaic is awesome and my favourite hop so far. Definitely worth trying.

I'm guessing you had a pint of the Adnams one? Surprisingly that is one of my favourite commercial beers. Fortunately I'm in Norfolk too, so it's not too hard to find.

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clibit said:

It's not essential but pale ales are generally brewed with water high in sulphates, gypsum is calcium sulphate. It's your first AG, don't worry about it. But get Irish moss, or protofloc or whirfloc, they are the same thing and they help to make the beer clear.

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samnorfolk said:

Norfolk is actually my surname - but i do also live in Norfolk bizarrely, the pint was from the golden triangle brewery if i remember correctly

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Hops_and_Dreams said:

I shouldn't assume things! Not seen that one, so will look out for it. You should try the Adnams one if you get a chance.

I'm in North Walsham, where abouts are you?

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