1st recipe attempt

[BrewzLee]

Brewed this on Friday. This was the 5th AG batch that I have brewed and my first attempt at brewing a beer to my own recipe so I'm hoping it turns out OK. :)

4.50 kg - Pale Malt
330g - Crystal Malt
60 min. mash at 66c

60 min. boil
30g Herkules (60 min - 46.2 ibus)
Added ½ a whirlfloc tablet and chiller @ 15 min
19.5g Cascade (10 min - 3.8 ibus)
@ 0 min chilled down to 80c then added
30g Columbus (0.0 ibus)
30g Cascade (0.0 ibus)
These were steeped for 30 mins before chilling and transferring to FV.
US-05 Yeast

Ended up with 23L in fermenter OG -1.043

I am planning to dry hop with 30g of cascade on day 10 for 4 days, but can add more. Does anyone have any thoughts?

Thanks

 

[Covrich]

Looks very nice to me!! :thumb: don't see why not dry hop.. it will probably be good without it but great with it also still!

 

[drew83uk]

Like it!! Any name in mind for it? I like nice hoppy aroma so I would go with the dry hopping. :grin:

 

[BeardySi]

Seems tasty! Can't beat the satisfaction of the first brew from your own recipe!

 

[BrewzLee]

Thanks guys! Not come up with a name for it yet I'll wait to see how it turns out :lol:

 

[BeardySi]

Mine get names on the second brewing if I like them enough to make another batch.

 

[MyQul]

Naming the brew is part of the fun of brewing. You name it, you own it! :thumb:

If I made this brew I'd call it, The Seven Labors of Herkules! :mrgreen:

 

[sponge_]

Good stuff, and I too would look at dry hopping. Any reason why you aimed for 50 IBUs (just out of curiosity)? I normally look at ~0.8 BU/SG for APAs so would aim more for 35IBUs rather than 50IBUs for that SG. But that is what brewing is all about really - experiment, taste, record and repeat.

I'm sure it'll turn out a cracker!

 

[JapanBrew]

I'm with Beardy. I have this leather bound book from Italy and second brews only get entered in there. I used to name them from start but bad recipe ruins the name.

 

[BrewzLee]

I'm finding that I when I drink commercial beers I much prefer those with higher IBUs that are around 4/4.5% abv.
Celt Golden Age is a personal favourite and that comes in at 4.2% and 46 IBUs.
I am going to go with a 30/40g Cascade dry hop as well for aroma.