THOR's Hop Hammer
Mash and dry hops are the trick here. I use Amarillo leaves and pellets for everything else. I cook loose. In addition, just to mix it up, I'll throw in less than an ounce of whatever hop I have on hand, simcoe, warrior into the dry hop.
| Brewer: | Jason / ODIN's BREW | Email: | jasonengelund@gmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | THOR's Hop Hammer | Style: | x India Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 1 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.079 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.6% v/v (6.0% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 2 lb. American 2-row 4 oz. Belgian biscuit 6 oz. American crystal 40L 13 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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| Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
| Mash hops in grain bag. Stir it up. Make that Funky oatmeal homebrewer. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.072 | 5.5 gallons | |||||
| 7 lb. Light dry malt extract | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, !!!Mash min.) 1 oz. Amarillo (!!!Mash min.) 5 oz. Amarillo Dry Hop 6 Days 5oz (!!!Mash min.) 1.5 oz. Columbus (60 min.) 5 oz. Columbus (30 min.) 1 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 1 min.) 1 oz. Columbus (1 min.) |
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| Yeast: | White Labs Cali Pale | |||||||
| Log: | I add my dry hops to the primary after peak fermentation is done. Maybe a bubble every 45 secs or every minute. Dry hop for about a week, so that when the fermentation is done, the dry hop is done. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | bottle. 4-5 oz corn sugar | |||||||
Recipe posted 11/14/09.