Hey folks, Looking for a little constructive criticism on my EPA recipe. Also thinking of doing the same brew again, but substituting HBC 342 for the Cascade. Extract brew: Specialty grains: 1lb Belgian Cara 8 Fermentables: 3 lbs Golden malt, 60 mins 3 lbs Golden malt, 15 mins Hops: 2 oz Cascade, 60 mins 1 oz Cascade, 20 mins .5 oz Cascade, 10 min 1 oz Cascade, 5 mins 1 oz Cascade, 0 mins Yeast: WLP001 Thanks. Cheers, Mike
What's the Alpha Acid content of your Cascade? Assuming 6.9% (the last cascade pellets I used), you're over 80 computed Tinseth IBUs in a 5 gallon batch. Is that the kind of bitterness you're going for? If not, I'd recommend you use a program/calculator to dial in your recipe.
Like VikeMan said too high on your bittering. With cascades you get a lot of flavor. 1oz at 15 min and 1oz at 5 min is my program for pale ale. There is nothing wrong with what you propose for finishing. Take care.
