This time I intended to check how works hop hash. I get some amount from the master brewer of Hope Brewery in Dublin and I had some pellet of the same hops from Yakima Valley Hops so I used pellet for late boil and hash for dry hopping. Also, I had about 3kg of Red X malt so I go with Red IPA.
RECIPE DETAILS
Batch size: 25L (6.5 gals)
Mash water: 20L filtered water + 6g Gypsum
Sparge water: 15L filtered water
Pre-boil gravity: 1.049 (12.2 BLG)
Boil time: 60 min
OG: 1.053 (13.1 BLG)
FG: 1.012 (3.1 BLG)
IBU*=69 EBC*=21.5 SRM=10.9 ABV=5.4%
BH Efficienty*=72% Est Mash Eff*= –
* – EST by Beer Smith2
FERMENTABLES:
| Amt | Name | % |
| 3.60 kg | Best RED X | 61% |
| 0.90 kg | Golden Promise | 15.3% |
| 0.80 kg | Flaked Oats | 13.6% |
| 0.50 kg | Best Pilsen | 8.5% |
| 0.10 kg | Acid Malt | 1.7% |
HOPS:
| Time | Name | Amount | Alpha | Use | Form |
| 60 min | Magnum | 20g | 12% | Boil | Pellet |
| 15 min | Idaho #7 | 30g | 13% | Boil | Pellet |
| 20 min | Idaho #7 | 50g | 13% | Whirpool | Pellet |
| 20 min | El Dorado | 20g | 15% | Whirpool | Pellet |
| 4 Days | El Dorado | 50g | – | Dry Hop | Hop Hash |
| 4 Days | Idaho #7 | 50g | – | Dry Hop | Hop Hash |
Yeast:
Mangrove Jack’s US West Coast M44
Mash:
| Temp | Name | Time |
| 67°C (152°F) | Mash Step | 75 min |
| 76°C (168°F) | Mash Out | 15 min |
BREW DAY– 23.09.2019
Start Mashing PH=5.3 Yeast M44 Sparging Preboil gravity 1.049 Start boiling First hop addition Hop stand addition Whirlpool Cooling to 18°C (64°F) OG: 1.053 Aeration Approximately 24L of wort
Fermentation 17°C (62°F) – 20°C (68°F) on last day.
13.10.2019 Racking to bottling bucked with dry hops.
FG: 1.012 Dry hopping
17.10.2019 Bottling
43 bottles has been filled
11.12.2019
This is a decent beer. Looks very good, nice ruby red color, creamy foam, medium carbonated. I expected a little more than I get from dry hopping with hop hash so, for now, I don’t see any reason to switch from pellet to hash. Also, I had the opportunity to taste nice session red IPA with 100% red X malt and it was a nice light in taste beer. On my beer red X tastes like addition dark caramel malt what makes me a little confused because I didn’t use any other caramel malts in this beer. But this is a matter of taste and if someone like east coast style IPA with a strong caramel aroma and taste this beer will be very good.