Homebrew Report #250962

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

To provide a frame of reference for you, the average run of th mill IPA, a beer known for high hoppiness, has an IBU of about 45.

The beer I am making has an IBU of about 100.

Yeah, that's a heavy dose of hops, but I can't imagine the beer is going to be overly bitter. With nearly 14 pounds of fermentables you're going to need most of that just to counteract the maltiness. Should have a nice hoppy bite on the end, but probably no more so than a typical pale ale or English style bitter ale. Wheat and Belgian malts combined with oatmeal, that's a very unusual recipe, where did you come up with that combo?

I believe you are correct. Plus, this is a beer that will age well, and hoppiness/bittering tend to fade with time. So better to over hop and wait if necessary.

The idea of the wheat / belgium / malt combo comes from Bell's Oberon, which is technically a wheat. The ONLY wheat beer I have ever really liked. The oatmeal was a last minute bout of gas, I expect it to have little or no impact on the flavor profile, but am hoping that it will give the beer a nice creamy long lasting head.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: sparkyclarky
Mind dropping by the university and "donating" some of that fine brew to a poor college student who is on his last few beers?

go red!

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

bump for the night crowd.

:beer:

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

UPDATE (also on first post):

I finally got around to bottling this batch. I usually keg but put it in bottles so I can send a case home for a friend visiting in July. I tasted it of course, and though flat and at cellar temps, it was very good. I had hoped for a bit more flavor/aroma hops but this beer is very well balanced. FG was 1.021 putting the alcohol at about 8%.

 

[Modeps]

Your inflection in the subtitle is odd.

Shouldnt it read "Beer kicks ASS!"

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Modeps
Your inflection in the subtitle is odd.

Shouldnt it read "Beer kicks ASS!"

how about "BEER KICKS ASS!"?

 

[Descartes]

I haven't made a beer in a while, but I just racked my wine in another carboy for its fining process on Saturday. The FG was 0.996. I'll be bottling it in a few weeks, then aging in barrels for a few months, and then bottling for another few months before it's drinkable. I very much enjoy making wine, but I'll probably do another beer in the coming months.