How to use my Ahtanum?

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How to use my Ahtanum?

Post by Skittlebrau » Mon Sep 30, 2013 3:53 pm

Usually when I try a new hop for the first time, I single hop it (or use a small bittering addition of another variety). Any reason I shouldn't do this with Ahtanum too? Was thinking along the lines of:

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Custom Pale Ale

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 25.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.503
Total Hops (g): 215.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.050 (°P): 12.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.009 (°P): 2.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.37 %
Colour (SRM): 8.8 (EBC): 17.4
Bitterness (IBU): 31.8 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 72
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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3.953 kg Maris Otter Malt (71.83%)
1.000 kg Munich I (18.17%)
0.275 kg Crystal 60 (5%)
0.275 kg Wheat Malt (5%)

Hop Bill
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15.0 g Warrior Leaf (17% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
60.0 g Ahtanum Leaf (4.5% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (2.4 g/L)
40.0 g Ahtanum Leaf (4.5% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (40 min steep) (Aroma) (1.6 g/L)
100.0 g Ahtanum Pellet (5.2% Alpha) @ 4 Days (Dry Hop) (4 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 68°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18°C with Safale US-05


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Re: How to use my Ahtanum?

Post by Cpt.Frederickson » Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:12 am

Looks pretty good. If I recall, not too dissimilar to Stone Pale...
Not sure about the exact grain bill, but looks pretty solid. Maybe decrease the munich a little?
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Fermenting -
Conditioning - Meads - Raspberry Melomel yeast test, Vanilla Cinnamon Metheglyn, Orange Melomel.
Drinking - Youngs AAA Kit; Leatherwood Traditional Mead, Cyser, Ginger Metheglyn.
Planning - Some kits until I can get back to AG, then a hoppy porter, Jim's ESB, some American Red.

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Re: How to use my Ahtanum?

Post by Skittlebrau » Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:44 pm

Cpt.Frederickson wrote:Looks pretty good. If I recall, not too dissimilar to Stone Pale...
Not sure about the exact grain bill, but looks pretty solid. Maybe decrease the munich a little?
Do you think this'll be over-malty?

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Re: How to use my Ahtanum?

Post by Cpt.Frederickson » Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:54 pm

I'd personally try to reduce to make sure the hop flavours are dominant. Perhaps cut back to 10% or less. I'd also consider keeping the mash temp to around 65 to keep it dry. Maybe up the crystal a touch to compensate.
The Hand of Doom Brewery and Meadery
Fermenting -
Conditioning - Meads - Raspberry Melomel yeast test, Vanilla Cinnamon Metheglyn, Orange Melomel.
Drinking - Youngs AAA Kit; Leatherwood Traditional Mead, Cyser, Ginger Metheglyn.
Planning - Some kits until I can get back to AG, then a hoppy porter, Jim's ESB, some American Red.

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