I have a recipe for Maibock that calls for (among other things) 1oz of Hersbrucker at 60 min and another 1oz at 15 min. The kit is missing one of the 1oz packets.
Gonna brew it up anyway, looking for suggestions, am I better off:
-Adding my 1oz at 60 min?
-Adding half at 60 and half at 15?
-Adding my 1 oz at 15 min?
Thanks!
And, if it matters, here are the other ingredients I have:
1 lbs Belgian Caramel Pils
3.5 lbs Gold malt syrup (60min)
6lbs Gold malt syrup (15min)
1oz Perle hops (60min)
Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager
Thanks Maxdog! This is my first batch in over 2 years, I never even thought about IBUs, I just did the Maibock kit Northern Brewer is offering. They gave me a credit for my next purchase for leaving out the extra hops - but based on what you said, it might turn out better without them!
If it were me,
I would definitely bitter with the Perle at 60, and then use the Hersbrucker later.
I have no idea what your AA numbers are, but pretty sure the Perle is your bitter agent.
[quote=“pinnah”]If it were me,
I would definitely bitter with the Perle at 60, and then use the Hersbrucker later.
I have no idea what your AA numbers are, but pretty sure the Perle is your bitter agent.[/quote]
Agreed. Perle is not the worst flavor hop in the world, but if it were me I’d definitely do the Perle at 60 and Hersbruker at 15. If the recipe is overly bitter for the style, this should tone that down and still give you the late-addition flavor you want.