Never tried galaxy hops- going for a smsh

[BIGJIM72]

Just got some Galaxy hops-not used them before. Was going to try a SMSH brew,something light but might showcase the hops.Was thinking of the following:

Original Gravity (OG): 1.047 (°P): 11.7
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1
Alcohol (ABV): 4.62 %
Colour (SRM): 5.4 (EBC): 10.6
Bitterness (IBU): 34.9 (Average)

100% Maris Otter Malt (4.5kg)

0.8 g/L Galaxy (13.8% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (Boil)
0.4 g/L Galaxy (13.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.8 g/L Galaxy (13.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma)


Single step Infusion at 66°C for 90 Minutes. Boil for 90 Minutes

Any thoughts? :whistle:

 

[kev]

Nice simple brew to check an unknown ingredient. I like it.

K

 

[Devonhomebrew]

seems legit but 4.5kg sound be able to get to 5% atleast with good brewing oratice

 

[unclepumble]

If It was me I would be Putting 30-60g in at 0mins, you will get plenty of tropical fruit, kiwi citrus and passionfruit aroma and flavour with a big hit at flameout, and nob the rest in dryhopped, for the last 3 days of fermentation.

Galaxy is a great hop.

UP

 

[dennisking]

Bought some myself a few weeks back. Will be doing a single hop brew myself soon.

 

[leedsbrew]

This turned out to be one of the best beers I've ever made! Totally awesome hop.

Ulysses 31 Amber ale (22L)

Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
UK Pale Ale Malt 3.831 kg 75.8 % 4.0 In Mash/Steeped
UK Munich Malt 0.485 kg 9.6 % 1.0 In Mash/Steeped
UK Wheat Malt 0.388 kg 7.7 % 0.3 In Mash/Steeped
German CaraMunich II 0.300 kg 5.9 % 4.7 In Mash/Steeped
UK Amber Malt 0.048 kg 1.0 % 0.3 In Mash/Steeped


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
US Magnum 16.0 % 13 g 21.4 Loose Whole Hops All Of Boil
Australian Galaxy 13.8 % 30 g 15.4 Loose Whole Hops 10 Min From End
Australian Galaxy 13.8 % 25 g 7.1 Loose Whole Hops 5 Min From End
Australian Galaxy 13.8 % 25 g 0.0 Loose Whole Hops At turn off

followed by 20g Dry hopped


Yeast
White Labs WLP090-San Diego Super Yeast



when I re-brew it i'm going to up the magnus charge to take the overall IBU from 43IBU to maybe 50.

Other than that this beer rocks!

 

[Mark1964]

single hop beer its the way forward :thumb:

 

[BIGJIM72]

Just gone in with the first lot of galaxy-the aroma is wonderful. :clap:

 

[Mark1964]

marstens have a single hop galaxy ale on guest this month and to be honest i didnt like it far too fruity for me might be ok home made with less hops i suppose

 

[BIGJIM72]

Went with this in the end (smells fantastic):

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 23.0
Total Grain (kg): 4.500
Total Hops (g): 64.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.047 (°P): 11.7
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.62 %
Colour (SRM): 5.4 (EBC): 10.6
Bitterness (IBU): 42.5 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 90

Grain Bill
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4.500 kg Maris Otter Malt (100%)

Hop Bill
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22.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.8% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
12.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
30.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) (1.3 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Safale S-04

Now,how many grams of galaxy for dry hopping?

 

[BIGJIM72]

Thanks for the advice everyone.All bottled up now the waiting begins......

 

[kanifee]

Love the taste of old golden hen because of the galaxy hops but it does lack punch and fullness of the hop so I want to try and make a brew with these, really looking forward to hearing about your results.

 

[BIGJIM72]

Dry hopped with 13g for a week. Just cracked a cheeky bottle-still a little bitter but it is very green,but definitely much fruitier than golden hen. Will see how it matures but will get another batch on soon.