Should I just give it a go?

Paultakespics · Nov 22, 2013

Bought my grain from Otley brewery for tomoro's brew, but rounded up all the weights on pale, MO and torified wheat. Thinking id weigh what I wanted and use the rest next time round. Wasn't listening and said yes when the guy asked if it was ok in one bag. So got 5kg pale 1kg MO and 1 kg tori wheat in a bag. At my brew length it would be over 7.5%??
Put that lot in brewers friend site and it decided it would be an imperial IPA (not getting into the IPA debate tho)
I suppose the question is, will this come out drinkable? Il be using cascade and chinook with it.

Paul.

adomant · Nov 22, 2013

Possibly a little more wheat than ideal and it's going to be low on colour, with those hops and the colour, probably more like an American IPA - otherwise should be fine if bottled and matured for quite a while. If anything see if you can hook out a third of the wheat, it may give some sourness and haze otherwise.

Best of luck

johnnyboy1965 · Nov 22, 2013

If you've got it, then that's it...it might be a bit "thick" with all that TW..or get some more base malt and divide it by 2...if that makes sense
Re-reading your post...get another 5kg of MO mix it all together and do 2 brews

Paultakespics · Nov 22, 2013

Argh... Made a bit of a mess of this havent i...
Working in the morning so won't be around for the opening hours to pick more up amd only have another 3kg in hand of pale malt and 500g crystal. But don't want to descend further into a chuck it all in and see what happens. :wha: :wha:

ohbeary · Nov 22, 2013

PTP, just a thought, if you're going to get 7.5% and it will be pale add some black treacle for colour and depth and aim for a winter ale...... just thinking aloud like..

johnnyboy1965 · Nov 22, 2013

No, you haven't made a mess of it, you say you have another 3kg of base malt?

Paultakespics · Nov 22, 2013

Just checked I have 3kg pale, 500g crystal and around 250g choc in addition to the mixed bag.

Ceejay · Nov 22, 2013

Brew it as is. You'll make a great Double IPA, in the American style, as long as you have the hops to counter all that malt. You'll need at least 200g in the boil at various points, probably at least 60 ibu of bittering. It might end up a little big in body, so mash low, 64c for 90 mins to make sure you get good attenuation. What yeast are you using?