I've decided what I don't care for about the beers I've been making recently are the hops. I don't think I'm getting good flavors out of the pellets. I'm using pellets since they keep well and I don't have the cold storage space for leaf pellets. I'm also a little concerned about hauling leaf hops across the border, but my neighbor says they do it regularly, so I'll give that a try next year.
Here's a 5 gallon batch of brown ale, copied from BrewTarget:
Brown Ale - American Brown Ale (10C)
Date 3/2/25
Batch Size 5.750 gal
Boil Size 6.500 gal
Boil Time 60.000 min Efficiency 70
OG 1.050 sg
FG 1.013 sg
ABV 5.0%
IBU 21.9 (Tinseth)
Color 16.2 srm (Morey)
Fermentables
Pale Malt (2 Row) US Grain 9.000 lb
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L Grain 12.000 oz
Biscuit Malt Grain 8.000 oz
Chocolate Malt (US) Grain 4.000 oz
Hops
Mount Hood 5.5% 0.700 oz Boil 60.000 min Pellet 14.6
Mount Hood 5.5% 0.700 oz Boil 15.000 min Pellet 7.2
Yeast
1272 - American Ale II
