Speed Racer: Tweak 1

I noticed from the last Speed Racer batch that there is a harshness to the bittering on the back end. (aroma and flavor are delicious!) In an attempt to round out that bitterness, I will be adding the bittering hops as a first-wort hop addition. This means I will be putting the hops into the boil kettle as I am collecting the wort from the mash tun. The research I have done and the anecdotes from the Brewing Network guys lead me to believe this will give a rounder rather than harsh bittering. We shall see!


Batch Size: 14 gallons in the boil
Boil: 90 mins
Ingredients:

Malt:
25 lbs American 2-row malt (Rahr)
3 lbs Wheat Malt (or 1 lb wheat extract)
1.3 lbs Light crystal (8-12L)
0.5 Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt
0.84lbs Corn sugar

Hops: 
1.0oz Columbus (First wort hop)
2oz Columbus (20 mins)
2oz Cascade (20 mins)
1.0oz Columbus (10 mins)
1.0oz Cascade (10 mins)
1.0 oz each of Columbus, Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial (dry hop)

Yeast: WLP001