Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Hop Harvest 2 2009

Tonight, I picked 3.25 oz of wet Cascade cones.
Dried down to just under 1 oz.
My $20 oast.

From 2009 Hop Harvest

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Jimmay Red Belgian Dubbel #67

Jimmay Red Belgian Dubbel #67

11# Maris Otter
0.5# Special B
0.5# Wheat Malt
1# CaraMunich
0.5# Aromatic Malt
1# Dark Candi Sugar

Mash @ 151F

1.5 oz Fuggle 60 min
1.0 oz German Tettnang 10 min

Starter of White Labs 500 Trappist Ale Yeast

OG = 1070
IBU = 32
FG = 1019
ABV = 6.6%

NOTES:
Didn't take gravities during the sparge - trusted process enough. Seems to've worked.
Tasted when racking to secondary. Sweet up front, dry finish.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Saison #66

Saison #66

6# Belgian Pils
1# Munich Malt
0.5# Wheat Malt

Mash @ 148F

1.0 oz Saaz 60 min
1.0 oz Strisselspalt 15 min

Starter of Wyeast 3711 French Saison

OG = 1042
IBU = 29
FG = 1003
ABV = 5.3%

NOTES:
Didn't take gravities during the sparge - trusted process enough. Seems to've worked.
Tasted when racking to secondary. Smells of chlorine. Not sure where that's coming from. A lil too dry, but not bad. Will see what it's like after bottling/kegging.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Cornhole Mulberry Blonde Ale #65

Cornhole Mulberry Blonde Ale #65

8# 2-row
1# carapils
1# wheat malt

Mash at 149F

1.0 oz Saaz 60 min
1.0 oz Spalt 15 min

US-05

Secondary with ~2.5# Mulberries

OG = 1052
IBU = 28
FG = 1009
ABV = 5.8%

NOTES:
Added 2.5# frozen/thawed mulberries into primary fermenter.
Primary: 4.75 gallons of 1052 -> 1010 (Light, ~sulfury)
Added fruit: 5.10 gallons of 1010 -> 1013 (Lil sweeter, pumpkin?)
Secondary: 5.10 gallons of 1013 -> 1009 (Grapey? Must be the mulberries. Nice featuring.)

Saison #64

Saison #64

8# Belgian Pils
2# Munich Malt
0.5# Wheat Malt

Mash @ 148F

1.0 oz Saaz 60 min
1.0 oz Strisselspalt 60 min
1.0 oz Strisselspalt 15 min
1.0 oz Strisselspalt Dry Hop

Starter of Wyeast 3711 French Saison

OG = 1064
IBU = 39
FG = 1002
ABV = 8.0%

NOTES:
Wow. 92% apparent attenuation. I guess that's what this yeast and a starter of it will do. LOVE this yeast. Taste is bright, under-the-tongue fruit, exhales some bubblegum. Yummers.
Was at 1005, now at 1002. DHing has helped it's character.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Threeseepio IPA #63

Threeseepio IPA #63

14# Maris Otter
1# Crystal 20L
0.5# Carapils

Mash @ 149F

1 oz Columbus 60 min
1 oz Centennial 20 min
1 oz Cascade 15 min
1 oz Centennial 10 min
1 oz Cascade 0 min
1 oz Columbus DH

S-04

OG = 1070
IBU = 77
FG = 1012
ABV = 7.7%

NOTES:
Bitter. Hoppy. Delicious.