Nedward Flanders Red Ale #33 Update

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So, since it's one year and one day old, I thought I'd sample the flanders red again.
Well, I'm not enjoying it. It still has a pellicle on the surface, I guess. I expected a more solid, waxy pellicle, but it's more foamy. I've kept a paper towel over the opening of the carboy to allow for some oxygen. Maybe too much?

I get a brief cherry whif and the smell is good and flandersy.
Then the taste has an acetone quality, which I can't quite identify here:

Beer Flaws

It kinda tastes like Cutex Nail Polish Remover. Hoping that goes away. Ugh, another 6 months to wait?

Midsommer Belgian Pale Ale #70

Midsommer Belgian Pale Ale #70

8# Pilsner
2# Light Munich Malt
0.5# C60L
0.5# Victory Malt

Mash @ 151F

1.0 oz EKG 60 min
1.0 oz Spalt 30 min
1.0 oz Saaz 15 min

Yeast:
Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes


OG = 1054
IBU = 30
FG = 1013
ABV = 5.4%

NOTES:
After only 8 days, it's about done, and it's good. Good quick beer to make, IMHO.

Munich IPA #69

Munich IPA #69

12# Light Munich malt

Mash at 151F.

1 oz Yakima Magnum 60 min
1 oz Cascade 15 min
1 oz Cascade 10 min
1 oz Cascade 5 min
1 oz Cascade 0 min
1 oz Cascade DH

OG = 1067
IBU = 86
FG = 1016
ABV = 6.75%

NOTES:
Still a little more to go for the yeast to clean it up. Then it's off to dry hop land.
Dry hopped in a carboy for 2 weeks.
Kegged with another ounce of cascade from the Mosquito hopyard in a nylon bag.
My God. It's Beautiful. So good and hoppy. Munich malt as a base malt gets my approval.

Cali Common #68

Cali Common #68

3# LME
0.5# C80L
0.25# Carapils

0.5 oz Northern Brewer 60 min
0.5 oz Northern Brewer 15 min
0.5 oz Northern Brewer 1 min
0.5 oz Northern Brewer DH

WLP 862 Cry Havoc yeast

OG = 1051
IBU = 46
FG = 1014
ABV = 4.9%

NOTES:
Trying another Cali Common, but with Chuck Pap's house strain, Cry Havoc. And only a half batch.
After 9 days, seems finished. Tastes like it should. May DH this puppy soon.
Not as much yeast character as I was expecting. Dunno what I was expecting but with this "storied" yeast....
DH helped this beer. Turned out well. The yeast def has a Bud taste.

Hop Harvest 3 2009

Man - picked 10.5 oz of cascades at home. and some spalts. busy oast, do your work.
got 3 oz dried. and the spalts total 1/4 oz. from both harvests. man.

Girard Hopyard #2

Now, out of 26 planted rhizomes, there are 14 (instead of 18) growing.
No more Golding. Wonder what happened.
Here's a "map" of the yard. X means there's a plant growing.

Centennial	_XX_X	_XX_X	Cascade
Golding	_____	X__XX	Chinook
		_XXXXX	Zeus