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Date Created: 05/27/2008
It was about 10:00 before I actually doughed in, but I managed to rack my porter
to secondary, wash some WLP007 from the porter for use on 6/7, keg my last batch
of Hefe (which tastes very good) and get the WLP300 cake moved from bucket to
6.5 gallon carboy for blowoff purposes since I'll be pitching on it today.
It's been a busy morning up until now, but I managed to get some time in with
SWMBO and the baby in there as well.
I ended up using 6# pils and 5#wheat on this as I didn't see much of a point in
leaving 1# of pils sitting around. I was worried that it would end up too high
for the style, but if my preboil gravity reading is any indication it looks like
the extra pound of pils was warranted because I'm not expecting to break 70%
efficiency on this batch.
I sampled the EF that I'm taking to NHC and I'm not real happy with it at this
point. I overshot my OG (ended up at 1.068 vs. 1.060) and it has the slightest
hint of an alcoholic bite and thusly is missing some of the
chocolate/coffee/roasted aspects that I normally have in this beer. Maybe
carbonating it will help tone down the alcohol presence a bit but I'm a bit
disappointed that the version of this that I'm taking to NHC may not be on par
with all off the other batches of it that I've brewed.
Last night I hooked my RedHop Ale back up to 25 psi to up the carbonation a bit.
It was very good, just tasted a bit flat. It was on pressure for about 8 hours
and while it has improved it could use a bit more so I'll probably pump it up
again after I'm done brewing and before SWMBO and I head out for an evening of
clothes shopping (the price one has to pay for brewing sometimes) and dinner at
The Olive Garden. The RedHop is a very well balanced beer considering that it's
approaching 70 IBU. I may bottle up a 6'er or so to bring with me to NHC along
with some Hefe.
Since I'm drinking a RedHop now and I'm killing time until my next Hefe hop
addition, here's a quick review of this beer.
Appearance: Deep amber in color with a slight haze, but still fairly
clear. Creamy off-white head that pours thick from the tap and remains
throughout with nice lacing.
Aroma: Malty nose with a nice caramel base. Mild hops are present. Slight
bread/biscuit notes are present as well. The faintest hint of alcohol is present
as it warms.
Flavor: The malt and caramel continue in the front with a mild hop
presence. Has a slightly dry finish with a smooth bitterness and a slight
alcohol warmth.
Mouthfeel: Still a bit undercarbonated, but not much. Nice medium bodied
beer that while not quaffable is certainly light enough to enjoy a few pints
without feeling 'weighed down'
Overall Impression: I've had better commercial versions, but overall this
is a very good beer. Next time I may either drop the gainbill a bit or use a
less attenuative yeast to give a mit more maltiness and less alcohol.
Halfway through the boil my propane tank dies. Luckliy I had a spare on the
grill and no time was lost!
Ended up with 5.5 gallons in the carboy at 1.056 for 73% efficiency. |
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 | Warped04
06/03/2008 12:45 PM
It sounds like you had a
productive day! |
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