Garden Party by erik
An APA to clear out my old stock of garden hops and make way for the new bounty.
Brew History
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Brewed Jul 05, 2010 |
First new brew in a six months - but worth it for the all grain! I had to build a wort chiller and a manifold, but you-tube (of all places) helped. Cheers! | |
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racked Jul 08, 2010 |
Primary fermentation was lightning quick - probably because temps in our apartment have been 82-85 this summer. Gravity at racking was 1.015... I added all the crystal hops that I had (~ 3 ozs) to the secondary - I have yet to overhop a beer but this may do it, even as dry-hopping. Try it and see! | |
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Comment Jul 17, 2010 |
Secondary fermentation has been steady - my carboy is almost full and there are lots of hops so you can easily see bubbles around the neck. Nonetheless, the gravity is still hovering around 1.013; it hasn't really been doing much change in gravity despite the constant fermentation. I was hoping to get this bottled in time for Nikki's wedding, but I'll have to give it to her afterwords. Oh well! The flavor is still a little "homebrewy", meaning a little too malty sweet, and I'm hoping that letting fermentation finish completely will work that out of the mix. Maybe, maybe not. | |
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Brewed Jul 31, 2010 |
Lott caps | |
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comment Oct 03, 2010 |
Out of stock! I guess I gave too many of these away, and drank the rest too fast. Solid all round. |
Mash Style: All Grain
Brew Style: American Pale Ale
Ingredients for 5 gallons (19 L):
- 9 Pale Malt
- 1 Crystal (10 L) Malt
- 1.5 Zeus Hops, 60 min
- 1 Mt. Hood Hops, 30 min
- 1 Mt. Hood Hops, 5 min
- 1 Crystal Hops, 30 min
- 1 Crystal Hops, 5 min
- 2 Crystal Hops, Dry-Hopped - 14 Days
Instructions:
All grain - Mash the pale and crystal malts step-wise - 130 F for 30 minutes, 155 for 45 minutes, then boil with hops. Ferment and bottle like always. Delicious!
OG: 1.045
FG: 1.012
Percent Alcohol: 4.47%
Inspiration: Good Life Pale - Papazian
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