Deerslyr's Cream Ale No. 2
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Posted 28 July 2009 - 09:59 PM
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 07:01 AM
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 07:23 AM
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 08:20 AM
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 08:25 AM
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 08:32 AM
I couldn't remember what I had on hand for hops, and given the computer crash last spring and loss of records, as I was thinking about what I did have on hand, I was 95% sure it was Mt. Hood. And when I plugged the Mt. Hood into the recipe, it came up with the right IBU's for 1 ounce at 60 minutes. Perle is usually well above 8% AA, so it would have thrown the IBU's out of "style" (as defined by BeerSmith), so I was pretty sure it was Mt. Hood. At 60 minutes, all you get is bittering anyways, no real aroma or flavor. You primarily get that from late addition hops. I know guys that will get high AA hops for the 60 minutes solely for the purpose of maximizing the amount of hops used for bitterness received. Then they flavor and aroma with what would be "required" for the beer profile. Perle is a great bittering hop, but I think my original thinking was that an ounce would have been too much and I do recall using an ounce. You will also note in the other thread that I have named this beer... Two Barbarians NFP Cream Ale No. 2 Go to the other thread for the "explanation".I am gonna try this as my first AG beer. Deerslyr: On the other thread you had this with Perle hops, why the change to Mt Hood (I don't know much about hop profiles)?
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 08:54 AM
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Posted 09 August 2009 - 06:04 PM
My efficiency was pretty good this time around. I hit 75%, but I went with a 12 pound grain bill with 10 pounds of 2 Row. Ended up with an OG of 1.058. I had to use Polenta since my LHBS was out of flaked maize. George gave some great instructions and it must have converted well because I don't think I could have hit my OG without it. It's bubbling away right now. Have you tackled yours yet?Thanks! Rich
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Posted 07 September 2009 - 06:12 PM
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Posted 07 September 2009 - 06:17 PM
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Posted 07 September 2009 - 07:17 PM
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