Paul: May 2008 Archives
Summer time is almost here. Do you know how I can tell? The release of seasonal summer brews. Brewers like Samuel Adams, Bluemoon Brewing Company, Sierra Nevada, and such all release seasonal summer time brews.
Over the next few weeks, I'll be reviewing each and posting about them here on my blog. The first round will be Samuel Adams Summer Ale, Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale and Bluemoon Honey Moon.
Check back this weekend for a review of the three.
Over the next few weeks, I'll be reviewing each and posting about them here on my blog. The first round will be Samuel Adams Summer Ale, Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale and Bluemoon Honey Moon.
Check back this weekend for a review of the three.
I had a very tasty
- 6lbs
Briess Light DME
- 1lb
Victory malt crushed
- 1lb
- .5oz
Chinook - 60 minutes
- .75oz
Cascade - 40 minutes
- .75oz
Cascade - 20 minutes
- .5oz
Cascade 5 minutes
- 1/2 tsp Irish Moss last 15 minutes
During the last 15 minutes of the boil, I added a half a teaspoon of Irish Moss for clarity. During the last 5 minutes, I tossed in the final dosage of hops and boiled away.
The next step was to chill the wort down to yeast pitching temperature. After the wort was cooled, I transferred to the primary. Here you can see the color, a nice amber finish:
The next step was to chill the wort down to yeast pitching temperature. After the wort was cooled, I transferred to the primary. Here you can see the color, a nice amber finish:
Promash calculated the SG to be 1.065. I did the gravity test to see where I was and at the time it read 1.062. I checked this morning and it's sitting at 1.064. Cool.
I pitched the yeast and sealed the fermenter. I'll leave it in the primary for about a week. After that, I'll transfer to the secondary and dry hop with one ounce of Hallertau hop leaves. I'll have more photos on my flickr page later this week.
I pitched the yeast and sealed the fermenter. I'll leave it in the primary for about a week. After that, I'll transfer to the secondary and dry hop with one ounce of Hallertau hop leaves. I'll have more photos on my flickr page later this week.
