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By Jay Schroyer on Oct 9th 2006, 4:16 pm
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Much better brew Sunday. Made an american amber with cascades, 2-row, wheat, chocolate and US56. Thinking I might end up with 63% eff like the week before, I threw in an extra pound or two of 2-row. I ended up with 73% eff and an OG of 1.0632! I hope the ABV of 6% won't throw off the balance with 32 IBUs. This was also a late hop addition experiment that I had read about on another board. I added the cascades at 30, 20, and 10 minutes left in the boil. It smells fantastic and has been bubbling away for 24 hrs now. From what I've read, the later additions provide a smoother bitterness. Either way, I'll have beer and I dig on cascades anyway.
The apricot ale is finally carbed and pretty good. I don't generally like fruit beers, but this one is just bitter and tart enough to pass muster. I would definitely make it again. This weekend, a dry stout: maris otter, flaked barley, roasted barley and KG hops put atop an S04 yeast cake from last week's porter. Trying to replenish my cellar with good brew for the winter. |
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