My wife enjoyed the ginger saison, and she enjoys the hopped Belgians, so I thought I'd try a ginger Belgian.
Brew Day: 26 Jan 2019
Partial Mash:
8 oz Munich
2 oz flaked wheat
Boil (20 min):
1 lb Pilsen DME
6 oz table sugar
Hops: 14 g Styrian Goldings (@ 0 min)
Addition: 1 oz fresh, thin-sliced ginger, in a hop bag (@ 10 min)
Yeast: BE-134
Addendum, 5 Feb: Moved to secondary.
Addendum, 6 Mar: Bottled; got 9 good bottles out of it.
Addendum, 23 Mar: Tried one of these last night; Terri's reaction was that this is THE BEST one I've done so far! I don't usually pick up banana in hefeweizens; that's something Terri gets, but we both got aroma of banana from this one (yes, I know...it's not a hefe), and I got a little bit of sweetness in the flavor, as well. The sweetness was just a bit more than subtle, strong enough to overwhelm most of what would have come through from the ginger. I did pick up a little of the ginger on the back, but Terri's reaction was the key!
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Friday, January 25, 2019
Melon and U1/108
I wanted to try something a little different, and get it fermenting. I had a bit of the U1/108 experimental hops left over, and decided to try it alongside Huell Melon hops, which I've used in the past and really like. The Melon hops can reveal flavors of melon and strawberries, so we'll how that does alongside the experimental hops.
Brew Day: 25 Jan 2019
Partial Mash:
8 oz 2 row
2 oz flaked wheat
Boil (20 min):
1 lb Pilsen DME
4 oz table sugar
Hops:
7 g Huell Melon + 7 g U1/108 - FWH
14 g Huell Melon + 14 g U1/108 - flame-out, 10 min steep
7 g Huell Melon + 7 g U1/108 - dry hop
Yeast: US-05
After filling the fermenter and pitching the yeast, the hopped wort left in the brew kettle was poured into the growler that I'd used to store what was left over from a previous brew. That one was all U1/108 hops, so we'll see what comes of the final product when I collect enough leftovers to do boil a beer.
Addendum, 5 Feb: Dry-hopped.
Addenum, 10 Feb: Bottled today on 1 oz table sugar dissolved in 1/2 c boiling water. Got 9 good bottles out of it.
Brew Day: 25 Jan 2019
Partial Mash:
8 oz 2 row
2 oz flaked wheat
Boil (20 min):
1 lb Pilsen DME
4 oz table sugar
Hops:
7 g Huell Melon + 7 g U1/108 - FWH
14 g Huell Melon + 14 g U1/108 - flame-out, 10 min steep
7 g Huell Melon + 7 g U1/108 - dry hop
Yeast: US-05
After filling the fermenter and pitching the yeast, the hopped wort left in the brew kettle was poured into the growler that I'd used to store what was left over from a previous brew. That one was all U1/108 hops, so we'll see what comes of the final product when I collect enough leftovers to do boil a beer.
Addendum, 5 Feb: Dry-hopped.
Addenum, 10 Feb: Bottled today on 1 oz table sugar dissolved in 1/2 c boiling water. Got 9 good bottles out of it.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Something Else New
While researching new and experimental hops a while back, I ran across one called U1/108, which seemed quite interesting. This dual-purpose hop from South Africa is described as imparting aromas of "lychee, mango, guava, citrus, lemongrass, stone fruit, coconut". Okay, good enough for me! Being a huge fan of fruit-forward NE style IPAs, I had to try this one.
One note of caution, however. I ordered three 1 oz bags of this hops from the supplier, and two of the bags had opened in transit, so the shipping envelope arrived with a lot of loose hop pellets and debris inside the bag. To their credit, the supplier immediately comp'd me two new bags, but once those arrived, one of them was similarly opened. What I mean is that the seal at the lower part of the bag had separated; the bag hadn't ruptured, but it appeared that it had separated along where the two sides of the bag were heat-sealed together. This was an entirely new type of packaging, something that I hadn't seen before. I opted to not get a second reshipment, and the supplier comp'd me a gift card that was multiples of the value of the hops.
Brew Day: 13 Jan 2019
Partial Mash:
8 oz 2-row
2 oz flaked wheat
Boil (20 min):
1 lb Pilsen DME
4 oz table sugar
Hops:
14 g U1/108 (FWH)
1 oz U1/108 (flameout)
14 g U1/108 (dry hop)
Yeast: US-05
After transferring the wort to a fermenter and pitching the yeast, I had about two cups of hopped wort left over, a good bit of hop sludge. I put that into a sanitized growler, and I'll keep collecting this as I brew various beers, until I get enough together to boil and pitch yeast into.
Addendum, 22 Jan: Dry hopped tonight.
Addendum, 27 Jan: Bottled today on 1 oz of table sugar dissolved in 1/2 c boiling water. Got 9 good bottles and one re-purposed 8.5 oz bottle out of it.
One note of caution, however. I ordered three 1 oz bags of this hops from the supplier, and two of the bags had opened in transit, so the shipping envelope arrived with a lot of loose hop pellets and debris inside the bag. To their credit, the supplier immediately comp'd me two new bags, but once those arrived, one of them was similarly opened. What I mean is that the seal at the lower part of the bag had separated; the bag hadn't ruptured, but it appeared that it had separated along where the two sides of the bag were heat-sealed together. This was an entirely new type of packaging, something that I hadn't seen before. I opted to not get a second reshipment, and the supplier comp'd me a gift card that was multiples of the value of the hops.
Brew Day: 13 Jan 2019
Partial Mash:
8 oz 2-row
2 oz flaked wheat
Boil (20 min):
1 lb Pilsen DME
4 oz table sugar
Hops:
14 g U1/108 (FWH)
1 oz U1/108 (flameout)
14 g U1/108 (dry hop)
Yeast: US-05
After transferring the wort to a fermenter and pitching the yeast, I had about two cups of hopped wort left over, a good bit of hop sludge. I put that into a sanitized growler, and I'll keep collecting this as I brew various beers, until I get enough together to boil and pitch yeast into.
Addendum, 22 Jan: Dry hopped tonight.
Addendum, 27 Jan: Bottled today on 1 oz of table sugar dissolved in 1/2 c boiling water. Got 9 good bottles and one re-purposed 8.5 oz bottle out of it.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Fun IPA
I had about a quart of hopped wort left over from the N1/69 IPA that I brewed, and I didn't want it to go to waste. I had put it into a sanitized bomber and it's been in the fridge, just waiting to be used. I have some Mosaic, Medusa, and Citra hops still available, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to use up some ingredients and make a "fun" IPA. This is like making a left-over casserole for dinner, using up what you've got sitting around to make room for new stuff.
This may end up being a new "thing" for 2019...saving what's left in the brew kettle after the fermenter if full and the yeast has been pitched. I do end up with different amounts left; if I'm brewing a NE-style IPA, I tend to add a little more water initially because some tends to boil off, as well as be absorbed by the hopping that occurs at flameout.
When I brew a sour, I usually have at least one (maybe two) Gatorade bottle of wort left over after I rack the wort on to the StraightShots. I save that wort, and add it back to the brew kettle for the second boil; again, some boils off, some gets absorbed by the hops if I'm brewing an IPA, etc. Even then, I may still have a small amount of wort left over. What I will be doing in 2019 is collect these left-overs until I get to a point where I have enough left-overs to make an interesting brew.
Brew Day: 6 Jan 2019
Boil (20 min):
4 c. previously hopped wort
1 lb Pilsen DME
4 oz table sugar
Hops:
*whatever N1/69 hops is in the previously-hopped wort
7 g German Huell Melon + 7 g Brewer's Gold - FWH
14 g German Huell Melon + 14 g Brewer's Gold - 10 min steep, flameout
7 g German Huell Melon + 7 g Brewer's Gold - dry hop
Yeast: US-05
Addendum, 20 Jan: Dry hopped beer this morning.
Addendum, 22 Jan: Bottled tonight, on 1 oz of table sugar dissolved in 1/2 c boiling water. Got 8 good bottles and one full re-purposed Mountain Dew bottle.
This may end up being a new "thing" for 2019...saving what's left in the brew kettle after the fermenter if full and the yeast has been pitched. I do end up with different amounts left; if I'm brewing a NE-style IPA, I tend to add a little more water initially because some tends to boil off, as well as be absorbed by the hopping that occurs at flameout.
When I brew a sour, I usually have at least one (maybe two) Gatorade bottle of wort left over after I rack the wort on to the StraightShots. I save that wort, and add it back to the brew kettle for the second boil; again, some boils off, some gets absorbed by the hops if I'm brewing an IPA, etc. Even then, I may still have a small amount of wort left over. What I will be doing in 2019 is collect these left-overs until I get to a point where I have enough left-overs to make an interesting brew.
Brew Day: 6 Jan 2019
Boil (20 min):
4 c. previously hopped wort
1 lb Pilsen DME
4 oz table sugar
Hops:
*whatever N1/69 hops is in the previously-hopped wort
7 g German Huell Melon + 7 g Brewer's Gold - FWH
14 g German Huell Melon + 14 g Brewer's Gold - 10 min steep, flameout
7 g German Huell Melon + 7 g Brewer's Gold - dry hop
Yeast: US-05
Addendum, 20 Jan: Dry hopped beer this morning.
Addendum, 22 Jan: Bottled tonight, on 1 oz of table sugar dissolved in 1/2 c boiling water. Got 8 good bottles and one full re-purposed Mountain Dew bottle.
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