Thursday, October 26, 2017

More Sour...

The last sour beer I made is still really good, and I wanted to try something other than Medusa hops.  So, I settled on German Hull Melon hops, in hopes that the melon and strawberry notes will make it through or accent the tartness of the beer a bit.

Brew Day: 23 Oct 2017

Partial Mash:
1 lb Munich
4 oz Vienna
2 oz flaked wheat

Boil #1 (20 min):
1 lb Pilsen DME
4 oz table sugar

No hops or yeast at this time; once the wort is cooled to ~ 90 deg F, transfer to a sanitized fermenter and add two Good Belly Straight Shots.  Wrap in a towel and place on a warming plate.

Boil #2 (20 min): 26 Oct 2017
Returned the soured wort to the kettle, definite 'apple juice' aroma while I was pouring it.  Heated the wort to a boil for 20 min to kill the bugs, then cooled the wort and pitched the yeast.

Hops:
14 g German Hull Melon hops (FWH)
1 oz German Hull Melon hops (10 min rest @ flameout)
14 g German Hull Melon hops (dry hop)

Yeast: Safale US-05

Addendum, 5 Nov: Racked to secondary.

Addendum, 13 Nov: Dry-hopped with 14 g of Melon hops.

Addendum, 17 Nov: Bottled with 1 oz table sugar dissolved in 1/2 c boiling water.  Got 6 good bottles, one 22 oz flip-top bottle, and one 16 oz re-purposed soda bottle out of it.

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