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Ingredients / Re: To Hop Stand or not to Hop Stand?

« on: January 07, 2013, 05:22:12 pm »

blatz, I considered a 60 minute with something clean, but I don't want it to be too bitter (okay, I don't want it to be harsh). I would like something like Lagunitas DayTime, if either of you have had that.

My suggestion would be to first wort hop to 30 IBUs or less of a clean bittering hop. Then do your late/flame out additions. Hop stands are awesome. I believe Stone does this sort of thing for most all their beers, and most of us know how awesome those are.

What utilization or 'minute mark' - if you will, do you use to calculate the IBUs from FWHing?

BTW, thank you guys so much for the encouragement! 

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Ingredients / Re: To Hop Stand or not to Hop Stand?

« on: January 07, 2013, 01:16:32 pm »

A normal-gravity IPA is a little more forgiving if you overshoot your bitterness, especially if you have a good chunk of your IBU's coming at 60 minutes (early hops shouldn't be affected to any great extent by a hop stand).

What would you consider a 'normal gravity' IPA? I should mention I've been getting 85-90% efficiency, so that grain bill will be around 6.1%. With beer calculus, this works out to be ~68 IBU? Idk how to calc IBUs in a hop stand - perhaps 18 minutes?

blatz, I considered a 60 minute with something clean, but I don't want it to be too bitter (okay, I don't want it to be harsh). I would like something like Lagunitas DayTime, if either of you have had that.

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Ingredients / Re: To Hop Stand or not to Hop Stand?

« on: January 07, 2013, 12:43:43 pm »

Both very good reads! Thanks!

Although reading through the Ray Daniels pdf may have convinced me to do an 80 minute hop stand and a dry hop... maybe I'll leave out the Simcoe of the 15 min addition, add the other 4 hops at around 10 minutes left, hop stand for 80 minutes with the 5 hops, then dry hop with the same 5 hops for 3 days.

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Ingredients / To Hop Stand or not to Hop Stand?

« on: January 07, 2013, 11:39:39 am »

Here's a recipe I'm developing for a 'lower' alcohol, huge flavor IPA.

5 lb Crisp MO
4 lb Rahr 2-row
6oz C20
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15 minute additions:
1/3 oz each Citra, Galaxy, Centennial & Mosaic
1/2 oz Simcoe

Possible Hop Stand (or I'll wuss out and do a 5 minute addition):
2/3 oz each Citra, Galaxy, Centennial & Mosaic

Dry Hop:
1 oz each Citra, Galaxy, Centennial, Mosaic & Simcoe
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US-05 or equivalent


My question is about the hop stand - if I did it for 30 minutes, wouldn't my 15 minute addition be more like a 45 minute addition? And the hop stand be like a 30 minute addition? Or is this just a bad idea in the first place?

I'd like to get this right since I'm using some pretty awesome hops and don't want to waste them on a mediocre batch.

Cheers!

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Post a pic of your Pellicle!

« on: January 07, 2013, 11:15:11 am »

Nice Amanda! Can you bring a bottle or two to NHC in Philly?

I wish I could! I doubt I'll be able to swing a trip this year though. Maybe next year!

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Post a pic of your Pellicle!

« on: January 06, 2013, 07:26:44 pm »

A few updates from my gueuze blending right before New Year's:

December 29, 2012 - Lambic Collection. Left to right: 2011, 2012a, 2012b, and the remaining 2010.


Up close of the 2010. 3 gallons of this made it into a gueuze and 2 gallons I bottled straight.


Up close of both of the 2012 lambics:



Most recent picture of the sour collection, from left front to right back, 3 gallons 2012 lambic on tart cherries, 2011 lambic, 5 gallons 2012 lambic, then two Flanders Browns - one with WLP665, another with WY3763.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: How to become a better recognizer of flaws

« on: January 04, 2013, 11:07:51 am »

Us women generally have more sensitive palates than our male counterparts. I read it in a book, so it must be true!

Otherwise, drinking beer and writing down what you think is a great way to get the thought process going. The BJCP has tons of great resources on their website - use them! 

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: 2013 Brew Year's Resolutions/Goals

« on: January 04, 2013, 11:04:55 am »

In no order of importance:

Brew styles that I haven't before - especially German styles!
-German Pilsner
-Vienna Lager
-Munich Dunkel
-Munich Helles
-Altbiers
-Schwarzbier
-Dopplebock
-Berliner Weisse
-Belgian Wit
-100% Brett Trois IPA
-Session IPA
-Belgian IPA w/WY3522

Judge/help in more competitions.
-Assist my local club as the assistant organizer for the regional NHC round
-Go/host continuing education classes for judges

Expand my sour beer pipeline.
-10 gallon lambic brew day
-Tart/funky saison?

Get REALLY good at saisons.
-I finally got a saison to turn out, so I must brew more! Perhaps a Saison w/ Brett % tart cherries? I was inspired by a fellow club member.

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Ingredients / Re: Mosaic Hops?

« on: December 27, 2012, 03:55:35 pm »

My LHBS will be getting some of these, so of course I have to buy them.

What recipe types are you guys going for? I mean, besides the obvious IPA.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What was the best homebrew beer you ever made?

« on: December 27, 2012, 02:24:01 pm »

Hands down my lambic solera produces the best homebrew in the house.

JEALOUS.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: First Sour beer

« on: December 27, 2012, 02:14:38 pm »

Well...the starter never took.  I did an 8oz starter with the dregs and let it sit for 3 weeks with nary a bubble to be seen... the wort was sweet after those 3 weeks.  Oh well

Dang. Well at least you know your sanitation was up to snuff!

Has anyone had success growing up a culture from the barrel aged sours from Avery?

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Post a pic of your Pellicle!

« on: December 27, 2012, 02:03:33 pm »

Is that carpet?

You are braver than I...

Indeed. A few batches after that one, I started putting a trash bag down to catch any spills. The joys of living in apartment for the time being, I guess.

When I get back home tonight, I should take some pictures of the lambic collection for you all.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Christmas Presents

« on: December 27, 2012, 01:58:21 pm »

I got four more of the books in the Classic Beer Styles series. I probably won't read much of them, but I 'need' to fill out the collection.

The mother-friend-in-law got me an out of print book on the history of St Louis Brewing called St Louis Brews 1809-2009. Pretty neat! She also got me a culinary torch, which will probably only be used for flaming the lips of bottles.

I also bought myself Stan's new book and a new 30mm lens for my camera - you know, for taking pictures of the homebrew!

I guess it's safe to say I have a LOT of reading to do!

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Post a pic of your Pellicle!

« on: December 18, 2012, 01:15:41 pm »

A BDSA with Brett Lambicus. Can you guys see it now?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What was the best homebrew beer you ever made?

« on: December 18, 2012, 09:09:52 am »

I can think of two that turned out EXACTLY how I wanted: a NB kit for a Tripel Karmelite I brewed back in 2010 and my lambics (well, except the 2011 one).

I'm pretty harsh on my own brewing - but I'm always striving for better on the next batch.