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re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II
Posted on 8/12/22 at 12:47 pm to CarRamrod
Posted on 8/12/22 at 12:47 pm to CarRamrod
How's your hops coming. I have a total of about 8 or 9 cones. But then one of my bines turned brown and died, and the cones aren't growing, and are very small. 8 of the cones were on the cascade, and only 1 at the very top of my chinook.
Don't think i'll be making any beer with these this year. I also think, my hop garden doesn't drain well enough, so after i cut back the bines, i'm going to add another level of landscape timbers, add some more dirt, and replant the good rhizomes.
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Posted on 8/12/22 at 12:53 pm to BugAC
In other homebrewing news, my german pils scored a 33. Not great but not terrible. Common theme was "not enough hop character". I followed a traditional german pils recipe so i'll up the hops on all my pils next time.
My West Coast IPA scored a staggering 25/50. Lowest score i think i've ever received. For both beers, i got comments about low carbonation. I bottled these directly from the tap, so that may be the issue. Also, some of the notes stated "needs more hop aroma". I used more hops in this IPA than in any IPA i've ever made. It was a pliny clone, but i reduced the ABV. Had about 5-6 oz. in the dry hop, 6 oz. in the whirlpool, and 5 oz. or so in the boil. I think most of these issues are due to low carb.
I'll be brewing an Octoberfest today with 34/70 Saflager yeast. Also have some bootleg biology yeast coming in some time later this month or next month, and i'll be brewing up a Czech Pilsner.
My West Coast IPA scored a staggering 25/50. Lowest score i think i've ever received. For both beers, i got comments about low carbonation. I bottled these directly from the tap, so that may be the issue. Also, some of the notes stated "needs more hop aroma". I used more hops in this IPA than in any IPA i've ever made. It was a pliny clone, but i reduced the ABV. Had about 5-6 oz. in the dry hop, 6 oz. in the whirlpool, and 5 oz. or so in the boil. I think most of these issues are due to low carb.
I'll be brewing an Octoberfest today with 34/70 Saflager yeast. Also have some bootleg biology yeast coming in some time later this month or next month, and i'll be brewing up a Czech Pilsner.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 1:42 pm to BugAC
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But then one of my bines turned brown
Mine aren't dead but this extreme heat since june has burned them. I usually have hops by now but not this year.
I bought ingredients in late June for a hoppy saison brew and then Covid hit me and I'm just now getting my energy back, the 100+ heat didn't help my recovery. So now I have to get motivated to brew in this blast furnace.
This post was edited on 8/12/22 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 8/12/22 at 3:19 pm to BugAC
My hops had a rough year. I had tons on the bines, but we had a drought and heat wave hit and it nuked them. Cooked to a crisp. I was too busy this summer to give them the attention they needed. Ah well, that's how it goes some years. I'm thinking about really expanding my production next year.
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