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Posted by tgl on 2008-02-12 18:32:18 +0000

Batch #15: ESB

Got a call from beer-wine.com today:

"There's a hop shortage, we can only send you 3 ounces and you've ordered 4. Do you want the Golding or the Fuggles?"

I blame <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/dining/09beer.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">extreme beer</a>.
Posted by pchippy on 2008-02-12 22:41:24 +0000
I saw that article, and it pretty much confirmed my feelings on the subject: I like a fairly hoppy beer, just like I like a fairly hot salsa, but where does it all end?

I think you should plant a hop-vine or two.

Posted by tgl on 2008-02-12 23:54:44 +0000
Planting hop rhizomes is on my TODO list.
Posted by MF DU on 2008-02-13 11:22:27 +0000
FWIW: I got a 'Get Fuzzy' Page a day calender for like 3 bucks in mid January at one of those cheesey mall calendar outlet places.

Right now there is an extensive thread going on with R. Wilco and his home brew. I am trying to find repost images without much luck. I wish I had a scanner...
Posted by jbcardinale on 2008-02-18 13:58:11 +0000
Sam steps up.

http://perfectbeer.blogspot.com/2008/02/sam-adams-lends-handand-some-hops.html
Posted by tgl on 2008-02-18 22:05:09 +0000
2008FEB18

3g water
8oz Light Munch
10oz Crystal ~60L
8oz Flaked Barley

25min @ 165-170F

8lb Alexander's Pale Malt Extract

Boil

70min:
2oz Golding Pellets (6.0%)

40min:
1oz Fuggle Pellets (3.8%)

20min.:
0.5oz UK Fuggle Leaf Plug (5%)

Added 3g water to fermenter

Pitched Wyeast Activator, #1968 London ESB

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I was following Batch #11 too closely, now that I'm looking at what I did, I think I prefer #14's 1.5oz of bittering hops. Similarly, I should have done a hop inventory before I started, didn't realize I only had a half ounce of Fuggle in the freezer, I was expecting a whole ounce.
Posted by tgl on 2008-02-18 23:37:27 +0000
SG 1.053
Posted by tgl on 2008-02-27 02:27:11 +0000
2008FEB26

Racked to secondary. SG 1.017
Posted by tgl on 2008-03-18 00:53:00 +0000
2008MAR17

FG 1.015 (5.1% ABV)

Primed w/ 3/4 cup of dark brown sugar. Yield: 44 12oz. bottles.

Low aroma, nice mouthfeel/maltiness, pleasant bitterness. Finish could be cleaner, but it's not as "band-aidey" as the last batch.
Posted by pchippy on 2008-05-04 21:54:00 +0000
At the Modern Brewer they're currently running a special on "Mystery Hops"--two batches of hop pellets whose provenance is uncertain but is claimed to be "British or Germanic." $1.95/oz, which is about half the price for AKC registered purebred hops. I bought a few ounces. They say it has an alpha acid rating around 9%, good for bittering but not for aromatics.


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