2008JUN08
3g water
1lb Crystal 50-65L
2lb Flaked Maize
25min @ 160F
4lb Alexander's Pale Malt Extract
1.5lb corn sugar
Boil
70min
60min:
1.5oz Tettanger (3.8%)
20min:
1.0oz Cluster (7.7%)
0.5oz Cluster (8.6%)
5min:
0.5oz Saaz (3.2%)
Cooled and added to fermenter with 2.5g water
Pitched White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001
Dry hop:
0.5oz Saaz (3.2%)
OG: 1.051
(<a href="http://hbd.org/hbd/archive/2895.html#2895-4">source</a>)
FG 1.003 (6.5% ABV)
Primed with 3/4 cup dextrose (corn sugar)
39 12oz bottles
First taste is a bit disappointing, as I failed to move to a secondary fermenter, this batch sat on the troob for a month. It's got an "old" flavor to it. Could be a flaw with the recipe, though.
Maybe it's a "funky" flavor. This beer might be very good or very bad. I'm not sure. Floral/citrus nose, thick head which laces the glass nicely, mucho carbonation, clear golden color, decent mouthfeel, initial bite fades to hoppy aftertaste. However, is that just the corn or something else pervading the flavor? Might need another two, three weeks in the bottle.