Today, I bottled two different 5 gallon beers. My first one was a toasted rye ale that I have made before and was very popular. The second one was an IPA that is hopped only with Simcoe Hops. Both smelled great, but the IPA has a very strong aroma. They both will be two weeks in the bottle, and then available for samples. As I type this, I'm drinking an IPA from a brewery in Central Washington called Old Schoolhouse. Very tasty.
As far as bottling goes, I got 6 22oz bottles and 35 12oz bottles out of each batch. Not bad as far as quantity goes.
I also picked up supplies to make an Oktoberfest beer tomorrow, and some friends are going to be picking more fresh hops to be used in one of my creations.
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
Weekend In Spokane - 9/14/2012
On the weekend of 9/14, I was invited to spend the weekend with my "sister" and her family in Spokane. After a night at the fair, consuming things like french fries, cheesesteaks, a deep fried twinkie (with chocolate sauce), and deep fried butter (with raspberry sauce), I was treated to a tour of different orchards and farms. Two great things happened. For the first time, I picked my own hops. They were Cascade Hops, and my "nieces" helped me pick them. Second, I found an orchard that I could easily convert into a brew pub. They had a front structure that could be a pub and restaurant, and a back structure where they harvest apples that could easily be converted to a place to brew beer. I'm looking forward to using the hops in my next creation.
On Saturday, my "sister" and "brother-in-law" took me to a brewery in downtown Spokane. It is called the Steam Plant, and is an old steam plant (with original equipment) converted to a restaurant and bar. I had the sampler, which I thought would include about 6 samples. Imagine my surprise when it contained 11. It included a "peach ale", which was light, but outstanding.
Great weekend!
PS. I almost forgot to mention something. We uncorked the latest apertif creation, which combined cab sav wine, vodka, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. It was very smooth and a good combination of flavors.
On Saturday, my "sister" and "brother-in-law" took me to a brewery in downtown Spokane. It is called the Steam Plant, and is an old steam plant (with original equipment) converted to a restaurant and bar. I had the sampler, which I thought would include about 6 samples. Imagine my surprise when it contained 11. It included a "peach ale", which was light, but outstanding.
Great weekend!
PS. I almost forgot to mention something. We uncorked the latest apertif creation, which combined cab sav wine, vodka, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. It was very smooth and a good combination of flavors.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
IPA with Simcoe Hops
Today, I just finished making an IPA using Simcoe hops exclusively. I got the recipe off the internet, and made it this morning. Here is the recipe. This beauty is now fermenting in my upstairs closet in a dark and cool place.
5 gallons of spring water
7 lb Light Dry Extract
1 lb Munich malt (grain)
.25 lb Crystal Malt 40L
1.5 oz of Simcoe hops to the boil for 60 minutes
.5 oz of Simcoe hops 55 minutes into the boil (5 minutes before the end)
.5 oz of Simcoe hops after the boil is complete while the wort cools down
.5 oz of hops added to the carboy (dry hop) during fermentation
I also took the grains and began a batch of bread. It smells really good. Will bake it later today and have with dinner.
5 gallons of spring water
7 lb Light Dry Extract
1 lb Munich malt (grain)
.25 lb Crystal Malt 40L
1.5 oz of Simcoe hops to the boil for 60 minutes
.5 oz of Simcoe hops 55 minutes into the boil (5 minutes before the end)
.5 oz of Simcoe hops after the boil is complete while the wort cools down
.5 oz of hops added to the carboy (dry hop) during fermentation
I also took the grains and began a batch of bread. It smells really good. Will bake it later today and have with dinner.
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