Holly and I hand picked a nice batch of Cascade hops this morning. Even after washing my hands, they are still yellow. Stained in lupulin. The hops smell so good. We were afraid they would be past their prime next
Read moreFresh hop IPA
Picked some nice Cascade hops to add to the current batch of IPA fermenting. The recipe is 100% whole leaf hops. Grain Bill: 15 lbs 2 row malt 1 lbs crystal 20l 1 lbs carapils Hops: 1oz Columbus 60min 1oz
Read moreWatermelon Ale kegged
Used gelatin in fermenter, then cold crashed. Watermelon Ale turned out a nice super clear golden color. It is carbonating in keg and bottles now. Already tastes good. Dry but with a definite watermelon aroma. I think after aging
Read moreHops field markers
After numerous near misses with the hop trellis guy wires I decided it was time to get some markers on them. The orange conduit shows up nicely! Hoping to brew a batch of IPA this week. I will try and
Read moreWatermelon Ale
Three quarts of watermelon purée getting ready to go into the secondary of the watermelon ale. I’ve made this recipe three times now. I think I found it online but can’t seem to find it again to give the appropriate
Read moreFresh Hop IPA Recipe
Brewed this IPA with farm grown Cascade hops. I used the Blichmann Engineering http://www.blichmannengineering.com HopRocket. The wort was nice and clear. Dry Hopped with more whole leaf Cascade and Citra. Short 4 day dry hop period adds nice hop aroma and flavor
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