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Hey all!
After several experimentations this year, I went back to basics and brewed up an all-2 row, all Cascade pale, using BIAB. it turned out pretty decent! it won't win any awards, but as an IPA and pale ale snob, i take my drinking seriously. tonight was the first time in a long while that i didn't drink a commercial beer! i had 2 of my own, and for me that's a big deal. it's got a smooth bitterness with a moderate amount of cascade aroma and flavor. this is the first time i tried first wort hopping and i think it helped a lot. it could use more flavor, but that's why i started with the basics. it gave me a great place to build from. details below.
it's a 3-gallon batch:
OG 1.052
FG 1.012
6lbs 2-row
1oz cascade first wort hop
.5oz cascade @10min
.5oz cascade @0min
4days in primary, racked to secondary (probably won't bother with doing secondary next time)
1oz cascade dry hop after 4 days in primary 7 days in second
cold crash 24hrs
7 days bottle conditioning with DME as priming sugar (i'm hoping to have my kegging system soon....)
it tastes pretty plain, and next time ,i'll do more late/dry hopping to bring out more of the floral aroma and flavor. had a great time brewing this one and am happy with the results.
Cheers!
Tom
Hey all!
After several experimentations this year, I went back to basics and brewed up an all-2 row, all Cascade pale, using BIAB. it turned out pretty decent! it won't win any awards, but as an IPA and pale ale snob, i take my drinking seriously. tonight was the first time in a long while that i didn't drink a commercial beer! i had 2 of my own, and for me that's a big deal. it's got a smooth bitterness with a moderate amount of cascade aroma and flavor. this is the first time i tried first wort hopping and i think it helped a lot. it could use more flavor, but that's why i started with the basics. it gave me a great place to build from. details below.
it's a 3-gallon batch:
OG 1.052
FG 1.012
6lbs 2-row
1oz cascade first wort hop
.5oz cascade @10min
.5oz cascade @0min
4days in primary, racked to secondary (probably won't bother with doing secondary next time)
1oz cascade dry hop after 4 days in primary 7 days in second
cold crash 24hrs
7 days bottle conditioning with DME as priming sugar (i'm hoping to have my kegging system soon....)
it tastes pretty plain, and next time ,i'll do more late/dry hopping to bring out more of the floral aroma and flavor. had a great time brewing this one and am happy with the results.
Cheers!
Tom