鯰  said:
I guess you have already, but go back and listen to the Brewing Network show on hops. Also this Sunday's show is all about planting your hops.
With Vinnie, yeah that was a great one. This week's show is all about growing hops too--I think the guy from Hopsdirect is the guest. Should be great!
On another note, this is what I plan to do with my hop harvest this year! All the hops in the recipe are "wet hops", meaning picked straight off the vine, no drying necessary. Supposedly it is a whole different experience.
(Recipe stolen from none other than Vinnie Cilurzo, creator of Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger)
HopTime Harvest Ale
A ProMash Recipe Report
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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14-B India Pale Ale, American IPA
Min OG: 1.056 Max OG: 1.075
Min IBU: 40 Max IBU: 72
Min Clr: 6 Max Clr: 15 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 13.75
Anticipated OG: 1.065 Plato: 16.01
Anticipated SRM: 8.4
Anticipated IBU: 269.3
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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87.3 12.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
7.3 1.00 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
5.5 0.75 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.50 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 65.3 90 min.
7.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 134.8 90 min.
5.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 69.2 30 min.
2.50 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 0.0 0 min.
5.50 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 0.0 Dry Hop
1.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 Dry Hop
Yeast
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Cali Ale
Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 13.75
Water Qts: 13.75 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 3.44 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 152 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 0 Time: 0
http://www.sonomabeerocrats.org/art/hoptime.pdf