johnbrain
Well-Known Member
So a few weeks ago I brew my first 5 gallons with a friend. An ipa off the homebrewmart.com website. They're the Ballast Point brewery fyi.
Anyhow it called for a lot of chinook with cascade for aroma. Well...NFL championship weekend on TV, paired with the necessary drinking to brew, and I switched the hops.
I only noticed at flame out, so we added 5 minutes but I knew it would not be enough bittering.
Finally tried what I'm calling Hopswitch IPA. VERY malty up front but finishes pretty crisp and spicy. Interestingly, our wives liked it because it wasn't a big bold IPA.
I still intend to drink it. Gets better daily. Bottle fermentation is getting better too.a little weak at 2 weeks but very good a couple days later.
Anyhow, lesson learned and brewing bug bitten. Read Papazian and How to Brew. Designed a oatmeal stout recipe . Bought a cooler for partial mashing.
hopefully my Friday brew day turns out better than my first. If the Oatmeal Stout recipe doesn't suck I'll post it.
Anyhow it called for a lot of chinook with cascade for aroma. Well...NFL championship weekend on TV, paired with the necessary drinking to brew, and I switched the hops.
I only noticed at flame out, so we added 5 minutes but I knew it would not be enough bittering.
Finally tried what I'm calling Hopswitch IPA. VERY malty up front but finishes pretty crisp and spicy. Interestingly, our wives liked it because it wasn't a big bold IPA.
I still intend to drink it. Gets better daily. Bottle fermentation is getting better too.a little weak at 2 weeks but very good a couple days later.
Anyhow, lesson learned and brewing bug bitten. Read Papazian and How to Brew. Designed a oatmeal stout recipe . Bought a cooler for partial mashing.
hopefully my Friday brew day turns out better than my first. If the Oatmeal Stout recipe doesn't suck I'll post it.