Due partly to limited freezer space, and partly because I went a little hops crazy, I went for two wet hop beers this year.
The first is in the session IPA/hoppy APA range, and is just two-row, half a lb of crystal 40, and a bunch of Chinook (plus a shot of commercial Simcoe for bittering). Five oz of Chinook at 10 mins, then another 10 oz for a half-hour hopstand at 190 degrees. Smells great so far!
The second is a wet hop brown, that also served to use up a lot of extra specialty grains. 11 lb of 2-row, half a lb of chocolate, half a lb of special b, a couple oz of roasted barley, a lb of mixed crystal. I hopped with 3 oz of commercial Cascade at 20, then a 45 minute hopstand at 180 degrees with 20 oz of assorted CTZ, Centennial, Chinook, and Cascade.
Both are burbling away at 62 degrees in my new fermentation chamber.
I've dried the remaining crop of Chinook and Cascade, which amounts to a couple lbs. Nugget is still on the bines! It didn't feel ready to pick yet. Maybe wet hop beer #3 is coming up.... Wet Nugget cream stout?
The first is in the session IPA/hoppy APA range, and is just two-row, half a lb of crystal 40, and a bunch of Chinook (plus a shot of commercial Simcoe for bittering). Five oz of Chinook at 10 mins, then another 10 oz for a half-hour hopstand at 190 degrees. Smells great so far!
The second is a wet hop brown, that also served to use up a lot of extra specialty grains. 11 lb of 2-row, half a lb of chocolate, half a lb of special b, a couple oz of roasted barley, a lb of mixed crystal. I hopped with 3 oz of commercial Cascade at 20, then a 45 minute hopstand at 180 degrees with 20 oz of assorted CTZ, Centennial, Chinook, and Cascade.
Both are burbling away at 62 degrees in my new fermentation chamber.
I've dried the remaining crop of Chinook and Cascade, which amounts to a couple lbs. Nugget is still on the bines! It didn't feel ready to pick yet. Maybe wet hop beer #3 is coming up.... Wet Nugget cream stout?