I'm experimenting with Cashmere and mash temps. Mashed around 158F to get 1.062 OG and 1.021 FG with London Ale 3. Turned in at 5.5% to be a nice summer sipper. High FG adds a good deal of body and complements the esters a bit.
Whirlpool: 1oz Citra, 1.5oz Cashmere
Dry hops:
6.5oz Cashmere
2.5oz Citra
1.5oz Simcoe
Tasting notes:
Banger of a pale ale, but not quite an all out NEIPA that it should be with 2oz/gal of dry hops. Cashmere is nice, but just a bit too mellow for this style. The 1.5oz Simcoe was added to keg 2 weeks in, after I wasn't quite happy with the beer. Overnight, this beer just turned into an absolute cantaloupe bomb. Loving all the overripe peach, passionfruit and cantaloupe flavors.
2018 Simcoe from YVH was a banger... I'll miss it and hope that this year's Simcoe can live up to the superb fruity character that crop had.
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