Nugget Harvest recipe - kettle size

[Saunassa]

Since I have so many other hops I decided to do a fresh picked wet hop beer using my nuggets.
Attached is the recipe I am thinking of using. I am planning on 5.5 gallons into the fermenter.
Do you think an 11 gallon kettle will work? I plan to bag the hops to keep them manageable. Think I have too many hops?

 

[Broothru]

Grist bill looks 'O.K.' for a session APA, the hops are a different story. If your kettle is 11 gallons, you're looking at probably a 8.25 gal +/- batch volume. A rough run through BeerSmith suggests 1.039 OG, ABV 4.4%, but IBUs (theoretical) of 137! You need at least another 3# of 2 row or Vienna and probably make the 40L at least 1#. If it were me I'd swap the Cascade out of bittering for a charge of the Nugget. I love me some Nugget, but primarily as a bittering hop. Try 1.0 oz FWH of Nugget (for 60 min. boil), :10 minutes boil for the 1.0 oz Cascade, and then 10.0 oz Nugget for a :20 minute steep/whirlpool @ ~180F. That would give you ~48 IBUs near the top of style guidelines for an APA. If your objective is to get rid of Nugget, increase the steep/whirlpool charge to 5.0 oz. That'll increase the IBUs to ~70 and put you solidly in IPA territory.

Bottom line: the Cascade will probably get lost in the mix, but if you're looking to thin out your stash of Nugget, go for it. Definitely bag the :01 minute Nugget and the whirlpool/steep Nugget charges. The FWH and Cascade can go commando, but you'll have a lot of sludge from the 15 oz of "late" Nugget if you don't bag 'em. Also, add the extra grain or else you'll be way out of balance.

The good news is, however it turns out it'll still be beer!

 

[Saunassa]

This is for a 5.25-5.5 gallon into the fermenter so I thought the OG would be higher. I thought the impact of fresh picked hops would be lower on ibu per ounce. I will modify the recipe

 

[Broothru]

This is for a 5.25-5.5 gallon into the fermenter so I thought the OG would be higher. I thought the impact of fresh picked hops would be lower on ibu per ounce. I will modify the recipe

So your Nugget hops are homegrown? Do you know for sure what the AA% acids are? 14% sounds about right for commercially grown/processed Nugget.

I adjusted the recipe down to 5.5 gallon batch size, specified leaf hops and dropped the grain bill back to what you originally posted. That yielded O.G. 1.061, ABV 6.8% and a 'theoretical' IBU of 98.2, similar to Pliny the Elder. That's with 10 oz Nugget for :01 minute boil and 5 oz Nugget for :20 minute steep/whirlpool @ 180F. I'd still definitely bag the late hops, or use a huge hop spider.

Good luck, and happy brew day!

 

[Saunassa]

I just let it go with it's default. From past years using my home grown dried they don't seem to bitter as much but seem to have a slight citrus component to it

 

[Broothru]

I just let it go with it's default. From past years using my home grown dried they don't seem to bitter as much but seem to have a slight citrus component to it

Sounds delicious! Oughta' turn out darn good, ya' sure, you betcha'.

 

[Saunassa]

Taking your feedback, I am thinking the following. It will be free beer so if I am not real happy with it my buddies will drink it for me

 

[Broothru]

That's lookin' good. Nugget is a really fine hop, and I've had a love affair with Cascade ever since my first Sierra Nevada PA. Don't tell the missus, though.

 

[Saunassa]

I hear you, my introduction to pale ale was SN pale ale

 

[Saunassa]

Well brewed up a 5 gallon batch, came in a few points low because it was first time using this pot and no volume marks.

 

[Saunassa]

Brew sample is good, lots of flavor, not real bitter but then it is sweet, should get more bitter after fermentation. Has a nice fruit aroma. Excited to see what Voss Kveik fermented at 90f does to this.

 

[Broothru]

Nothin' wrong with THAT sample glass!

All this talking about "old school" IPAs and Pales has motivated me to planning my next brew sessions: Original Stone IPA clone (Tues), Bell's Two Hearted (next week), and SNPA as soon as I have the keg space. Obviously I'll have to start drinking faster.

Since the first of the year (and with Covid lockdown and self-imposed distancing) I've really been focused on lagers. Totally forgotten how enjoyable hoppy ales are. My last two, now on tap, are a Blonde that turned into an APA and an IPA that we took to the beach for a family-only sequestered vacation. The IPA is down to the last few pulls, and my son came begging yesterday for a keg-fill so he could restock HIS kegerator, so at least half the Blonde/APA has gone missing. Gotta' restart the pipeline now.

Retirement ain't what I was told it would be. It feels like I quit working but at the same time opened a brewery. Life could be worse I suppose.

 

[Saunassa]

Cleaned everything today and when I dumped the hops I pulled a few apart and there was still some yellow lupulin in them. For all I know the aromatic and flavors are in the beer and it's just the lupulin gland residue. I sure did stir, squish and push those bags under during boil and hopstand. Maybe I should have used my spare biab for them so they could have been a bit more free to float around? Either way it will be good.

 

[Saunassa]

Nothin' wrong with THAT sample glass!

All this talking about "old school" IPAs and Pales has motivated me to planning my next brew sessions: Original Stone IPA clone (Tues), Bell's Two Hearted (next week), and SNPA as soon as I have the keg space. Obviously I'll have to start drinking faster.

Since the first of the year (and with Covid lockdown and self-imposed distancing) I've really been focused on lagers. Totally forgotten how enjoyable hoppy ales are. My last two, now on tap, are a Blonde that turned into an APA and an IPA that we took to the beach for a family-only sequestered vacation. The IPA is down to the last few pulls, and my son came begging yesterday for a keg-fill so he could restock HIS kegerator, so at least half the Blonde/APA has gone missing. Gotta' restart the pipeline now.

Retirement ain't what I was told it would be. It feels like I quit working but at the same time opened a brewery. Life could be worse I suppose.

I am not retired but have a few folks that want kegs or bottled beer. Now I don't mind doing that, but 5 hours to brew and cleanup means I cannot do this more often. They think it is fast, tempted to do extract brews for them.