EvilTOJ
Well-Known Member
Since my stepdad's never made an all grain brew before, I decided to 'treat' him to it by bringing down all my gear and making a few batches this weekend! I brewed up a nice ruination IPA and everything went by the numbers. The next day went to make my kolsh. I used EdWort's Recipe, all the grain nice and crushed and ready to go. 7 lbs of 2 row Pils Malt and 2.5 lbs of Wheat Malt. Now, where'd I put those Perle and Tettnanger hops.... hmmm.... OH that's right! Right on the kitchen counter! At home. A three hour drive away. *(@&#$^!!!
So I ask stepdad what kind of hops he's got that I could sub in. 3 lbs of Cascade. Oh and 9 oz of Cascade. The LHBS isn't open on Sundays and Mondays, plus it's an hour drive each way anyways. Hmm..... I could either skip this brew until I get the right hops, or use the cascade. F that I'm brewing anyways! I added 1 oz of homegrown cascade for 60 minute boil, 1 oz for 15 minutes, and 1 oz at flameout. Even with a 2 hour boil I still didn't get it down to 5 gallons (ended up with 7), but that's OK because instead of hitting 70% efficiency I hit 82%! I have a feeling this'll be a perfect summer beer. Especially with 7 gallons of it to choke down
So I ask stepdad what kind of hops he's got that I could sub in. 3 lbs of Cascade. Oh and 9 oz of Cascade. The LHBS isn't open on Sundays and Mondays, plus it's an hour drive each way anyways. Hmm..... I could either skip this brew until I get the right hops, or use the cascade. F that I'm brewing anyways! I added 1 oz of homegrown cascade for 60 minute boil, 1 oz for 15 minutes, and 1 oz at flameout. Even with a 2 hour boil I still didn't get it down to 5 gallons (ended up with 7), but that's OK because instead of hitting 70% efficiency I hit 82%! I have a feeling this'll be a perfect summer beer. Especially with 7 gallons of it to choke down