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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Back yard Hops - Pictures of the day-

           Here are some pictures of my back yard cascade hops. I can't wait to put them in a beer.









Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Home grown Cascade, Nelson Sauvin, Citra and Galaxy IPA




Beer: 7-11 IPA
Style: IPA
Brewed on : 7.11.15
Kegged on: 7.27.15
ABV: 6.8%
OG: 1.060
FG: 1.008




Appearance: Dark gold, hazy, medium head
Smell: Peach, grapefruit, citrus, white wine
Taste: Earthiness, peach, citrus, white wine
Mouthfeel: Thin body, low carbonation, smooth in the middle with a small bite at the end







--Recipe--


5 gal, All grain
Mashed at: 153 F for 80 min
Fly sparged at: 160 F for 40 min
Fermented at: 70 F

Malt

84% - 10 lb 2 row
8% - 1 lb Munich light
8%  - 1 lb Carmal 40

Hops

60 min - .5oz Home grown Cascade

45 min- .5oz Nelson Sauvin

30 min- .5oz Galaxy
             .5oz Citra

5 min- .5oz Galaxy
            .5oz Citra
             .5oz Nelson Sauvin

7 day dry hop- 1oz Galaxy



Yeast 

Wyeast 1056