Brew Log blog

Brew Day 12.27.2011 Perle Crop

Matt Whiteside — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:28:09 +0000

brewing with my crop of homegrown hops. mostly perle with a little willamette. Maybe 2 or 3 ounces total. going for a light american ale with flora, herbal hops.

%	LB	OZ	MALT OR FERMENTABLE	PPG	°L
92%	12	0	American Two-row Pale	37	2
4%	0	8	Crystal 45	34	45
4%	0	8	Victory Malt	34	25
13	0

Time	Oz	Type	form	aa
60 mins	1	Perle	pellet	7.5
10 mins	1	Perle	leaf	5	wild guess AA, but know these were harvested late and not dryed or stored with care…
5 mins	1	Perle	leaf	5

http://hopville.com/recipe/860862/american-pale-ale-recipes/pale-perle-2011-crop

when to harvest hops

Matt Whiteside — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:52:44 +0000

They should be a yellowish green to light green and should feel light and dry, if they are ready to be picked. You can also compress some of the hop cones in your hands. If they stay compressed, they are still not ready. The lupulin, which is the yellow powder in the center of the cone, should make your hands feel sticky, and if your hops are ready, your hands will take up the aroma from the lupulin. If the hops are not yet ready to be harvested, the cones will appear too green and will feel damp in your hand >> http://www.americanbrewmaster.com/?cPath=4_32_141j

the stem will crack and should not be flexable when ready

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f92/should-i-havest-now-atlanta-ga-257432/

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/when-time-harvest-hops-14322/

hops year 2

Matt Whiteside — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:33:56 +0000

the perl is growing vigorously, williamette ok and goldings minimally – barely grew at all.

i think i have planthoppers Metcalfa pruinosa

diy autosiphon

Matt Whiteside — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:54:53 +0000

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/flyguys-t-siphon-3-replacement-autosiphon-25774/

brew log blondy

Matt Whiteside — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:04:56 +0000

see http://hopville.com/recipe/711822/blonde-ale-recipes/blondy

7 gallon mash in at 157, for 150 degree mash

4pm start mash @ 150.

4:20 flame on to 150

5:10 mash out at 169 for 10 min.

bottle bucket sparge for 5 or so min with 2.5 gallons water @155.

8 gallons to boil at 5:45

Put 6.2 gallons in fermenter @ 1.062 — poor efficiency again.

ended a week later at 1.010

Hops Trellis Up

Matt Whiteside — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:44:40 +0000

May 30 got a simple hop trellis up. Vines are just above the level of the fence on 2.

saison ideas

Matt Whiteside — Sun, 29 May 2011 11:14:13 +0000

http://www.beertools.com/html/recipe.php?view=10783

http://www.brewboard.com/index.php?showtopic=105885

Boont Amber Clone

Matt Whiteside — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:07:23 +0000

Looking to clone Anderson Valley Boont Amber.

Recipes - http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/boont-amber-clone-stuck-115010

http://home.comcast.net/~blanchette.j/Recipes/Boont%20Amber%20Clone.html

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/can-you-brew-recipe-anderson-valley-boont-amber-239390/

http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=95298

http://hopville.com/recipe/622535/american-amber-ale-recipes/boonts-amber-clone

http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/739

Growing Hops year 2

Matt Whiteside — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:34:27 +0000

i banked the hops in a ton of raked leaves and hay. I did not uncover the root stump until early april, could have earlier.
The root stayed cool until I uncovered. Each had almost pushed fingers through, so i uncovered the sprouts. i think the drastic change burned ‘em.

A week or so later all 3 had new sprouts.

Goldings is growing very slowly.

Pearle really shooting out lots of bushy growth. vigorous.

Willamette has 1 long arm and 2 or so other sprouts that have not yet jumped up.

5.16.11

Wind Screen research

Matt Whiteside — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:27:36 +0000

home brew talk has several wind screen ideas. hvac type tubular ducts, flashing riveted into a cylinder, “wash tub” with the bottom cut out, 2×4 and plywood 3 sided hinged screen, aluminum turkey roasting pan,