Pours crystal clear. Golden straw in color. Thick head. Rich aroma. More citrusy than floral. Caramel malt and robust, citrusy, resiny, hop finish.

Would like to make one like this again.

- 13lb American 2-Row
- 1lb American Crystal 20L

~4.5g mash water, strike @ 170F

one step infusion mash 60min

~4.5g sparge water @ 170F

Boil

75min:
1oz Magnum pellets (13.1%)

0min:
1oz Cascade pellets (6%)

OG: 1.074

Pitched White Labs East Coast Ale (WLP008)

NOTES
First batch of a two batch day. Stuck mash towards the end of the sparge. Should have kicked it up to get more wort. OG is wee heavy.

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2011OCT02

Racked to secondary.

2oz Cascade pellets (6%)

SG: 1.022

2011OCT15

FG: 1.014 (8.5% ABV)
Primed with 3/4 cup dark brown sugar

28 12oz bottles
6 22oz bottles

NOTE: Citrusy hop aroma, weak malt flavor. Could use more backbone. Bitter, almost grapefruit finish. The alcohol might be too much, that “hot” flavor gets in the way.

- 13lb American 2 Row
- 1lb Crystal 20L

~4.5g mash water, strike @ 175F

one step infusion mash 60min

~4.5g sparge water @ 175F, collecting 6g

Boil

60min:
1oz Northern Brewer pellets (11.0%)

0min:
1oz Cascade plugs (7.3%)

OG: Unknown

Pitched White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001

NOTES
Brew day complicated by children. Excessive boil over, resulting in a finished volume of less than 5 gallons. Also neglected to measure the specific gravity. Since it’s not yet fermenting, I may still be able to get a reasonable reading.

2010DEC??

Racked to secondary.
2oz Centennial pellets (?%)

2010DEC19

FG 1.021

Primed with 3/4 cup brown sugar
34 12oz bottles

2010DEC23

Overly effervescent. Thick head, pours cloudy, golden. Piney hop aroma. Sweet malt flavor then a hop rush. Piney bitterness lasts and lasts. Cloying? Maybe.

2010JAN26

Chill excessively. Open at sink. Barely ease up the cap. Let all gas escape. Pour, gently, gently. Pours an insane head. Head never really disappears, it subsides, as thick as shaving cream. Grassy, apricot, hop aroma. Fully carbonated. Cloudy, yeast and flecks of hops. Rich mailt flavor, then quickly piney, astringent hop-flavor. Not flabby, there’s a malt backbone. Pucker-inducing, highly hopped.

FG 1.010 (6.5% ABV) courtesy the ABV calculator

Primed with 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
56 12oz bottles

- 13lb American 2 Row
- 1/2lb Crystal 10L
- 1/2lb Crystal 20L

~4g mash water, strike @ 175F

one step infusion mash 50min (136F)

~5g sparge water @ 175F, collecting 7g

Boil

75min:
1oz Magnum (11.0%)

0min:
1oz Centennial (?%)

2010JAN10

OG: 1.055

Pitched White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001

2010JAN16

Racked to secondary.

SG: 1.026

2oz Centennial (?%)

2010JAN17

Yeast looks to be re-activated, the fermenter is now in a warmer corner of the house.

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