tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post8088660094884674659..comments2024-02-23T15:34:32.816-05:00Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: Wet Hopped Pale Ale RecipeThe Mad Fermentationist (Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-71899847189785506342013-08-27T11:25:31.570-04:002013-08-27T11:25:31.570-04:00Really enjoyed the Sam Adams fresh hopped Imperial...Really enjoyed the Sam Adams fresh hopped Imperial Pilsner back in 2005. Using my fresh hops certainly could have been interesting, but considering most of my harvest (three years ago) was Cascade, not a particularly traditional lager. Not sure how quickly the chlorophyll flavor would fade either. The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-53529950307874170062013-08-27T08:26:13.486-04:002013-08-27T08:26:13.486-04:00Sorry for posting a year late, but as far as seaso...Sorry for posting a year late, but as far as seasonal brewing goes, wouldn't a sort of grassy tasting pilsner (or better yet, hoppy Märzen) have been a perfect use for your frozen fresh hops? Brew in fall, lager over the winter, serve on the first warm day in spring on your , the chlorophyll notes mirroring the shoots of the trees and shrubs all araound?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-29344816188921927152012-09-26T19:42:32.711-04:002012-09-26T19:42:32.711-04:00I know you said to post ideas for beers other that...I know you said to post ideas for beers other that an APA or IPA, but I had an interesting idea for an Imperial IPA that is working out quite well. OG was 1.100, SG is now at 1.018 (think I'm going to cold crash to get the yeasties to stop, this beer is already more than 10%). Instead of using a bittering addition, I hop bursted with an INSANE amount of wet hops - 6 pounds total. I added 3/4 a pound each of citra and chinook at 20 mins, 10 mins, 5 mins, and 1 min. This beer is certainly bitter (150+ IBUs), but has explosive hop aroma and flavor. I was concerned that doing this might add grassy flavors due to the quantity of wet hops, but those fears turned out ungrounded.<br /><br />Pretty sure it'll be a regular seasonal beer for me from now on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18417705772620456397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-71687182089956006122010-09-29T12:03:42.379-04:002010-09-29T12:03:42.379-04:00I think a wet hopped pilsner would be a good optio...I think a wet hopped pilsner would be a good option if you want to stay close to the style guidelines (not many really hoppy German beers). A hefeweizen could also be an interesting choice, if you were willing to go off-style a bit.<br /><br />Good tip on the compost, I'll have to remember that when I get mine up and running.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-31969107893792914232010-09-29T10:09:36.138-04:002010-09-29T10:09:36.138-04:00a really interesting post! I've already dried ...a really interesting post! I've already dried my only mature vine, a fuggles, and I was thinking of experimenting with one of my germans. What sort of beer would suit a wet-hopped hallertauer, or northern brewer? Also, as far as compost goes, I was pouring some of the yeast slurry onto the patch, when cleaning out my fermenters and it seems to have worked wonders!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-17140984599620129262010-09-23T13:35:04.985-04:002010-09-23T13:35:04.985-04:00My hop crop was quite odd this year in that I had ...My hop crop was quite odd this year in that I had to harvest everything in early July, not a good crop. However what I was able to salvage from 2 vines was about 5.5 oz. which I used in a 3.6% Session IPA. It's my 3rd attempt at getting this style of brew correct (sessionable IPA) and I'm finally happy with the outcome. Keys are to not over bitter while maintaining big hop character and mash a bit higher than normal, 154. <br /><br />The grain bill was a standard IPA/APA grain bill scaled down to size. The hops were Willamette FWH pellets then the fresh hops plus about 1.5 oz. of pelletized hops through the 20-10 min range & a 1.5 oz dosing of pelletized hops at dry hopping.<br /><br />It's truly a solid bier, not over the top in any way but balanced and I'm happy about that. I did however learn that by squeezing my prodigious amount of hops to extract the fluid and hoppiness from them as the brew cooled I created a ton of haze in my brew.<br /><br />God bless the fresh hop!Murray McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274426704109609787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-21493364785304922862010-09-20T14:27:00.714-04:002010-09-20T14:27:00.714-04:00I am hoping so. This is year 2 for both my Cascad...I am hoping so. This is year 2 for both my Cascades and Chinooks, so hopefully next year (since 3 years is the rule of thumb) they will have matured enough to achieve the AA% that I'm looking for. We will see...PBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948585550411919376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-56315780356521737442010-09-20T14:00:07.010-04:002010-09-20T14:00:07.010-04:00Sounds like a tasty batch. This one doesn't h...Sounds like a tasty batch. This one doesn't have the hop nose I was expecting either, despite the big addition of hops near the end of the boil. Maybe as the plant gets older the aroma will increase?The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-58978533463613547772010-09-20T13:56:11.215-04:002010-09-20T13:56:11.215-04:00I put compost over my hop garden last fall, and I ...I put compost over my hop garden last fall, and I swear it was like a shot a steroids for my Chinooks. By May 1st they'd reached the top of my 13ft trellis. By July 31st (brew day) I had plenty of ripe cones to put right in my wort.<br /><br />With that said, I brewed 10 gallons of Cascadian Dark Ale and put (i) Cascade (pellets) in the mash, (ii) wet hopped with Chinook, and (iii) dry hopped with Amarillo. Although the IBU's were clearly there, I didn't achieve the hop nose I wanted as the aroma was dominated by the roastiness of the Carafa & Chocolate.PBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948585550411919376noreply@blogger.com