– 12-4 10
Ok I dont know what happened to the spacing up there but..
Tapped a pint of the American wheat today, well right now actually. And I guess from my first impressions, i am fairly dissapointed.
Hop water is my best discription. No tastes, thin, kinda dry. But I guess I was worried about that when I brewed with no crystal in it.
Its only been forced primed for about 4 days so its a bit undercarbed, but I do not see this getting much better.
The other wheats I have done did not have crystal in either but, they all were spiced with corriander and black pepper so It covered for the crystal.
Might have to add a bit of that.
The thinness though, I dunno. I see I under shot the mash but raised it. I know I wasnt ready with the boiling water so the long low mash might have something to do with that.
One other thing I think I may move more of the hops to the taste/smell side as it seems a bit bitter, but no real aroma and low taste. that is all
12-17-10
Busted out a few of the American Wheats. been a month now. Are better than i had thought before. But more bitter than i want.
* will try to move more of the hop schedule to the end. . right now its bitter but need more hop taste and smell.
Brew today at a rackers house. When over to Johns and we made a double batch of Waldo lake Amber. fairly big beer. (I left the instructions in my jacket. will post them later)
His grain bill was great. mine how ever was ground a bit fine and we had one hell of a stuck mash. luckily we had gotten quite abit out before we plugged and could add out hot sparge water and a half a bag of rice hulls. and finished it off.
I took 5 gallons of it home and hit er with the yeast. US 05. john racked off another beer right before we cooled and then put the new batch right on the yeast cake from the other.
the beer looks good, smells hoppier than shit. cant wait to try it.
12-31-10
what the %$&k! my co2 runs out on new years eve! good thing I have lots bottled.
Ok I dont know what happened to the spacing up there but..
Tapped a pint of the American wheat today, well right now actually. And I guess from my first impressions, i am fairly dissapointed.
Hop water is my best discription. No tastes, thin, kinda dry. But I guess I was worried about that when I brewed with no crystal in it.
Its only been forced primed for about 4 days so its a bit undercarbed, but I do not see this getting much better.
The other wheats I have done did not have crystal in either but, they all were spiced with corriander and black pepper so It covered for the crystal.
Might have to add a bit of that.
The thinness though, I dunno. I see I under shot the mash but raised it. I know I wasnt ready with the boiling water so the long low mash might have something to do with that.
One other thing I think I may move more of the hops to the taste/smell side as it seems a bit bitter, but no real aroma and low taste. that is all
12-17-10
Busted out a few of the American Wheats. been a month now. Are better than i had thought before. But more bitter than i want.
* will try to move more of the hop schedule to the end. . right now its bitter but need more hop taste and smell.
Brew today at a rackers house. When over to Johns and we made a double batch of Waldo lake Amber. fairly big beer. (I left the instructions in my jacket. will post them later)
His grain bill was great. mine how ever was ground a bit fine and we had one hell of a stuck mash. luckily we had gotten quite abit out before we plugged and could add out hot sparge water and a half a bag of rice hulls. and finished it off.
I took 5 gallons of it home and hit er with the yeast. US 05. john racked off another beer right before we cooled and then put the new batch right on the yeast cake from the other.
the beer looks good, smells hoppier than shit. cant wait to try it.
12-31-10
what the %$&k! my co2 runs out on new years eve! good thing I have lots bottled.
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