VF Hop Garden Update!

While the fair headed men (Drew and Crispian) brewed a nifty APA on Saturday morning 30th October, i was pruning and training hop vines in the South East of South Australia.
I mild start to the spring has seen vigorous growth from the Columbus and new Cascade cuttings, the Chinook however has not taken off like it has in past years.
Not to worry - Cascade looks healthy - so APA freaks like us can rest easy knowing it handles the hot dry finish with style....

Before:

Healthy Columbus plants growing vigorously, about 5-10cm per day.

Cascade, you would not know that they were mostly first season cuttings...

VF Hop Garden update "Summer" Coming Soon....

VF# 27 American Pale Ale

Saturday 30th October 2010
Brewers Present: Drew Friebel & Crispian "Temp vs Time" Fielke

Malt
18kg Joe White Pale Ale
1.5kg Cara Pils
.5kg Light Crystal
.5kg Flaked Barley
.5kg Vienna

Total 21kg


Hops
200grams Galaxy @ 60 minutes
75grams Cascade @ 15 minutes
25grams Cascade and 25grams Amarillo @ Flameout
75grams Amarillo for dry hopping.


Yeast
WYEAST 1272 American Ale II

Method:
Flame on @ 6:38am 100L (inc 3ml of Phos Acid @85% Conc.)
Mashing @ 8:10am Strike Temp 67degC (80L)
Recirculating through water bath @80degC for 30mins (64>69degC)

20 minute Fly Sparge @ 9:20am @ 80degC
Boil @ 10:05am (60L)

Hop addition:
200gm Galaxy @ 60min
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Immersion Cooling with Rain Water tank with pump:
Tank Water @ 17.5degC /Wort 100degC, 11:07am

Refer to Graph for cooling progress.......BEER NERD ALERT!!

Pitch Yeast @ 4pm @ approx 22degC
Original Gravity 1042
Volume in Fermenter: 84L
Extra Volume: 11L

Dry Hopped: 8th /11/2010
62gms Amarillo
56gms of Cascade
Specific Gravity ~1012

Chilled to 2degC
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