11/5/11 - Brew Day
Today, Michael and I got together at my house to brew our IPAs. This was our second time brewing our beers together and his third time brewing with me. I would say it was a complete success. I had a rolling boil the entire 60 minutes on the stove. I also used timing software on my desktop to make the hop additions as accurate as possible.
Our sink is the perfect vessel for dual wort cooling. I was down to room temperature in about 10 minutes with the use of ice and an addition of water while wort was still piping hot.
11/6/11 - Fermentation has started very slowly. It definitely did not need the blow off tube despite having a potential abv of 10%.
11/7/11 - Before heading to work this morning I checked on the beer. Upon opening the door I was greeted with a very hoppy scent. The krausen has since risen drastically, bubbling is now steady. I have switched back to the blow off tube for fear of another blow out.
11/19/11 - Michelle and I got the inspiration to brew another beer today (A Blonde Ale) so I thought it would be the perfect time to not only keg the Hurricane but also try out a new technique. Racking wort for a new beer onto a fresh yeast cake from a finished beer. Kegging the Hurricane today officially opened up this opportunity.
Tasting notes:
It
starts off with a strong floral hoppy aroma with a sweet front note.
Finishes with a spicy hop flavor. There are almost no "off flavors"
commonly associated with homebrewing. I took exceptional precaution
against infection and could not be more happy with the end product. This
is my most drinkable project yet. If you've ever had Heavy Sea's Loose
Cannon, you've had my Hurricane IPA.
Ingredient list:
- 4 lbs light LME
- 4lbs amber lme
- 1/2 lb Crystal Malt (steeped)
- 1/2 lb Cara Pils malt (steeped)
- 1lb Munich malt (steeped)
Hops:
- 1oz Chinook (60)
- 1oz Pearl (30)
- 1oz Cascade (20)
- 1oz Cascade (5)
Yeast:
WLP001 California Ale Yeast
OG - 1.066
IBU - 83
ABV 6.5%
