Brewed: Watash

By scot in Beer, Beer Recipes, Home Brewing on Sunday, May 15th, 2016

Damaged cell phone that finally died. Nicknamed the terminator since the face/skin was falling off. And the reason I didn’t have brewing photos for this home brew day.

Nearly two months has passed since my last home brewing attempt. Finally my schedule opened up, providing me the window I needed to test my craft.

This beer is continuing my emphasis on American pale ales and India pale ales. A year or so I brewed an IPA with 20+ ounces of a combination of Huell Melon and Mandarina Bavaria. The beer was cloudy from the amount of hop trub. I still had three quarters of a pound of hops sitting that needed to be used.

How to use them?

Mandarina Bavaria is the star of the two hops, that’s why there is more left; I used more Huell Melon to balance the first time around. This means that I should get a big kick of tangerine from the Mandarina Bavaria, especially since it is used all late in the boil, whirlpool and dry hop. Chinook was chosen for the dank, pine that it will add. A bit of contrast. Hopefully it works out as planned.

The name: My father affectionately referred to my Mom as “Watash”. My Dad served in the army in the early 50s, around the time of the Korean War, but never officially during the war. My understanding is that Watash was what military used to call each other to mean best buddy during that time. Here’s to my Dad and Mom, best buds. Enjoy!

Watash

General Information:
Brew Date: Sunday, May 15th, 2016
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: S05
Yeast Starter: N/A
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.50
Original Gravity: 1.062
Final Gravity: ?
IBU: N/A
Color: 6.2 SRM
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70%
Alcohol by Volume: 6.6%
Primary Fermentation: 2 days @63*F, 9 days @68*F

Grain Bill:
12.00# 2-row
1.00# Red Wheat
8.0oz Oats
8.0oz CaraPils
8.0oz Caramel 60L

Mash:
Saccharification @154.9*F

Hop Bill:
1.00 ounce Chinook 1st wort
1.85 ounce Huell Melon @10 minutes
1.90 ounce Mandarina Bavaria @5 minutes
1.00 ounce Chinook @whirlpool 20 minutes @160*
1.00 ounce Huell Melon @whirlpool 20 minutes @160*
1.00 ounce Mandarina Bavaria @whirlpool 20 minutes @160*
1.00 ounce Huell Melon @dry hop 6 days
2.00 ounce Mandarina Bavaria @dry hop 6 days
1.00 ounce Huell Melon @dry hop 3 days
2.00 ounce Mandarina Bavaria @dry hop 3 days

Extras:
1.0 tsp Yeast Nutrient @ 15 minutes
1.0 tsp Irish Moss @ 15 minutes

Updates:

• 2016-05-16: @62*F, slowly fermenting. on heat as temperature dropped to 61*F.
• 2016-05-17: @62*F, fermentation stronger but sluggish, adding heat @68*F.
• 2016-05-23: @67*F, fermentation done, took off heat.
• 2016-05-29: dry hopped: 2.00 ounces Mandarina Bavaria, 1.00 ounces Huell Melon.
• 2016-06-02: dry hopped: 2.00 ounces Mandarina Bavaria, 1.00 ounces Huell Melon.
• 2016-06-05: bottled with 4.0 ounces of priming sugar and 2.0 cups of water. 24, 22 ounce bottles. Bottle crown label: WAT.

Useless Fact: The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.