Two regular dudes who happen to be huge fans of American craft beer.
By scot in Beer, Beer Recipes, Home Brewing on Sunday, September 1st, 2019
The bumper crop of Cascade hops growing on the south side of the house begged to be used in a home brew. An American Pale Ale with a simple recipe seemed to be the best route for a whirlpool hop addition of these beautiful Cascade hops. Close to a S.M.A.S.H. (Single Malt And Single Hop), I’m Sick of these Dolphins was created. The simple recipe, using only Maris Otter malt, didn’t take long to develop. I only wished I had Cascade pellets on hand.
There was a entire pound of 2017 Centennial hops in the freezer that were begging to be the boil additions. Since they are sometimes referred to as super Cascade I figured the profile wouldn’t be that far off from Cascade and they would compliment the profile of the home grown Cascade.
The name for the beer comes from a quote from the movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Since I was using wet hops, I thought it was appropriate to have a name associated with wet/water. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is the only movie I could think of quickly, that I would want to quote, that dealt with water (Dammit, I forgot Jaws).
Brew day: went well, it was my first time brewing on back-to-back weekends since the beginning of 2019. I have great brewing days the latter half of ’19, let’s hope that I can keep them lined up. Enjoy!
General Information:
Brew Date: Sunday, September 01, 2019
Day: Overcast, rain early, humid, @70*F
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: S04
Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.049
Finishing Gravity: ?
IBU: 38.3
Color: 4.4 SRM
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Conversion Efficiency: 66.99%
Alcohol by Volume: ?%
Apparent Attenuation: ?%
Calories per ounce: ?
Primary Fermentation: 7 days @66*F
Grain Bill:
10.00 pound(s) Marris Otter
Mash:
Saccharification @152.8*F
Hop Bill:
2.00 ounce(s) 2017 Centennial @20 minutes
1.00 ounce(s) 2017 Centennial @15 minutes
1.00 ounce(s) 2017 Centennial @10 minutes
1.00 ounce(s) 2017 Centennial @5 minutes
Boat Load ounce(s) Freshly Harvested Cascade whirlpool, 15 minutes
Extras:
1.0 tsp Irish Moss @15 minutes
1.0 tsp Yeast Nutrient @15 minutes
1.0 quart of rice hulls
Updates:
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