The Ironism
The lair of Lars J. Nilsson. Contains random musings on beer, writing and this thing we call life.
Beer selfie: Fungrims APA batch 3
This is the first impressions of my “house APA” in batch 3, now 3 weeks on bottle. Since I haven’t written any brew report for it, here’s a run-down: It’s a 5.4% ABV single- and dry hop Amarillo on pale ale malt, Münich I and Caraamber. I want to zoom in to a light, easy to drink, Amarillo for the summer [...]
fungrimThe Next Brew: Dale’s Pale Clone
Time to plan the next beer to brew, and I guess the title says it all really. Lately I’ve been experimenting with a single hop Amarillo as a “house ale”, however I’ve never really been satisfied with it: either it’s the dreaded “dish water amarillo” or simply a slightly too warm fermentation or [...]
fungrimFungrim’s APA #2: Cooking
Now we’re cooking. The first hops (cascade) will cook for sixty minutes for bitterness, EKG for twenty and cascade ten for taste and amarillo five for aroma.
fungrimFungrim’s APA #2: The weighting in
From top left: 150 gm crystal malt, 15 gm cascade, 15 gm east kent holdings, 10 gm cascade and 20 gm amarillo.
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