Well here I go again neglecting my blog for months. Not that many ready this anyway. I think the problem is memory. Its not a blog I want to be updating every day so I figure once every couple of weeks will do. By the time I should be posting something new, I've forgotten that I even wanted to keep this going fairly regularly. Well enough excuses, it's time for the "meat" of my post.
My last brew, the American Wheat ale dubbed Simulated Love, turned out very well. The Falconer's Flight hops were very good they have great smooth citrus character. The Citra dry-hop added a nice layer of extra tropical fruit character. It turned out to be a light, crisp, and refreshingly fruity/hoppy beer. I would brew it again in a heart beat. As much as I'd like to have it on hand year around, the hop shortage has made finding Citra hops damn near impossible. I also like to brew a lot of different styles.
My next brew is going to be a German style Hefeweizen. It's a really simple and straight forward beer and recipe. I will be using 3.3 pounds of liquid wheat malt extract, 3 pounds of Pilsner malt, 2 pounds of wheat malt, 8 ounces of carapils malt, an ounce of imported German Tettnang hops, and Bavarian Wheat liquid yeast(Wyeast 3638) with a packet of Safbrew WB-06 as back up yeast. I have back up yeast because when I activated the yeast pack it took a very long time to swell. I think the heat from being shipped thrashed the yeast. I am planning on brewing this Saturday.
When I bought all of the ingredients for the wheat beer I bought ingredients for the next batch too. It's for an American amber ale with rye to give it a spicy, bready edge. The the hops I originally planned on using are another type that due to shortage, are near impossible to find. I decided to go with what I could actually get my hands on which is a combination of Cascade and Crystal. Cascade provide citrus aroma and flavor and Crystal provide a spicy presence. I'll give more details on this beer a bit closer to when I will brew it. Probably about 3 weeks away.
Commercial beer recommendations:
Paulaner Hefeweizen
Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Founders Red's Rye PA
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