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Recipe: 9 lb 2-row pale malt 12 oz Victory malt 8 oz Cara-Pils 9 AAU (84g @ 3% AA) Hallertauer @ 60 4 AAU (37g @ 3% AA) Hallertauer @ 20 4 AAU (37g @ 3% AA) Hallertauer @ 10 3 AAU (28g @ 3% AA) Hallertauer @ 5 3.75 AAU (35g @ 3% AA) Hallertauer @ 0 (flame-out) Whirlfloc tablet @ 15 Wyeast 1099 - Whitbread Ale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General Notes: First use of my own malt mill. Mashed a little higher than I intended, but it will be a good experiment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tasting Notes: Tasting notes taken 27 May 2011, 40 days after kegging. Poured from tap into a tulip. Appearance: medium golden hue with a little bit of haze to it. Head is a thick finger of light-tan foam. Head retention seems pretty good. A little more clarity here would be nice, but it's still pretty good looking. (4) Smell: sweet malt with an earthy, vegetal hop aroma. There's a bit of dustiness and a light fruitiness as well; definitely not a hop burster. Not bad, but the vegetable quality speaks to a lack of refinement. (3.5) Taste: malty with a smooth, earthy hop character and a moderately strong bitterness at the very end. It's definitely more malt-forward than hop-forward, so I'll call it an English or East Coast IPA. I actually find it rather tasty; I'll have to experiment more in the future with these higher mash temperatures. (4) Mouthfeel: medium-thick body with a decent level of carbonation. Texture is silky and creamy. (4) Drinkability: quite drinkable. I like the flavor, although overall it does feel a little dense. Not a bad quaffer, though. (4) Overall score 3.9 (B+). I don't think Hallertauers are meant to carry a hop-forward beer like this, but it does make for an interesting effect. In the future I'll use them for that middle-range earthy flavor with something else for bitterness and aroma. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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