Smooth

Brewing Processes
1

First taste of possibly my best beer yet, getting closer to the nectar of the gods.
A little hazy, very smooth, mild, semi-dry, clean, slight citrus, malt needs to come forward more,
bitterness needs a tad of a boost.
6 lbs vienna, 2 lbs white wheat might do it.  Hops are ok, need to change, don’t care for
grapefruit/passion fruit taste.

Batch # 35
4.25 Gal, 90 min mash, 60 minute boil, 3 week ferment, 3 week bottle cond/carb.

5 lbs Vienna (Epiphany)
3 lbs White Wheat (Canadian)

Simcoe (12.7)
40 min .5
20 min .5
10 min .5
05 min .5

22 bottles, 1 teaspoon table sugar per 22 oz bottle, tad under carbonated, a little more time usually fixes that.

BRY-97
Pitched @ 70 degrees, let drop to 66.

2

I am happy for you, but you lost me at Simcoe.  That hops smells just like a tomcat litter box to me.  I can pick it out of a beer a mile away.  You must be one of those people who perceive Simcoe as resin and pine and other pleasant aromas.

3

+1.  Most craft beer drinkers seem to love the bobcat piss.  Not I.

4

I must be blessed because good Simcoe smells like young spruce tips crushed in my fingertips to me. Pine, but with bright, subtle citrus oils as an undertone.

5

Fairly new to the hobby/obsession/madness.
Compared to what hops are available, haven’t used many of them.
Not fond of simcoe, probably won’t use it again.
I think I understand your cat piss reference, citra would also be in that category ?
Using magnum and nugget in the next few batches.

Also, as erockrph has stated “good” I’ve had centennial (not using again)  that was good,
and centennial that I hated.  Also used citra that was good (not great, not using again)
, and citra that was thrown out.

6

Depends on who you get your Simcoe from and how it was handled.

7

Ted’s hops from Hop Heaven have never given me cat pee. Other sources have.