The other day I was looking for brewing equipment on craigslist when I stumbled upon a guy offering free homegrown Cascade hops. My brewing schedule is already jam packed with a quad, a wheat, 2 batches of blackberry wine, and a blackberry saison all in various stages of production, but I can't say no to fresh hops. Few brewers have the opportunity to brew with fresh picked hops unless they live in the Pacific Northwest, so I had to take him up on the offer. Thanks Phil!
To showcase the hops, I put together a pretty straightforward IPA recipe (as if I haven't brewed enough hoppy beers lately). Hops are normally dried for storage, so they weigh considerably less than freshly picked "wet" hops. I've read that you should use 4 to 6 times the weight in wet hops to get the same flavor intensity as dried hops. For this batch, I wrote a recipe in units I was comfortable with (i.e. hops by dry weight), then on brewday I'll multiply the hop weights by 5 to get my actual measurements.
I added a little English crystal and dark caramel malts to a base of Great Western 2-row in hopes that just a touch of sweetness would compliment the juicy flavor of the fresh Cascades. Last but not least, yeast: I chose the Guinness yeast since that's what I have on hand from the wheat ale, plus I loved it in the Irish red and have been wanting to try it in a hoppy beer.
Cascade Wet Hop IPA -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal Estimated ABV: 6.6 % Estimated OG: 1.067 SG Estimated FG: 1.017 SG Estimated Color: 9.3 SRM Estimated IBU: 52.7 IBUs Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 % Est Mash Efficiency: 77.4 % Boil Time: 60 Minutes Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name %/IBU 14 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 94.1 % 8.0 oz Carastan - 30-37L (35.0 SRM) 3.4 % 6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) 2.5 % 0.75 oz Columbus [16.10 %] - First Wort Hop 35.1 IBUs 2.00 oz x 5 Wet Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min 17.6 IBUs 3.00 oz x 5 Wet Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min 0.0 IBUs 1.0 pkg Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) - 1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days 0.0 IBUs 1.00 oz Columbus [16.10 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days 0.0 IBUs Mash Schedule: Single Infusion 152F 60min, Mash Out 160F 20 min Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 14 lbs 14.0 oz Estimated Cost: $28.79
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