Fresh Hop Ale 2012

2012 Fresh Hop Ale

Harvested hops on 8/20/2012
     30 oz wet weight
     6.5 oz dry weight  8/29/2012

Grain bill
     Maris Otter             12#
     Briess caramel 60   1#
     Briess carapils        1#

Hops
     60 min       4.5 0z
     15 min       1 0z  (from 2011 harvest)
     1 min         1 oz
     secondary  1 oz

Brewed 8/29/12
     single infusion at 154*
     boil 60 min
     OG 1.056
Transfer to secondary 9/5/12
     1 oz hops added
     SG 1.020
Kegged 9/26/12
     SG 1.020

Single Hop Un-Kolsch

Single Hop Un-Kolsch
(10 gallons)
8/19/2012

15.0 lbs Best Mahr Pilsen Malt
1.0 lbs Weyermann Carafoam
1.0 lbs German Vienna Malt

2.0 oz Saphir (first wort)
2.0 oz Saphir (30 min)
1.0 oz Saphir (10 min)
1.0 oz Saphir (dry)

yeast:
Wyeast 2575 Kolsch II
Infusion mash 149 for 60 min
60 min boil

1.045 OG on 8/19
77% mash efficiency