Woody is one of the flavor descriptors I would use for Nugget.I didn't not want this amber ale to be citrusy, woody, etc.
Amber Ale coming up...
#21
Posted 21 May 2017 - 04:02 AM
#22
Posted 21 May 2017 - 06:47 AM
#23
Posted 21 May 2017 - 07:03 AM
I also like it's late hop character, which I find to be woody/herbal/spicy. I'm sure that character varies by year and hop yard, and yours might well be different than mine.I get a great late hop character from Nugget and the kitchen smelled GREAT while I was measuring then out.
#24
Posted 21 May 2017 - 08:57 AM
I used to just bitter with them but I was making a beer one day and thought they would be nice when used as a late addition. It was a leap of faith but it was really nice. This is MORE late Nugget than I have used in the past but I have (had) a pound of these pellets at 14.6% so it's time to giddy up. Cheers.I also like it's late hop character, which I find to be woody/herbal/spicy. I'm sure that character varies by year and hop yard, and yours might well be different than mine.
#25
Posted 22 May 2017 - 06:01 AM
Drez: Do me a solid and post a recipe with my grain bill and your hop schedule. I'm sure I don't have the hops you do and I didn't not want this amber ale to be citrusy, woody, etc. I have a Citra-Amarillo pale ale and a Dark Citra Wheat beer coming up. Just pretend that you would use Nugget at 14.6% for ALL the late hops. What would you do? Also, what ppm levels would your sulfate and your chloride be?
Here is my take on it.
#26
Posted 25 May 2017 - 06:12 AM
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal, Estimated OG: 1.056 SG, Estimated Color: 13.1 SRM, Estimated IBU: 29.6 IBUs, Boil Time: 40 Minutes
10 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.0 SRM)
1 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM)
6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L
1.0 oz Midnight Wheat (744.0 SRM)
2.00 oz Mosaic [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min 15.8 IBUs
1.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min 8.4 IBUs
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min 5.4 IBUs
Edited by Steppedonapoptop, 25 May 2017 - 06:12 AM.
#27
Posted 06 June 2017 - 06:30 AM
#28
Posted 06 June 2017 - 06:44 AM
Chinook goes great in an amber. I also like a little Columbus.
#29
Posted 06 June 2017 - 06:45 AM
Mosaic, Amarillo, and Chinook will make for a very delicious combination IMO. Hope this comes out well for you.
#30
Posted 06 June 2017 - 07:58 AM
Mosaic, Amarillo, and Chinook will make for a very delicious combination IMO. Hope this comes out well for you.
I'm excited to try the combo. I wanted Columbus, thought I had some, didn't. First time I honestly envisioned what the combo would bring in terms of taste.
#31
Posted 27 June 2017 - 03:55 PM
#32
Posted 27 June 2017 - 04:36 PM
how do you keep your grill so clean? mine is so filthy looking and there barely a damn thing I can do about it.
#33
Posted 27 June 2017 - 05:18 PM
A microfiber cloth with some orange/citrus cleaner works well on the stainless.
#34
Posted 28 June 2017 - 03:37 AM
This is beer thread not a grill thread!
A microfiber cloth with some orange/citrus cleaner works well on the stainless.
I know but look how clean that thing is! last time I got mine pretty clean I had to use barkeepers friend and even that couldn't fully get everything off.
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Posted 28 June 2017 - 08:50 AM
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Posted 22 July 2017 - 11:26 AM
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Posted 12 August 2017 - 08:39 AM
#38
Posted 12 August 2017 - 10:15 AM
So on the second run of this beer I ended up using the same grist but changed the hops. I bittered with Nugget again and then used Willamette, Mt. Hood, Glacier and Crystal in the last 15 minutes and then I dry-hopped in the primary with one ounce of Mt. Hood and an ounce of Northern Brewer for 5 days. I kegged that beer yesterday and when I popped that lid the hop aroma swam up my nostrils and lit a campfire! This will be a much different animal from the last one. It's kegged, chilled and gelled and is now carbing. I'll try to post a shot of it at some point.
that's gonna be an earthy hop profile, sounds nice
#39
Posted 04 September 2017 - 12:48 PM
#40
Posted 06 December 2017 - 09:33 AM
American Amber Ale
8.75 lbs Swaen Pale Ale Malt
4 ounces Thomas Fawcett & Sons Dark Crystal #2
4 ounces Special B
1 ounce Midnight Wheat
½ ounce Nugget pellets 14.6% for 30
1 ounce Styrian Goldings 4% for 15
1 ounce Crystal 3.3% for 10
1 ounce Glacier 6.3% for 5
1 ounce Styrian Goldings 4% for 1
2 ounces Crystal as a DH addition in the primary for 5 days
Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire
OG: 1.050, FG: 1.012, IBU: 42, SRM: 12-14, ABV: 4.8%
Mash at 150°, balanced water, BTB, etc. This may be straddling the American and British amber ale world a little bit but the final beer will be great, I think.
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