Recent content by bkelley0804

Apparently you missed the post about me finally making a batch lol On the same note, yes... I agree... I’ve been slacking over the past few years. Back on it now, brewing one a week 🍻 (currently have 4 carboys filled) Regarding the brew using “the beast“ Added the wet hops to secondary...

Went and got some more hops off of “the beast” yesterday. I’d like to dry hop with these but not risk an infection. Should I.... A. Make a hop tea and add that to secondary B. Boil the hops and add that water plus hops to secondary C. Just add the hops directly to secondary in a muslin bag /...

Took your advice with the single ounce. Good place to start. 👍 Note: there wasn’t much aroma during the boil, guessing this will be a malty ale. OG is 1.048 Looking forward to doubling hops for the next brew and comparing the results. 🍻

Made the brew last night, kept it super simple. 7lb light Pilsen LME 150g corn sugar 1/2oz hops after malt dissolved / back to boil 1/2oz hops with 20 min before flame out

Good idea! Will give this a try.

What amount of hops for each addition? EXAMPLE: Should I start with 1oz and then do 1/2 oz for each additional? Also, can I do a dry hop with fresh cones? I’d like to maximize the flavor potential of “the beast’s” cones. so far I’ve got 7lb of Pilsen light LME, some dry Nottingham ale yeast...

Picked a few cones to make a test brew. Any suggestions on what to do with these fresh nuggets? Should I brew with them “as is“ or put them through some sort of drying process before brewing?

Here is a picture update

Glad there is still interest! We have not spoken in a couple of years and i decided to reach out to her (glad she had the same phone number haha) She said the plant is still a monster but she hasn’t done much with it. Will be sure to take some pics and look for some cones... Maybe there will be...

We made plans to hang out next week. We both have busy schedules but will get some pictures posted soon.

Heeeeelllllooooooo everyone! Just wondering how many people are still following this thread? My cousin and I just had an hour long conversation on the phone. Will gladly give an update if people are still interested 😊

thanks for the advice! do you have a phone number or website for this research center?

so for example, i get around 4oz of hop cones this year, how much weight do you think would be lost during the drying?

haha thanks! vermont is kind of far from where we are located, but perhaps we can get in touch with them and get something worked out... determining the strain would be cool seeing as how long this plant has been around.

call me a newb, but what's "zombied" mean?