Corvus Corvax wrote:
> Jimbo(san) wrote:
>> I have a nice Fuggle vine but really only got a few hops this season...
>> I am hoping next season will be a crop.
>> What are you growing?
>
> Cascades. I do have a fondness for the earthier British-style hops
> though. My standard Pale Ale recipe (below) uses Fuggles and East Kent
> Goldings. Mmmm.
>
> Did you just plant the rizomes this year? This is my second summer with
> mine. The first summer they didn't do much, but this year they just
> exploded. I think they need some time to grow a good root system. The
> other thing is sunlight: I put in three vines, and the two in the
> shadier spots were really anemic even this year. The one in the sunny
> spot grew so fast it was scary. I was worried it might attack the dog.
>
> CC
>
>
> Drosophila Pale Ale (5 gallons):
>
> 7 lb. Pale Malt
> 1 lb. Crystal Malt (40L)
> 1/2 lb. Vienna Malt
> 1/2 lb. Belgian Carapils
> 1/2 cup toasted Pale Malt (I toast it until it crackles in a toaster
> oven)
>
> 1 oz. Fuggles (bitter)
> 1 oz. Fuggles (flavor)
> 1 oz. East Kent Goldings (aroma)
>
> Wyeast 1275 (Thames Valley)
>
> Single infusion mash, 3 lbs. per gallon, 155 F, 90 minute boil.
>
Wow, that's all the hops it takes? I've never brewed.
Greg