5/1/21-Batch #2 is Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, and Kohatu. Changed the malt base to fit what I want to move all of my pale ales/blondes toward. I will follow the mineral and acid additions I normally do for light, hoppy beers. With the new system, I ended up with too much H2O, so boil was really long, I need to adjust for future beers. Also, with the pump>Hopback>plate chiller>fermenter setup, I am not sure how much beer I lose in between, but the beer is coming out at 69F-SO WINNING!
Burton Minerals:
Using the new system of all strike/sparge water in one pot, all minerals are added to the water at the beginning. Acid added individual.
Mash: 2.5ml 75% Phosphoric, 2g CaSO4, 4.5 CaCl, 1.5g MgSO4
Sparge: 4ml 75% Phosphoric, 2g CaSO4, 4.5 CaCl, 1.5g MgSO4
Kettle: 3ml 75% Phosphoric
**4/4/2020-This is going to be a NZ hop experiment. I may change the name, but it falls into the category of APA or Hoppy Blonde, so I may leave it the same. I plan to adjust the water chem for this beer to bring up the acidity (lower ph). Excellent flavor of the hops and the biscuit malt. Fermented at 63-66F. Kegged on 4/11/2020. Went fast. Batch #1 was Dr. Rudi and Taiheke Hops.