Tompopo Brewhouse & Winery
High Hopes : third batch of 2009
Brewed on the afternoon of May 31, 2009
5 lb Munton's Plain Dark malt extract
2 oz Cascade hop pellets 6.0%
1 oz Liberty hop pellets 4.5%
1098 Brit Ale from Wyeast
Boiled the malt extract for 45 minutes before adding 2 oz of Cascade hop pellets and boiling them for 15 more minutes. Added 1 oz Liberty hop pellets and boiled for an additional 6 minutes before removing the brew pot from the heat and hooking up the wort chiller for its christening.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Racked the third batch of beer to a clean carboy tonight, so it could sit and settle for about a week before bottling.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Finally bottled batch #3 after cleaning up the brewery and making it ready for operation.
Bottling was a solo operation this time; B was working in her garden and Tim was locked away in his room. The only hitch I ran into was learning to park the hose so I could cap the six bottles I had just filled, but once I got the hang of it the process went smoothly and I had all five gallons safely bottled in just an hour or so.
There was just enough beer left at the bottom of the bucket to swish around in my mouth. The flavor made me smile at the possibilities.
© 2009 Dave Okonski
