Today we brewed a variation of our last Sierra Cascade Ale recipe. We added some more grains to this batch, had a slightly different malt extract, and used some new kinds of hops. We decided to keep the Cascade hops for dry hopping and aroma, but we used some Northern Brewer for a more distinctive flavor and Amarillo for bittering.
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The Sierra Cascade Ale only took three weeks to brew, and after a few weeks in the bottle they are tasting very good. This bottle was a 16 oz and had a little less carbonation than some of the others during the pour, but was nicely carbonated while drinking.
After a lagering process of about 7 weeks, the Hose Water Kölsch has been bottled and is drinkable. Initially this beer had no carbonation after bottling. I tried one about a week after I bottled, and there was no head and no bubbles in the beer, felt like a beer that had been sitting out for a day and gone totally flat. I was afraid that the yeast might have died for some reason, which would also account for a higher than expected final gravity. It has been a few more weeks since trying those first bottles, and now I am pleased to say the beer has begun to carbonate a bit.
Jeff and I made up another batch of brew today. We decided to do something similar to what we have been drinking and enjoying lately, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I found this recipe for an American Pale Ale, specifically a Sierra clone, and made a couple alterations due to the availability of supplies. This should be a quicker beer, about three weeks out to the drinking stage, so it will be a nice change from the last lager style beer we did.
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