headed down the same path. Word to your mother, indeed.
204. More Hoppy LTC
Mash:
8 lbs. Best Malz Pilsen
4 lbs. Best Malz Wheat
Mash @ 150° F for 80 minutes w/ 4 gallons RO water, 4 g. gypsum, & 4 g. CaCl; collected 2 ½ gallons @ 1.076
Batch sparge @ 166° F for 20 minutes w/ 4 gallons RO water; collected 4 gallons @ 1.024
Topped off to 7 gallons, brought to a boil (70 minutes), & added:
w/60 to go: 1 oz. Millenium leaf 16.7% AA
1 oz. German Magnum leaf 14.2 % AA
1 oz. German Magnum leaf 14.2 % AA
w/20 to go: 1 oz. German Magnum leaf 14.2 % AA
w/10 to go: 1 oz. Comet leaf 10.9% AA
5 g. Wyeast yeast nutrient
5 g. Wyeast yeast nutrient
w/5 to go: 1 oz. Millenium leaf 16.7% AA
w/0 to go: 1 oz. Comet leaf 10.9% AA
1 oz. Millenium leaf 16.7% AA
Let stand for 20 minutes, chilled, & racked onto LTC yeast cake from 202. Hoppy LTC
Brewed: 3/21/2015
Secondary: 4/12/2015 @ 1.004; dry-hopped w/ 1 oz. Comet leaf 10.9% AA and 1 oz. Millenium leaf 16.7% AA
Bottle: 4/18/2015 w/ 3 oz. table sugar
FG: 1.002
Tasting Notes (5/12/2015): More Hoppy LTC pours a hazy and slightly
dirty straw; there is decent white head that is bright and shiny while leaving
behind a fair amount of lacing. The nose is hay and the herbal spice of
Millenium—a mix of mint and that pleasant herbal spiciness 
you get in Nugget,
albeit at a reduced level—combined with some peppery phenolic fruit and
lavender hints. I’d call it a spritzy floral character, although at a lower
level than the other aromatics. Flavors follow the nose; there is a hint of
Pils graininess that hold the body together, but mainly this beer is a vehicle
for yeast and hop flavors. There is mint and pepper in the front, followed by
herbal hop flavor and a clean bitterness in the middle that gives way to hay,
spiciness, and a scratchier bitterness in the finish; the bitterness is bright
and crisp, and lingers on the palate with just a touch of mint. The mouthfeel
is pretty minimal—this beer is dry dry dry—consisting mainly of bright cracker
effervescence from the carbonation that blends well with the scratch finishing
bitterness. Combined, the sensation is not unlike the lingering effects of
using a minty toothpaste. A tasty and easy-drinking beer; I like the hop
profile—I am a bit of a sucker for Millenium—but while well made, there is
nothing super-exciting about the beer. Well, besides further confirmation that
I do love bone-crushingly dry beers. But we all already knew that!
you get in Nugget,
albeit at a reduced level—combined with some peppery phenolic fruit and
lavender hints. I’d call it a spritzy floral character, although at a lower
level than the other aromatics. Flavors follow the nose; there is a hint of
Pils graininess that hold the body together, but mainly this beer is a vehicle
for yeast and hop flavors. There is mint and pepper in the front, followed by
herbal hop flavor and a clean bitterness in the middle that gives way to hay,
spiciness, and a scratchier bitterness in the finish; the bitterness is bright
and crisp, and lingers on the palate with just a touch of mint. The mouthfeel
is pretty minimal—this beer is dry dry dry—consisting mainly of bright cracker
effervescence from the carbonation that blends well with the scratch finishing
bitterness. Combined, the sensation is not unlike the lingering effects of
using a minty toothpaste. A tasty and easy-drinking beer; I like the hop
profile—I am a bit of a sucker for Millenium—but while well made, there is
nothing super-exciting about the beer. Well, besides further confirmation that
I do love bone-crushingly dry beers. But we all already knew that!
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