THe AHS recipe calls for Cascades but we know that those are in short supply. Vanguard hops are one that can be in supply and it is said that they can be used as a replacement for Cascades. So here's a red with all Vanguard.
When I was steeping grains, I let the temp go to 180F. Oops. Opinions are that the grains may have converted quickly enough that I got most of the sugars out. The OG wasn't too bad, I'm historically low and an adjusted 1.051 instead of 1.053 isn't too far off. Tastes pretty good at the rack into secondary.
I racked into keg on 2-16 and the SG at the time was 1.018 at 70F. The recipe expects an FG of 1.014 (so 1.013 @ 70F). I'm leaving the keg out of the kegerator to allow the yeast to finish up a bit more. I'll measure the SG next week, and maybe wait one more week. I may just push it up to be able to draw off some bottles to enter the Bluebonnet.
It's now in the kegerator and carbonated. Bottles have been drawn off for the Bluebonnet. This one has a mellow flavor that I think is more popular to folks that aren't hop heads like most brewers. It still has a zing to it.
Brewed: 01-27-2008
Racked: 02-05-2008
Kegged: 02-16-2008
OG=1.050@70F
FG=1.015@70F
ABV=5.895%
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