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Whamolagan wrote:Hot, cold it doesn't matter to me, but right now it is dealing with all the smoke and ash. The sky is red from the smoke and the fire is 40 miles away, but the wind is blowing it into our valley. Gotta love living in California. Now all we need is an earthquake and a flood to really tie the state together.

Damn Whamo, stay safe out there in Cali. I hope they can get a handle on all those fires soon. Just curious though if you brew something right now will it have a smokey character to it?

Right now it's in the mid 80s but the humidity is 120%. It rained most of the morning which I'm thankful for since it meant I didn't have to or do a few other yard chores leaving me more time to brew! Just about to add my second hop addition now.

Ok so I put this one to bed and I was pretty happy with how everything went today with my process. It was just like riding a bike. Once I got started it was all good.

The estimated OG on this recipe is 1.067. I checked my OG and got an OG = 1.063 (Refractometer) I then discovered that I forgot to add the honey at the end of the boil so I heated 1/2 lb of honey on the stove, let it cool and added it to the wort. Rechecked the OG after the addition of honey. OG = 1.067 (Refractometer). Not bad for my first AG BIAB brew in almost 9 months.

LouieMacGoo wrote:

Whamolagan wrote:Hot, cold it doesn't matter to me, but right now it is dealing with all the smoke and ash. The sky is red from the smoke and the fire is 40 miles away, but the wind is blowing it into our valley. Gotta love living in California. Now all we need is an earthquake and a flood to really tie the state together.

Damn Whamo, stay safe out there in Cali. I hope they can get a handle on all those fires soon. Just curious though if you brew something right now will it have a smokey character to it?

Right now it's in the mid 80s but the humidity is 120%. It rained most of the morning which I'm thankful for since it meant I didn't have to or do a few other yard chores leaving me more time to brew! Just about to add my second hop addition now.

We will see about the smoke flavor. If it is smokey, will call is smokin blonde. What is this rain thingy you speak of?

Very nice, Lou.


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