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To: Red_Devil 232
Just bottled up my latest attempt at Bells Hopslam.

Messed up a little.

Did 3 fermentation's and ended up adding too much water. I added 3 lbs of honey last which caused some foaming so I drained 2 quarts which caused my dry hopping hops to stick to the sides of my bucket above waterline nullifying them.

Rats!

Other than that it tastes really good right out of the bucket before bottling and calculates to be about 15%!

Last batch I added 2.5 lbs or so of light malt extract which gave it a caramel flavor. Did not add that this time and added 5 lbs of honey instead of 2 lbs which gave it a much milder flavor.

Success!

Bottled it a week earlier than planned due to being thirsty.

This will be quite good but next attempt will be even better. Myself and my friends will be quite pleased and the next batch will be even better.

I really should think about dry hopping with hops in a bag.

24 posted on 06/22/2012 6:42:48 PM PDT by Manic_Episode (Tom Hoefling for President - 2012)
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To: Manic_Episode

Oops, repeating myself. Time to cut me off...


25 posted on 06/22/2012 6:45:30 PM PDT by Manic_Episode (Tom Hoefling for President - 2012)
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To: Manic_Episode

This is that 14%er you made before? Love your persistence.


26 posted on 06/22/2012 6:50:41 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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