dion "the man" fortier asks: I brewed the following last month using the same hops. Both NB and Cascades were pellets, Willamette were whole hops. My brewery doesn't really like pellets so the Willamettes were used more for hop filtering than any thing. If you want to try some stop by: Keep the Neighboor Happy Ale Weight Fermentable Extract Lovibond O.G. Color % ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 34.00 2-row Malt 0.035 1.6 0.046 2.3 5.00 Belgian CaraVienne 0.030 21.6 0.006 4.0 2.00 Belgian Wheat Malt 0.039 1.7 0.003 0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 41.00 [ Grains ] **0.029 **4.7 0.055 6.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0.00 Rock Candi 0.040 1.0 0.000 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **5.7 1.055 6.4 Weight Hop Alpha Time Util IBU ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.00 Northern Brewer 7.9% 45 26.9% 14.5 7.00 Willamette 4.4% 30 15.3% 16.1 8.00 Cascade 6.1% 11 8.0% 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Boiling Time: 90 min 44.0 Amount Unit Ingredient ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 quart Local English style yeast slurry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mashin Water: 13.63 gal 54.53 qt Mashin: 100 deg 15 min Lost in Grains: 5.12 gal 20.50 qt Protien: 122 deg 20 min Sparge Water: 16.49+gal 65.97+qt Starch: 158 deg 25 min Added to Boil: 0.00 gal 0.00 qt Mashout: 170 deg 10 min ---------------------------------------- Start of Boil: 25.00 gal 100.00 qt O.G.: 1.055 13.8 degP Lost in Boil: 3.75 gal 15.00 qt F.G.: 1.014 3.5 degP ---------------------------------------- Alcohol: 4.4% by weight End of Boil: 21.25 gal 85.00 qt 5.5% by volume Added to Fermenter: 0.00 gal 0.00 qt Calories: 185.60 per 12 oz. ---------------------------------------- Cost: $0.17 per 12 oz. Batch Size: 21.25 gal 85.00 qt Brewed: 9sep01 Lost in Break: 0.50 gal 2.00 qt Racked: 16sep01 ---------------------------------------- Bottled: 16sep01 Adjusted Size: 20.75 gal 83.00 qt Points/#: 28.03 28.03 degL: 4.7 degEBC: 11.1 ============================= Parameters =============================== Extract Efficiency: 83% Mash Stiffness: 1.33 qts/lb Color Multiplier: 125% Grain Absorption: 0.50 qts/lb Hop Utilization: 100% Evaporation Rate: 10.00 %/hour Coriander Ratio: 0.75 g/l Curacao Ratio: 0.33 g/l Hop Util Table: 1 ======================== Special Instructions ========================== wort boiled for 30 minutes before first hop addition Irish moss was added 10 minutes before knockout final hop addition was added at knockout, not at 11 minutes ======================== Comments ===================================