Old Romantic Ale and 2011 Harvest Ale

grain (Old Ale and Harvest Ale)
- 36 pounds and 10 ounces Muntons Maris Otter Pale Ale malt
- 1 pound Briess Caramel 60

grain (Harvest Ale - added to second mash)
- 4 ounces Briess Roasted Malt

hop (Old Ale)
- 3 ounces Willamette whole hops 60 minutes
- 3 ounces Willamette whole hops 30 minutes

hop (Harvest Ale)
- 3 ounces homegrown Chinook wet hops 60 minutes
- 1 3/4 ounces homegrown Chinook wet hops 30 minutes
- 5 1/8 ounces homegrown Cascade wet hops 30 minutes

yeast: Wyeast Irish Ale from Red Ale

comments:
Malt-forward pale Old Ale featuring mild, foral Willamette hops.  Harvest Ale is a session pale ale spiced with 2011 homegrown hops.  The third installment of parti-gyle style brewing.

batch size: 5 gallons (Old Ale); 10 gallons (Harvest Ale)

ambient outdoor temperature: 60 degrees Fahrenheit
ambient basement temperature: 70 degrees Fahrenheit

mash notes
- (8:45 AM) mash start at 156 degrees Fahrenheit
- (9:10 AM) at 154 degrees Fahrenheit
- (10:15 AM) end at 154 degrees Fahrensheit

- pre boil Brix reading (Old Ale): 17.5 degrees
- pre boil Brix reading (Harvest Ale): 9 degrees

boil notes
- 60 minute boil (both)

- post boil Brix reading (Old Ale): 20.25 degrees
- post boil Brix reading (Harvest Ale): 10.25 degrees

brew date: 9/17/2011
keg date:

notes:
- harvested homegrown hops.  Chinook on top and Cascades on the bottom.

- Adding wet hops to the Harvest Ale: 

- fresh, green wet hops in the boil

- harvest ale is a decent, pale ale.  could be hoppier.  use a clean american yeast next time