Fermentation Friday - a new tradition?

Damn the door-busters, "Black Friday" just became "Fermentation Friday" for me!

After sharing my latest homebrews with friends visiting for the holiday we decided to break out the brew pots while the women folk were out for the day.

This batch was brewed in the spirit of Thanksgiving leftovers.  The recipe was dictated by supplies I had on hand to avoid dragging the kiddies out to the homebrew shop (special thanks to Tim for helping with both the beer and kids Friday).  As beers go, its a mutt, so I'm not sure what style category it fits in. Starting gravity settled in at 1.050 so the alcohol content to be about 5%.

Here's the recipe (5 Gallon batch):
12lbs Pilsner malt
1lb Crystal malt (20L)
1oz Kent Gouldings hops (pellets) -60min
1oz Fuggles hops (whole) - 30min
1/2 oz leftover homegrown Chinook hops (whole) -15min
SafAle American Ale yeast (dry)

However it turns out you can follow its progress all the way to the tapper right here!
Cheers,
-D

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[DobroD]

Just kegged ths batch tonight. Final gravity was 1.014 with 71% attenuation. 4.7% ABV. Sample was hazy, should probably cold filter it, but I'm lazy. Tasty brew, hops and bitterness level is nice. Looking forward to see what kind of head retention it has and how the carbonation brings out the aroma. Stay tuned... -D