Home grown First gold bitter

[oblivious]

Hi all

I brewed this with a friend over the week with my first year’s first gold bitter

Home grown First gold


Batch Size (L): 21.00
Total Grain (kg): 5.42
Anticipated OG: 1.052
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name
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87.0 4.72 kg. Pale Malt(2-row)
5.0 0.27 kg. Crystal 150L
3.8 0.20 kg. Crystal 55L
4.2 0.23 kg. Wheat Malt




Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha Boil Time
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56.70 g. First gold Whole 5.00 60 min.
180 g. Home Grown First Golds Whole 4.50 5 min.


Yeast
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WLP005

[maxashton]

Lets 'ave some pics then!

[oblivious]

Ah, sorry there was no pics that day

the only pic's I have are of the hops I picked


The last of the harvest


The total hop harvest around 200g

[Matt]

That is some aroma addition - 180g

Interested to hear how that comes out OB, I love First Gold.

[oblivious]

That is some aroma addition - 180g

Interested to hear how that comes out OB, I love First Gold.

Thanks Matt, but remember they are wet hops so at really only equates to 50g or so of dry hops

[fivetide]

That's great Obvious - dead satisfying putting in your own hops isn't it?

I'm really pleased you went for it big time with the weight of green hops and think you're on to a winner.

[oblivious]

Thanks lads,

yep fivetide its great been able to show some how to brew but the showing them the hops you grew that your going to be with

[oblivious]

Just dry hop with with 30g of first gold, going to give it the week an then into the keg

[highwayman]

You have definately got me into action with 'Grow Your Own hops' Oblivious I have already dug an area of my garden over where I shall be planting them next year

Oh and thanks for all your input on here..Its great for newbies like me

[oblivious]

You have definately got me into action with 'Grow Your Own hops' Oblivious

Oh thank you, its a great addition to the hobby in been able to grow some of your own hops