We've brewed two more batches since my last brewing status report. On September 1st, we brewed a 10 gallon batch of our Celebration clone and named it Festivus. It came out very well in my opinion, very hoppy and somewhat bitter. Since we forgot to measure the original gravity, we don't have an estimate for alcohol content, but I think the vast quantities of hops provide a significant psychoactive component. A very relaxing brew.
While we were brewing the Festivus, we were admiring the Chinook hops growing in my yard, approaching readiness for harvest. We decided to brew a fresh-hopped ale and scheduled another brew date just two week later to coincide with harvest. We gathered about a pound and a half and used it all in the brew.
When kegging the Fresh Hopped IPA, we only dry hopped one of the kegs (because we only had one hop sock free). The non-dry hopped keg was tapped a couple days ago, and the dry hopped keg was tapped this evening. I definitely prefer the dry hopped version. The difference is very noticeable. The hoppines of the batch that wasn't dry hopped is so much less pronounced, it may not even qualify as an IPA when measured against the style guidelines. But it's still a good brew.
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