Centennial Hops are back

Year 3

Primary Overflow

I've had a small run over of the primary fermentation. I've sawed off the bottom crosshairs of the bubbler long ago. I don't think it'll get plugged up and blow off. Famous last words for sure.

Batch 7 Fantasy Factory Clone

All Grain
American IPA
Batch Size 10gal
Original Gravity 1.062
IBUs 52.5

22#  Simpson's Golden Promise
2#  Briess Caramel 10L
1#  Briess Carapils
1#  Munich
1#  Torrified Wheat

1.5 Oz  Galena  FWH
2.0 Oz  Cluster  5
0.5 Oz  Galena  5
2.0 Oz  Citra  0
6.0 Oz  Citra  Dry Hop 3 Days

Wyeast 1332 Northwest Ale

Cleaning

Collecting and Oxidating

1.062 OG

2.0 Oz Leaf Citra

Successful conversion

Passing the Mash Time

No Starter this time

New Grain Bucket

Milling the Grains

My Water

I get all of my water from a local Cartesian Well.  The Frederick Miller Spring in Eden Prairie.

It's a fantastic resource and I have met fellow brewers collecting water as well.  

The "Ale Pales" are a pretty big give-away.  I always ask if they add anything or dilute the water. No-one I've met has. There has been some analysis done for the make-up of this water source provided by Premier Water Technologies.  It's very hard water with high alkalinity.  I'll invest in some Ph strips to find out how badly I'm missing the ideal 5.2 Mash Ph and take it from there.

Hardness: 20 gpg  (343 ppm)

Alkalinity: 240 ppm

pH: 7.51

"Usually, good brewing water for conducting the mash and creating the wort should be moderately hard and have low-to-moderate alkalinity" 

-beerandbrewing.com

Collecting Water for my next Batch.

(These Photos were taken only 4 hours apart)

First Ever Centennial Hops Rhizome Harvest

Heading off to Grandpa's Forest to attempt some vines of his own