Poor Slow Kolsch Tasting

After patiently waiting three whole days after bottling, we popped open a bottle of the "Poor Slow" Kolsch. So called because it was accidentally bottled with a lot of sediment - We tried to bottle straight from the secondary, instead of doing the right thing (:-P) and moving to a bottling bucket.

Even though the beer is very green, the carbonation is already well established. Hopefully, this isn't an early sign of over-carbonation. The beer is heavily dry-hopped and the lemony after taste of Armaillo is the predominate flavor.

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Wiggo

Seasonal dark IPA from Holly Springs, NC

Carolina Brewing Company is proud to roll out our Holiday Wiggo. If you’re not familiar with Wiggo, it’s a dark copper-colored IPA that weighs in at 6.0% alcohol by volume. We use lots of dark caramel malt to balance the heavy citrusy, piney aroma and flavor from Cascade and Centennial hops (including a heavy dose for dry hopping in the fermenter). Holiday Wiggo is our fourth version of this beer.

1018 Pale Ale Recipe - Batch A

This recipe was a RealBeer kit that was "upgraded" by Nate of Durham BrewMaster Store, Durham, NC.

Ingredients

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• 1.0 lbs Crystal Grain
  
• 6.6 lbs Amber Malt Liquid Extract (2 cans Muntons)
• 0.5 oz Heavy Toast Oak Chips
• 1.0 oz Chinook
  
• 1.0 oz Centennial
  
• 1.0 oz Cascade
  
• 1 Dry Ale Yeast - Sierra Nevada
  

Preparation

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60 minute boil, Chinook hops 60 minutes, Centennial hops at 5 minutes. Dry hop Cascade hops after 4 days.

Specifics

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Style	India Pale Ale
Recipe Type	Extracts (steep Crystal)
Batch Size	5 gallons
Original Gravity	1.051
Final Gravity	1.014
Boiling Time	60 minutes
Primary Fermentation	Glass, ~ 68 F, 7-10 days
Secondary Fermentation	optional
Other Specifics	60 IBUs, about 6% abv.

Comments

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Not bad for beginners.