Dr Lappenstein Knows His Crappenstein: Sturgeon 08
On a serious note, October 10th is National Depression Screening Day. Follow the link to take a quick depression screen sponsored by Mental Health America. There are some other articles associated with this link for interested HDP visitors to check out. I think most Americans would be shocked to learn the prevalence of mental health issues. They are especially shocked when they experience them first hand and discover their health plans don’t offer much coverage in the area of mental health because they are allowed to limit such coverage. There is an ongoing push to achieve parity. If you think this is a big deal, please get involved. LINK
HOPS!
I love beer. I especially love hoppy beer. If you are a Miller Lite person, I won’t make fun of you, but I would make the analogy that your Miller Lite is a plain saltine cracker compared to the delicious cake that is a bountifully hopped homebrew. I like to make beer. Over the past few years, a growing bandwagon of interest in well-hopped American Style Pale Ales has led to many options for the hop-head…It has also contributed to a worldwide shortage of the hops essential to create their signature bite and aroma. At the Lappenstein household, we find ourselves sheltered from the crisis. As far as hops go, we are loaded for bear…(Beer!)…
Growing up the side of our house are three hop varieties essential to the creation of the Lappenstein Pale Ale: Chinook, Cascade, and Nugget. The Cascades are four years old and have yielded enormously. The Chinooks are now two, and are looking great. The Nuggets are the new kid and have yet to produce. I had maintained some other vines at another location, but these were given away when the 52nd Street vines matured. By the Harvest Moon I will be brewing my Harvest Pale Ale in celebration of another fantastic hop cornucopia. I will post more about the process then. Cheers!
These Chinook Hops are almost ready to harvest. They will be used to "dry hop" future batches of the Lappenstein Pale Ale. Dry hopping is when you add some hops to the secondary fermentation. It gives the beer an extra hop explosion in taste and aroma. Hops
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