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Month: August 2018

Norman Creek Sangiovese 2018 / Watson

Norman Creek Sangiovese 2018 / Watson

Doug Norman of Norman Creek Vineyards contributed 140# of crushed grapes to each of the two TwiddleNutz proprietors, Michael Watson and Joe Hershberger.  We each got 70# of must mechanically destemmed and crushed, and 70# manually stomped in a big vat by the harvest team (which was a LOT of fun).  All the grapes came from the same grape harvest, so they should be pretty similar except for handling.  They do come from multiple rows of vines, so possibly some…

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Brew #103 – Check Pills

Brew #103 – Check Pills

08/03/2018 – Yeast starter 1.5 L starter Pitched WLP802 – White labs – Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast Fermented on a stir plate in the fermentation chamber at 50 degrees F. 08/04/2018 – Brew day 10 gallon batch 15 lbs – Weyermann German Pilsner Malt 3 lbs – Avangard German Pilsen Malt 8 oz – Crystal 10L Malt Mashed at 153 degrees F 2 oz – Nugget hop pellets (60 min) 2 oz – Saaz hop pellets (15 min) 2 capsules…

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