Another weekend another two brew

This weekend I brewed an Imperial Pale Ale with a ridiculous amount of hops. I had help from my local brewclub. At our monthly meeting it was asked "Are you brewing this weekend?" I said, "Hell yes I am!" I then became the happy owner of fresh Simcoe hops.

The hops were so thick after the boil that I had to pour the wort pitcher by pitcher through a strainer and scoop out the hops ever few minutes. A tried a  hop kettle screen screen, but it failed. Is was then my wife and I said in unison in our best Jack Nicholson impersonation, "You can't handle the hops."

I also managed to make a small beer. Mmmm beer. It's what's for dinner. That and the steak my wife picked up at Costco.

Beer Nerd Stuff:

Beer Style: American Amber

Batch Size: 5 Gallons

Grains:

• 18.25 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
• 1.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM)
• 0.06 lb Carafa III (525.0 SRM)

Hops:

• 3.50 oz Brewer's Gold [9.70 %] (90 min)
• 1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [7.20 %] (5 min)
• 1.00 oz Simcoe [12.20 %] (5 min)
• 1.00 oz Amarillo Gold (Dry Hop 3 Days In Secondary) [7.20 %] (0 min)
• 1.00 oz Simcoe (dry Hop 3 Days In Secondary) [12.20 %] (0 min)

Yeast:

• 1 Pkgs American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272)

Mash Type:

• Single Infusion, Full Body

OG: 1.095 SG