herbonium IPA Brew Session

6/13 4.71 HLT 152F rest 5.29/1.080 first 5.40 3.5gal 5.51 5gal 5.69/1.013 final 5.33/1.049 pre-boil 8mL H3PO4 EOB 1.057 O.G., 5.23 post-boil Boil wasn't quite dialed in at first, so I ran it for 65 minutes, otherwise easy brew, KO'd at 72F. It's getting hot. Pitched WY1275 gen 2 from cache out pale. Will put in ferm chamber to bring down to 68F. ???@1.009-1.010 7/21. Tapped...maybe close to two weeks ago? Rich golden color, with sticky white foam. Dense hop resin aromas, with some sweet pine sap. Chewy pale malt, medium-bodied, with a thick, saturated bitterness. It washes across the entire palate, while notes of citrus pith and unapologetic hop resin manifest. Finish is clean, with a lingering bitterness. Had the grist been thinned with some pils, and carafoam omitted, the hops would've come into sharper focus. Bitterness is a bit too high, by about 5-10 IBU. I forgot what this sorta thing tastes like. The hop blend needs some help, too, something bright to cut through the weed fog of Chinook and Mosaic.