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July 16, 2005

The name for this batch is an alteration of the original. It's actually the HopDevil clone recipe with one slight difference. I just hope that I don't get sued by both Victory and Marvel.

Ingredients
4 lb Alexander's Pale Malt Extract
3-1/2 lb Bierkeller Light Malt Extract
1/2 lb Weyermann Munich Malt 6L
1/2 lb Durst Crystal Malt 40L
1/2 lb Weyermann Caramunich III 70L
1/2 lb Munton's Carapils 20L
2 oz Centennial Hops (bittering)
1 oz Cascade Hops (flavoring)
1 oz Hallertau Hops (flavoring)
2 oz Cascade Hops (aroma)
1/2 tsp Irish Moss
Wyeast #1056XL American Ale

Boiling Times
60 minutes
-malts
-bittering hops (pellet)
15 minutes
-Irish moss
-flavoring hops (plug)
5 minutes
-aroma hops (plug)

Specific gravity - 1.040

First off, I'd like to say that I think my beer is haunted. After only one day, fermentation was through the roof. Well, the lock would have been through the roof if I hadn't replaced it. But the red colored wort was bubbling through the lock and it looked kind of spooky. Even worse was the sound it was making. A constantly changing hiss that I just didn't like. When I pulled the lock, a burst of air came through.

To make things even worse, just after I replaced the lock with a fresh one, the power went out. And the breakers were in the same closet as the beer. Okay, so I'm afraid of my beer. That's what I get for brewing up a HopGoblin.

We'll just have to see how this devil comes out.

Cheers!

HAHA!, Fantastic.

I am anxious to taste that spooky brew!

Now, lets wait and see how the poltergiest pans out...

July 23, 2005

My birthday, but more importantly, transfer to the secondary.

Specific gravity - 1.006

Well, the beer doesn't seem as evil as it had before. That's a relief. But we'll just have to wait and see what it tastes like.

Cheers!

August 14, 2005

Bottling Date

Ending specific gravity - 1.006

Still tastes a little raw, but all flavor is present. Color isn't as red as expected.

I plan on sitting on this batch for the fall. Then the devil's on the loose! Or in this case, the goblin.

Cheers!