Bitter Unemployment Ale

I'm unemployed, and I want a beer that is bitter. Bitter enough to erase the sting of being laid off. So I am using two high Alpha Acid hops for this brew: Columbus and Summit. This is the first time I've ever used Summit for aroma, and I don't think this is a common choice. But the local homebrew shop was out of Cascade. So we'll see. I'm a... show more

I'm unemployed, and I want a beer that is bitter. Bitter enough to erase the sting of being laid off. So I am using two high Alpha Acid hops for this brew: Columbus and Summit. This is the first time I've ever used Summit for aroma, and I don't think this is a common choice. But the local homebrew shop was out of Cascade. So we'll see. I'm also continuing to refine my partial mash method on this batch. In addition to mashing 5lbs in a small 2 gallon igloo. I steeped another 1lbs of grain in my boil water (1 and 1/2 gallons) for 30 minutes. at 155 degrees. show less