Brewing Row 2, Hill 56

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Simcoe. A cat pissy, dank, hipster hop that is on nearly every page of BrewDog's DIY Dog. It's impossible to get off contract and even if you do have a contract it may not be entirely fulfilled. Going on BrewDog's published recipes it's easy to see why there might be a shortage: they use a huge quantity.

I was fortunate though to be given quite a lot of Simcoe this year, so much so that I've had to give some of it away in turn. But one thing I wanted to do was a SMaSH, or close to it, that wasn't just stuffed to the balls with hops. It's so easy to give into temptation and shovel them in, but I wanted something more svelte.

Consensus is that Russia River's Row 2 Hill 56 is a damn fine example of a single hop Simcoe pale ale. Deriving its name the row and hill on the hop farm in Yakima where it's grown, it's draught only and only available in the US. So I haven't had it (yet), but that's something I plan to rectify shortly. The recipe below is drawn from a number of internet sources.

20 litres. Single infusion mash at 66°C for one hour, and boiled for one hour. Cleared with gelatin.

Amount Item Type % or IBU 2.90 kg Lager Malt (MCI) (3.9 EBC) Grain 60.66 % 1.56 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) (Castle) (5.9 EBC) Grain 32.63 % 0.32 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 6.70 % 14.00 gm Simcoe [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 21.2 IBU 14.00 gm Simcoe [13.00 %] (30 min) Hops 16.3 IBU 26.00 gm Simcoe [13.00 %] (0 min) Hops - 50.00 gm Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops - 0.26 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc 1 Pkgs Safale American (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.056 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated ABV: 5.30 %	Actual ABV: 5.74 %
Bitterness: 37.4 IBU	Calories: 526 cal/l
Est Color: 8.4 EBC	Color:

Tasting Notes