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OK so this has had about 10 days in the primary and my SG has been steady at 1.024, (OG was 1.073), for the past 3 days, which is just a touch higher than the est FG of 1.020. I am just curious if when i rack to the secondary this weekend should i pull some of the goodies from the bottom of the pirmary to let more of the yeasties do their thing and get the SG down a bit more?

the samples i have pulled for testing have been very tasty , nicely bitter and a nice hint of hops. I hope the dry hop will boost the aroma and hop flavor.

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Update:

Dry hop is well under way, day 3, with 2oz cascade, and 2oz of Amarillo. Pulled a sample last night and it was awesome!! I can't wait for this one to be ready to drink in a month or so.

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Update:

Bottled this one two nights ago with a FG of 1.018 after 8 days on the dry hops. Added in 4oz of corn sugar and bottled in mostly 22oz bottles. Once again the hydro sample was very tasty. I can't wait for this one to bottle condition so i can chill some down and pass 'em around.

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Well after just shy of 3 weeks in the bottle i just had to open one. Nicely bitter, good carb, a little cloudy still (but it is a bit young yet), good hop nose, slight hint of grapefruit. I am going to reserve final judgement on this one for a few more weeks, but i am happy with it so far.

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OK, after bottle conditionin for a little over a month, and a week in the fridge....


THIS ONE IS A WINNER!!!!!

Beautiful hop nose, with the wonderfull smell of cascades. Nicely bitter, but not over the top for a huge IPA fan like me. Hint of grapefruit, and nice and smooth. Color is nice and clarity is like glass. I can tell this one won't last long.

Thanks to everyone that helped me work out the kinks in the recipe.