My latest batch

evwoller · 01-28-2012, 05:23 AM

Just dry hopped my first all grain, and my first IPA. its probably a double IPA or something.

so excited I just had to put it up

**sweetcell** · 01-28-2012, 06:04 AM

aww, she's a beaut!

not much headspace in there. any concern about the krausen blowing off the bung/airlock? is that why you have tape on the neck?

evwoller · 01-28-2012, 01:38 PM

its in the secondary, not enough fermentation to be worried.

the tape is because I always get the stopper/neck wet and then my stopper refuses to stay seated

there was about .75 gallons worth of yeast and crap on the bottom of the primary, it was nutz

**fishkid** · 01-28-2012, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by evwoller

its in the secondary, not enough fermentation to be worried.

the tape is because I always get the stopper/neck wet and then my stopper refuses to stay seated

there was about .75 gallons worth of yeast and crap on the bottom of the primary, it was nutz

I use the universal bungs and have experienced them jumping out of the carboy when they're wet. Nowadays I just dip the bung in starsan and set it on top of the carboy neck (I don't have any pets or children I need to worry about knocking the airlock off). I'll usually check on the beer a short time thereafter and if I feel the need, I'll push the stopper in a bit more. At that point it's drier and stays put.

Nice looking IPA by the way!

evwoller · 01-29-2012, 01:18 AM

Thank you sir, it is not only my first all grain batch ever, it is also my first IPA.

Its 14lbs domestic 2 row, 4oz aromatic, 12 oz caramel, 8 oz victory. The hops were mostly substituted at the lhbs from what i originally intended, some of the varieties have some pretty outrageous names. Chinook and cascade were included in the mix but there was some name I doubt I will ever remember and sounded very german in nature. The other was something like falcons flight, or something about a falcon... in total about 7 oz of hops used. Wishing I could taste it now.

ThreeSheetsBrewing · 01-29-2012, 05:56 AM

Find you're receipt and write down what you used. You won't be able to reproduce it if you can't recall what was in it.

evwoller · 01-29-2012, 06:31 AM

Got the packages etc around still, just being lazy after work on saturday. Along with the amounts, boil time, etc. I have everything I need to do it again if need be. I was using this as a base recipe but the lhbs didn't have the hops I wanted. if it goes well I am wanting to start oaking this.