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KarlHungus76 · 01-10-2013, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bfinleyui

See,y you had me until you called all grain 'easy'.... I have yet to break 55% efficiency, and it's pretty darn frustrating.

I didn't either. Until I bought a Barley Crusher. AG became more predictable and easier after i did. Aside from controlling fermentation temps I think it was the best AG investment you can make. Just my 2 cents.

KarlHungus76 · 01-10-2013, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jammin

looks like your crush is fairly coarse. If the mill is adjustable, tighten that baby up!

If not, a double crush would probably hep out a lot.

+1

bfinleyui · 01-12-2013, 09:16 PM

Just FYI for those in this thread who have been talking with me about my efficiency, did an AG cream ale today (2-row, pilsen, a bit of corn, late dextrose added to the boil), and hit a mash efficiency of almost 80%. The double crush, along with a longer mash and better sparge temps seems to have made a huge, huge difference. Thanks!

Also, to keep on topic, about to bottle (tomorrow) my brew of the recipe in this thread. Tastes fairly close, not quite, but I'm guessing my efficiency issues probably had something to do with that.

mn_rookie · 01-14-2013, 05:05 AM

Hey guy's!

Have posted since I started my very first brew. Went off of a BTH clone recipe I found and converted it to an LME and specialty grain mix of my own. The smells coming from the airlock are tremendous. I am more than excited to start second fermentation and get to bottling. I wet and bought a gallon carboy set up (seven bucks including the stop and airlock!) I'm going to experiment a little. I'm going to use one gallon to add a little kick while dry hoping by adding some jalapeño to the mix. Only one gallon out of the 5.5 so I don't ruin my original plot but try something that will add a bite on the tongue. Can't wait! Og was 1.087 and the airlock is very very very slow burping right now so in a few days time I take my final og reading to figure when fermentation is complete. Thanks to all that helped me along the ay wib my first brew. Can't wait to start the second (Cascade, Simcoe, and Citra mix along with a caramel crystal grain mix and north western dark lme) when this guy goes to the second stage.

aknox · 01-25-2013, 01:37 PM

I've been reading through this thread and will continue to do so while at work, but have not come across my question yet. Has anyone tried this recipe with Citra instead of Centennial? I have three pounds in the freezer and was thinking about trying it out.

solbes · 01-25-2013, 01:42 PM

It might be good, but would certainly not taste like Bells 2H. Citra is very tropical and very up front and personal. I'm sure it would make a good IPA, but I would probably throw in another hop variety or two if it were me.

**WhiteEagle1** · 01-25-2013, 02:32 PM

This turned out to be one of my favorite beers I've brewed so far. Thanks for the recipe!!

MMJfan · 01-25-2013, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by aknox

I've been reading through this thread and will continue to do so while at work, but have not come across my question yet. Has anyone tried this recipe with Citra instead of Centennial? I have three pounds in the freezer and was thinking about trying it out.

What solbes said. It will make a good IPA, but it won't be a Two Hearted.

TOWEYWACKER · 01-25-2013, 11:38 PM

I started AG brewing about 3 months ago, and decided (after a couple bad brews) that my water was the culprit of bad tastes. I decided to immerse myself into the world of creating water profiles from DI/RO water, and never looked back. Beers "came alive" once I decided to do this. I recommend reading the "Primer" thread in the Beer Science section. Back on December 14th, I brewed this beer, and I am enjoying it right now. If you are someone that is, or is thinking of creating water profiles for beers, here are my additions. I used distilled water, and added 1g CaCl2 and 3g gypsum. This put my pH at 5.52 at room temp. (which is real close to 5.2 at mash temp.) I also decided to dry hop with 1 ounce Centennial AND 1 ounce Cascade for 6 days. I then cold crashed with the dry hops for an additional 3 days. Turned out awesome! The CaCl2 and gypsum additions put your Ca at 58 ppm and SO4 at 106 ppm. Many believe that SO4 is great at around 100 ppm for IPAs. Just wanted to share this for those who want to brew with DI/RO water. Cheers

Dynachrome · 01-28-2013, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mn_rookie

Hey guy's! Went off of a BTH clone recipe I found and converted it to an LME and specialty grain mix of my own. ....(Cascade, Simcoe, and Citra mix along with a caramel crystal grain mix and north western dark lme) when this guy goes to the second stage.

Would you care to share the LME recipe?

That would probably help a bunch of the extract brewers.

Thanks,
Bill