Multiple - Dogfish Head 60 Minute Clone (AG) & Extract - Page 48

**Yooper** · 03-13-2010, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jim_reaper1066

I just read through all 47 pages of posts and cant wait to start brewing this! But I have a few quick questions before I do:
1. The local shop only carries crystal 30 and 60, is 1 lb of 30 good?
2. Would 2 weeks in the primary, and 2 weeks in the secondary dry hopping work, or should the hops only be added with 3-10 days left in the secondary?
3. And finally the low availability of warrior hops forces me to ask which of the replacements seem to work best: nugget > galena > magnum?

looking forward to getting this brew underway!

1. Yes, that should be ok. I assume it's a British malt, since they have "weird" measurements. (Kidding, kidding- but it probably is a British malt).

2. I like to dryhop for no more than 10 days. You can go a bit longer if you have to, but I'd probably add them about a week before bottling. Or go longer in the primary, and rack to the secondary only to dryhop.

3. Any of those would work, I think. I'd probably go with galena if you have it, but I've used magnum with good results. The nugget would be my third choice.

pernox · 03-14-2010, 01:35 AM

Just wanted to throw my hat in the ring here - this will be my first AG brew as soon as the supplies arrive on my doorstep.

Thanks in advance to Mrs. Yooper for putting the recipe together, and keeping up on the thread for a couple years.

jim_reaper1066 · 03-15-2010, 01:46 AM

Thanks for the quick response yooper, and just like pernox, thanks for checking this thread for the last few years. Am I safe to keep this in a plastic bucket for the first two weeks or would you recommend glass? I have never left beer in a primary that long and have concerns over oxygen permeability.

**Yooper** · 03-15-2010, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jim_reaper1066

Thanks for the quick response yooper, and just like pernox, thanks for checking this thread for the last few years. Am I safe to keep this in a plastic bucket for the first two weeks or would you recommend glass? I have never left beer in a primary that long and have concerns over oxygen permeability.

I always leave it in the bucket, sometimes for 3 weeks or longer. It's a "big" beer, and it takes a while to be really finished. Even when the fermentation is basically over, the yeast go back and digest their own waste products. It's fine in an "ale pail" for at least a month.

jim_reaper1066 · 03-18-2010, 06:16 PM

can I get away with using a wyeast smack pack or does this beer need a starter?

**Yooper** · 03-18-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jim_reaper1066

can I get away with using a wyeast smack pack or does this beer need a starter?

Definitely a starter! The OG is in the 1.070 range.

jamie3 · 03-22-2010, 11:14 PM

Well this is my 3rd batch of brew on the go and the FG is still extremely high after 10 days. 1.05!

I made Blue balls belgian wit, and a All Amarillo IPA both of which the FGs are still high after 1 month in the bucket.

Am I crazy or could my hydrometer be broken?

There is no activity at all in the airlock which leads me to believe something seriously is going wrong with all my latest brews!

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**Yooper** · 03-22-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jamie3

Well this is my 3rd batch of brew on the go and the FG is still extremely high after 10 days. 1.05!

I made Blue balls belgian wit, and a All Amarillo IPA both of which the FGs are still high after 1 month in the bucket.

Am I crazy or could my hydrometer be broken?

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Wow- is there a krausen, or remnants of a krausen around the top of the fermenter? Check your hydrometer now by using water (distilled if you have it, tap if not). It should be 1.000.

Make sure your hydrometer is free-floating, not touching the bottom or sides of the test jar.

jamie3 · 03-22-2010, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by YooperBrew

Wow- is there a krausen, or remnants of a krausen around the top of the fermenter? Check your hydrometer now by using water (distilled if you have it, tap if not). It should be 1.000.

Make sure your hydrometer is free-floating, not touching the bottom or sides of the test jar.

just did a tap test and its coming out at around 1.002

Here is a snapshot of the top taken 5 min ago. sorry for the large photo.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZdR1AjzO6Bk/S6f_3ZSa4CI/AAAAAAAAAKE/oOM_qSunHMk/s1600-h/DSC00825.JPG

its odd because im not doing anything out of the ordinary than what i normally do.

i did have to turn the heat up a bit more in the house due to it being winter, however it was only around 18 degC

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**Yooper** · 03-22-2010, 11:49 PM

Well, you've definitely got a krausen, so I guess you just have to be patient.

How many packages of yeast did you use, and what type?

18C is a great temp for ales- is that the room temperature, or do you have a thermometer strip on the outside of the fermenter?