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• Posted in thread: Tropical IPA hop schedule on 06-01-2013 at 05:04 PM
  I just ordered some of these same hops, how did it turn out? What would you do different?Wow..
  Got to think a moment, I brewed this beer two years ago.Now I'd use only Riwaka with Amarillo,
  or Nelson....

• Posted in thread: My American wheat recipe critique on 01-15-2013 at 02:03 PM
  Looks good. I'd drink it. Out of curiosity, what do you pay for your "designer" hops...citra,
  simcoe ammarillo..in Finland?Depends where I buy them, but around 8-9€/100gm-> 10,5-12$ per
  100gm (3,53oz)...

• Posted in thread: My American wheat recipe critique on 01-14-2013 at 06:11 PM
  Many thanks.I made small changes to malt bill: 49% Pale Ale, 48% Wheat, 3% Oats (Flaked) ->
  just love that creamy and oily mouthfeel.I also changed the hops for a bit:60min: 15ibu from
  Magnum10min: 1,...

• Posted in thread: My American wheat recipe critique on 01-14-2013 at 02:10 PM
  Hi.Im going to brew an big batch of american style wheat ale, but I need also some recipe
  critique and ideas from you guys.Here we go:50% Pale Ale malt40% Wheat malt10% Oats,
  flakedHops:60min: 15ibu f...

• Posted in thread: Sahti (Finnish Juniper Ale) -- 1st Place Cat. 23, 2nd place Best in Show on 09-14-2012 at 09:24 AM
  There are quite a few species in the genus juniperus, all of which are actually juniper. My
  species is californicus. East-coasters have virginiana. Wikipedia has all the species and
  growing regions.Hi...

• Posted in thread: First time with no carbonation on 09-07-2012 at 11:44 AM
  Uncap them and add yeast and I would add more sugar, 1.021 could be unfermentable sugar causing
  the problem. I think the risk of infection is small, but honestly I don't see another
  option.Don't worry...

• Posted in thread: First time with no carbonation on 09-04-2012 at 10:49 AM
  Ok. So it's September and still no carbonation. Im giving up hope with this. Any ideas what to
  do?Add sugar? Add yeast? Flush the beer away? Pour it to the fermenter add yeast and sugar?
  Carbonate the...

• Posted in thread: First time with no carbonation on 07-10-2012 at 02:20 PM
  Very little hsss when I open the bottle, but the beer is flat.I measured FG ratings again, it's
  1.021, so there's corn sugar in the bottles and it tastes also in the beer, somewhat sweet
  sugar taste o...

• Posted in thread: First time with no carbonation on 07-10-2012 at 11:20 AM
  Hi.Im having carbonation problems, first time in my life, with my Double IPA Batch.I brewed in
  april and bottled it first of may. Recipe:13l OG 1.087, FG 1.0184kg pale-ale0,3kg Vienna0,175kg
  Aromatic ...

• Posted in thread: Sahti (Finnish Juniper Ale) -- 1st Place Cat. 23, 2nd place Best in Show on 05-23-2012 at 04:40 AM
  Good luck searching it. I tried to find it from the finnish webstores, but there just isn't
  any, because you can get your bakers yeast from every store around here.I should probably start
  doing busine...