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I'm not sure what all the excitement is about. Politics is not an ingredient in beer.

Appearance is only 3 points out of 50. ;)

What is your brewing water like? Ca and SO4 have an effect on hop utilization and perception.

check out the beersmith podcast series. There is a great show on batch sparging with Denny Conn. It is on itunes under beersmith podcasts. search for batch sparging or Denny Conn. I think this would be a helpful resource. This is a very equipment dependent topic. Cheers

Willamette are a Fuggles derivative. They are a decent substitute for other English varieties.

One thing that really helped me in my quest for repeatability was measuring my pre-boil gravity. With the use of a refractometer one can stop their sparge when they reach the target and not dilute their wort too far. Also by using the aforementioned knowledge of your known efficiency then you...

You can always make a starter from the "dry-hopped" yeast. Or just go for it and learn something new. The cool thing about brewing is that trying something outside the box doesn't kill anybody. The most important factor in repitching is using your most vital yeast at a proper pitch rate.

Thanks guys, I'll try adding more CaSO4 in my make-up water. That is the direction I was headed. Our water is pretty soft. I am using 1.5 tsp Gypsum per ten gallons of brewing water. Maybe I will up it another 50% Cheers BV

Hey All, I'm looking for some advice on getting a good pop to the bitterness of my beer like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. My BUs are up in the 50s and 70s or higher on many beers and the beers are nicely balanced. I would like to throw it over the edge a little and get a nice firm biting...

Just Brewed a nice copper colored ESB. Dry Hopped an XPA with SUPER fresh Cascade whole cone hops.

That beer would go into specialty because it is a fruit AND a spice. Cheers

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Hey, Great recipe. I tried it out and at first got a very astringent finish but it is aging is well and I hope enter it in to a few comps. I will give you the cred. Thanks for the insight on an iconic beer. I used Willamettes in place of Goldings and it still turned out well. When I can Get...