Recent content by BumpyAZ

I brew an orange-cranberry wheat ale annually for Thanksgiving. Always goes over great! (recipe is extract but I've made it AG with essentially a 50/50 split of 2-row and white wheat malt also) Brew Method: Extract Style Name: American Wheat Beer Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons...

I exclusively use 5 gal jugs of Pure Life for brewing, beers always come out great. It's essentially RO water with minimum minerals added for flavor. I don't think there's a significant difference in the ranges they give and wouldn't have a noticeable effect on your water/salt calculations if...

OT, but curious what fermentation temperature profile younuse for this beer? Same as you use for the IPA recipe? I'm planning to do a cream ale I've made in the past with US05 but using Conan to harvest a few jars for use down the road. Wasn't sure if it would be worth keeping fermentation on...

Anyone ever ferment this recipe with Conan? I'm planning on brewing this recipe (and have done so before with US05) but thought it might be a good chance to grow and harvest some Conan for the summer IPA season. Thinking ferment on the cool side to keep it cleaner.

Curious since I can't find the TSP90 locally and am planning to use the real thing too, did you still use the same ratios that the OP suggested or did you go closer to the 70/30 split proposed for the real deal TSP and add in some 7th generation detergent?

Stupid question regarding counting generations. If I make a larger than needed starter from the initial vial of yeast and save a portion for a future batchq prior to pitching (instead of harvesting/washing yeast from the fermenter), would that reused portion count as a new generation and...

Thanks for the replies! I plan to bitter with Columbus in the boil, then citra/Amarillo post. Might favor the citra slightly since I know I love it in single hop beers. Doctor_M, thanks for the tips. This will be my first time kegging and I plan to setup an O2 free transfer system.

I'm planning to use citra and Amarillo for the whirlpool and dryhop in an IPA recipe. While I have enjoyed beers with this hop combo, I have not brewed one yet. Planned to split the hop bill 50/50. Does this sound good or anyone got other suggestions for the ratio?

My version of this with galaxy in place of the centennial has been in primary for about 10 days now. Getting ready to dry hop soon and was wondering if anyone has done a two stage dry hop on this recipe? Seems like a ton of hops in the dry hop to me, especially for a pale ale. I'm a little...

I haven't done a hopstand/whirlpool before so, I just wanted to see if there's a general process for this people are using on this recipe? Should I start the whirlpool at flameout, when I get to 180, or another temp? If I'm not starting at flameout, I assume I should run my cooler until I hit...

I'm thinking about brewing this one but I'm not a fan of centennial (i often get soapy notes from it). So, I was thinking of replacing it, probably with cascade. SWMBO tends to favor the pale ales/IPAs with more of a juicy character. So, I'm gonna go with mosaic in place of the simcoe. Think...

I'm a little confused on what the krausen looks like on this, I've seen reference to the shiny dark brown/black surface with good size bubbles in the thread but I kind of get the feeling that that is referring to when the vanilla is added. Is that right? Both of my attempts at this have ended...

After a few more weeks, it carbed up nicely. Guess it just needed more time,I thought 4 weeks would have been plenty but it wasn't. Retention was still pretty poor though. Gonna be brewing this again in a few days but without the PB2 this time. However I stopped by my LHBS today to pick up...

Anyone have trouble bottle conditioning this recipe? I upped the cocoa a touch and added PB2 in the secondary. After a month in the bottle, it's essentially still flat. There's a few rising bubbles after pouring into the glass but it only lasts for a few seconds. Not sure if this is an...

I have a batch of this fermenting right now. Brewed solely with citra but I was thinking of adding some mosaic to the dry hop. Anyone have any suggestions on what ratio of citra:mosaic to use?