Recent content by cutigers81

Does your LHB have WLP 095 Burlington Ale? That's probably the best NEIPA strain that WL offers, IMO. Pretty sure it's Conan from the Alchemist, although I don't know for certain. At any rate, it gets my vote on this one. I'm just not a fan of 013. I had a bad experience with that guy and...

Hmm, I must be out of the loop. Most NEIPA recipes I've tried have at least a dash of bittering hops at the beginning of the boil. But you're right, the style definitely leans towards hop additions after flameout. Technically, IBUs could be measured from flameout additions, so if this brewery...

A local brewery is serving what it claims is a 0 IBU IPA with all hop additions coming on the cold side. I haven't tried it yet but am very curious. Has anybody tried anything like this before? https://woodenrobotbrewery.com/beer/mark-it-zero-v-2/

Here's the recipe I think I'm using for this brew. What do you guys think? It's a LOT of hops! Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 14.22 gal Post Boil Volume: 13.28 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 12.00 gal Bottling Volume: 11.00 gal Estimated OG: 1.062 SG Estimated...

I'm making this in a couple weeks and will keep everybody updated on the results. I love this beer and want a reliable homebrew version available now that WW has gone to the Dark Side. With it finishing so dry and with the very helpful email from Luke I'm going to toss in 5-8% corn sugar to...

Just wanted to follow up with a bit of irony. Or good luck. Or whatever you want to call it. I'm brewing the 11 gallons of hefe today and just pulled my yeast from the fridge. I had purchased a replacement wlp-300 yesterday without enough time to get a small starter going (I still plan on...

As if gnats aren't annoying enough just getting in your eyes and being a general nuisance, now they want to sabotage my hobby. My lifeline. I agree with all of you - not worth the risk. I might keep the culture around as kh54s10 suggests and see if anything eventually happens. Luckily I have...

No pics necessary. Just two bugs floating in a mini-beer swirl. Hopefully I can get another WLP-300 to start tomorrow and have ready for the weekend. Looking to split an 11 gallon batch and pitch 300 and SafAle WB-06. Don't want some gnats to ruin the experiment. Thanks ECU - a fellow NC brewer!

I have a yeast starter going, spinning away on my stir plate. Two dark spots are showing...gnats have snuck in under the tin foil. Concern?

I just got back my report from Ward Laboratories and wanted to share. It's very similar to another post on here for Charlotte's Highland Creek area. This isn't too surprising as I've heard that my water in Union County may come from Mecklenburg Co. (Charlotte). This report definitely shows...

Thanks, all. Just what I needed/wanted to hear.

I think I usually do a fine job keeping my equipment clean, but no matter what I try my plastic primary bucket retains that lovely beer aroma. Now I plan on making a cider and want to use this primary, but am concerned that I might get a hint of beer in my cider and vice versa if I start using...

I'm revisiting this topic and would like to add one other note now that I have some more experience under my belt. I've found that the Bass bottles have a rim that is slightly larger than other beers, and hence, I wasn't able to cap my beers as tightly as with others. These produced flatter...

I just picked up 5 gallons of 100% organic apple juice myself. I've been meaning to start a cider for some time, and the stuff was 1/2 off, so it looks like no time is a better time than now. Time to get a recipe whipped up real quick...what are you planning on adding to your batch?

Sounds like a good idea. I'd like to hear if anybody has tried this and how it turned out.