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I just recently had the opportunity to try Red Hooks Blue Line Extra Special Birthday ale and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. They referenced a common name for it on the label; Seattle Banana Beer. Anybody have a recipe for the Seattle Banana Beer and what yeast they use to get the great...

Greetings and may you never run out of passion for craft beer, specially when you brew it yourself. Cheers DaltonBrewer

I brewed up a killer batch of winter ale I am calling "Merry Freakin Christmas Ale". It is an all grain 5 gallon batch, my OG was 1.070 and should finish with about 7.25% abv and 70 IBU using Amarillo and chinook hops; toasty red color. Can't wait to try it. Damn I love brewing beer!!!!! Prost...

My IPA was an all grain 10 gallon batch using the following hop schedule: Centennial 4 OZ whole 10.3% a added 2 oz at 60 min added 1 oz at 30 min added 1 oz at 5 min Nugget 2 OZ whole14.8% a added 2 oz at 60 min Cacade 2 oz pellets 5.4% a (Dry hops) My original gravity was...

I have not been satisfied with my hop flavor and aroma lately. I add hops late in the boil, around the last 1010 – 15 min for flavor and 1 – 5 for aroma but I am looking for a bigger hoppier beer. So, I was thinking about getting the Hop Rocket from Blichmann. Anyone have one and what do you...

Hello fellow brewers, I am thinking about going with a ss conical Fermentor, in zymurgy magazine (may/june 2011 page 26) there is an ad for one for $299, from [email protected]. Does anyone have any experience with this company and this conical Fermentor? DaltonBrewer

Ok I am probably opening up a can but here goes. I want to brew an all grain 10 gallon batch of black IPA does anyone have a good recipe that is tried and true? I could probably get close by modifying an existing IPA recipe, but thought I would ask first since everyone here seems so helpful...

Thanks for the input! Yes it was a typo, I meant 1.006. Thank you, DB

I have a great 5gal. ag batch in the secondary waiting to be kegged. I dry hopped with Centennial pellets 1 OZ, and my question is that I will not be able to keg until tomorrow which will be 8 days of dry hopping. That is a few days longer than I wanted. Any thoughts on the impact of the extra...

? I am building my MT and using CPVC on the inside to conect the water supply screen to the ball valve. I built and T that threaded on the inside of the ball valve coupler and attached the screen with hose clamps. My question is: is there any problem using cpvc pipe and fittings held together by...

Thanks to all for the input. I'll just relax and give it a week or two.

1.5 oz amarillo 10.5 alpha 60 min. .50 oz amarillo 10.5 alpha 10 min.

Fermented at 60 degrees I used one package of dry Safale us-05 Yes I rehydrated prior to pitch in one cup boiled water Racked into keg when fermentation stopped 1.013 fg from primary fermented approximate 11 days. I pulled one glass and dumped it then poured another for the first taste. Fruit...

Just tasted my first batch and there are no detectable off flavors except it is very fruity? American ale style with Og 1.057 fg 1.013 amarillo hops 40 IBU's. It is about 2.5 weeks since brewing. I used Safale US-05 and was hoping it was cleaner. Is it too young? Any thoughts appreciated?