Recent content by hellawaits77

Been in the bottle for 10 days now. Had a good color. Was hoping for a stronger aroma, but we'll see how the final product is. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Technically you're right. Magnum fur bittering. Long Citra boils can lead to a "catty" taste and loss of Citra's standard favors. Or so they say. Never tried it myself. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I personally use bottled spring water. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Added the dry hops last night. Wort has a great aroma and has lightened in color a bit. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Brewed last night. Everything went well. Ended up adding the 30 minute addition at 5 minutes, so there was 2 oz added at that point. OG was a tad lower than expected, not too concerned. My only "complaint" is the wort is darker than expected. As I usually do, I waited until the last few...

Good to hear. If I don't have the aroma I'm hoping for, I will add an oz to my post boil ghetto whirlpool. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Glad to hear it was good. Yes the more research I do, the more it seems that people add Citra very late. Thinking I'm gonna change the 30 minute addition to the 5 minute mark.

Hmm. Sorry to hear that. Yes I like to use multiple hop varieties as well. But I made an all Citra American Pale Ale and it was my best batch so far. Hope I can replicate that with this "bigger version". Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks everyone for your opinions. I know it seems a bit high for the dry hops but I never seem to get the desired hop aroma, so I'm going higher than usual. I think I'll move that 30 minute down to .5 oz and add the other .5 at 5 minutes. Thanks again for the suggestions. Sent from my...

That's gonna be my first all-grain brew. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Yes, 2 packs. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Already ordered all my supplies, guess I should have done this a few days ago :cross:. But anyway, comments and/or suggestions are appreciated. I made an all Citra APA with these same ingredients (less, obviously) and it was my best batch so far. Batch size : 4 Gallons Fermentables: 4...

double77bastard Any guess what my favorite brew is? Ha! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Nice. Normal for a strong ale to take a while. My 10.1% strong ale has been bottled for 7+ weeks, and still tastes a little young.

Yes, this is the thing to do. On your next batch, when you transfer your wort to your fermenting bucket, pour it through a strainer. That will filter out the hops, as well as helping to airate the wort. There are some that will advise against this, but it's always worked for me.