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http://www.cchomebrew.com/Recipes/sharkstooth_ipa_clone_extract_re.htm Thats whats in my primary now.

Someone puked in your primary.

haha thats awesome, what is that exactly over your siphon? BTW thanks for the tips guys, looks like Ill do the 1oz of each.

Ok, well my first IPA is in the primary and Im really thinking about dry hopping in the secondary. I just wanted some ideas on what kind and amount to use. I dont want to go overboard on my first batch but I do want the added bite. Ingredients: 6.6# (2 cans) Amber Liquid Malt Extract...

OG was around 1.060 and the yeast strain was S-04 Dry Ale Yeast.

Made my first IPA and finished brewing it yesterday. I put it in my closet with an airlock. Came home today with the airlock all gummed up and beer laying on the lid of my primary. This is a LOT more active than the hefe that I made prior. I put on a blow off tube into a bucket and it is just...

Ya, I was going to say apricot or peach.

IDK if you've ever been to a bar that had a blueberry ale and they put blueberries in it. Its always a pain in the ass since you have to keep your top like 1/8" from the inside of the glass and basically siphon in your sip of beer while keeping the berries at bay.

I think it would float and get in the way all too much while trying to drink.

Figure Ill throw in an update. Its been in the primary for 2 weeks and I took a reading just now and its down to 1.012 which is right on the button. Took a sip of the test sample and all I can say is the taste is right on. No off flavors and a great smell. Off to bottle and have a nice...

not much at all...its a 6.5 gallon bucket and it was fine. It was fermenting at lower temps and stayed in the 70 range for the first week. and this is the exact kit I used http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_452_42_163&products_id=318 with the WLP300 yeast.

Im sure a google search will turn up plenty of write ups but I thought it would be better to get my info from the source. I'm still a novice and this doesn't mean I want to start brewing AG next week...I just want to inform myself for later down the line and it seems pretty interesting. Thanks.

thanks for the tips and info everyone. I went with a 2.5 gal/2.5 lb LME for 45 min with the 3/4 oz. hallertau Took off the heat and added about 3.5 lb of LME instead of the full 4.5 left and tossed the 1/4 oz hops for the last 5 min. Also, basically hit the goal OG of 1.050 which landed at...

no chiller at the moment, 2.5 gal is prob the most i can boil right now with the pot to leave enough room to protect against boil over easily. edit: I do chill, just with a sink full of ice water

it calls for 2.5 gal As I was reading most threads on this topic you were the person I wanted to contact. I saw your recipe posted in a thread but it just said to add the hops and not how much...any suggestions?