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I just brewed 13 bbls of 88-10-2 yeast blend after reading through this whole thread. It sounded like a good starting point. I'm fermenting at 65 to be on the safe side of my fermenters. 75.9% Premium Pils 13.8% Golden Promise 6.9% Pale Wheat 3.4% Crystal Light 2lbs Citra Mash Hop 150gma El...

Very citrusy orange with a little bit of the dank.Could see these being to much if you really used a lot...

Look for Briess Sweet Tapioca Maltodextrin...

Biofine Clear works wonders.I love the earthyness of cumin just a 1/4 tsp.Its one of my favorites but don't over do it...

2 to 4 oz of nibs depending on how much chocolate flavor you want 2 being just underneath detectability 4 being detectable and half an 1/8 teaspoon of good vanilla extract right in the keg.

Cacao nibs lightly toasted in the oven just bring them up to 120 degrees for a few minutes it helps bring the oils to the surface and then put them in a hop type sack and add to the keg 2 weeks usually gets plenty of great chocolate flavor.I usually add just a touch of vanilla with cacao it...

I have the lab at Hop Union test my beers for ibu's and the most recent has 28 ibu's in the boil as tested before dry hopping. The lab analysis post dry hopping says its 60 ibu's so it must be the magic ibu fairy visiting while im dry hopping?:D

Fwh 6300 18.4 ibu 60 Columbus 33.7 ibu 25 Calypso 22.8 ibu 10 6300 12.3 ibu 5 6300 6.8 ibu 0 6300 7.5 ibu 0 Calypso 6.8 ibu 0 Columbus 3.7 ibu Dh 6300 2 oz Dh Calypso 1.25 oz Dh Columbus 1 oz Dh Apollo pure oil .05 g Ferment 65 degrees Giga yeast gy001 1.060 to 1.010 :tank:

Any of those will work.Bear Republic uses Bry 96 from siebel institute.

Well its fruity all right its got lots of pear, apple and watermelon.I used columbus for bitter and calypso and 6300 for flavor and all three for late additions.Then dry hopped with all three and added a little bit of apollo hop oil for some piney dankness with the fruit so far this one is a...

Just brewed Ipa 3/8 with a 6300 and calypso blend will dry hop it this week and post my results.