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I'm brewing a German Pils soon and I'm thinking of using a dry yeast this time. What is the best dry yeast for that style? I'm looking for a strain that produces clean crisp lagers that emphasize hops more than malt.

I've used Galena a lot and it is one of the more neutral bittering hops.

It is the Columbus Hops. Try a more mellow bittering variety, I would recommend 1 ounce of Cluster at 60 minutes. Another suggestion is to try a half ounce of Columbus at 60 minutes. That should be better.

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I've used Lubelski hops quite often. They work fantastic as late additions, dry hopping, and whirlpooling . I've brewed many authentic Polish lagers using that variety that are very similar to German and Czech Pilsners. It is a variety of hops that is well suited to Pilsners. Almost all...

I was just given a large amount of Mulberries. I'm going to make a batch our wine and I will have a lot left over. I'm thinking they might work in a Saison but I've never tasted a mulberry yet alone brewed with them. What are your thoughts? How many pounds per gallon should I use?

Crystal is my go to hops variety if I want something mild.

That AA value is way too high. I use Crystal a lot and it has always been between 4 and 5 percent.

Looks just like the leaves on my Cascade plants when they are at that stage of growth. When the grow more mine develop 5 lobed leaves.

This was also a disastrous year for me in Massachusetts. I have a couple dozen Cascade plants that have produced pounds of cones every year with out fail. Thanks to the miserable weather this year there are only 6 undersized cones total.

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Here is a list of the mineral levels your water analysis needs to include. Sodium, Na Potassium, K Calcium, Ca Magnesium, Mg Total Hardness, CaCO3 Sulfate, SO4- Chloride, Cl Carbonate, CO3 Bicarbonate, HCO3 Total Alkalinity, CaCO3

It is really difficult to tell if hops are ready to pick based on a description. Someone shared a great video on this thread showing what hops are like when they are ready. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f92/thes...y-pick-483828/