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• Posted in thread: Cooling paddles on 12-12-2012 at 07:05 AM
  Might be a prb with a 5 gallon boil but I'm not there yet...

• Posted in thread: Cooling paddles on 12-12-2012 at 06:56 AM
  88142RIS... Full boil to 65o in 25min. Less than 20% of the wand melted with full ice bath...
  only 2.5 gallon boil mind you.

• Posted in thread: First IPA on 12-10-2012 at 02:35 AM
  Sampled one today after only 7 days in the bottle it turned out amazing. Mango nose with a
  bitter start and spicy crisp finish. I compare it to Fat Heads - Head Hunter less grapefruit
  more mango. 9.2 ...

• Posted in thread: Cooling paddles on 12-09-2012 at 05:41 AM
  I use the 128oz ice wand. I start with an ice bath then slowly penetrate the wort with my huge
  wand. I gently move it around clockwise and change directions intermittently. I usually come in
  30-35 min...

• Posted in thread: Tripel Raspberry on 11-24-2012 at 07:17 AM
  How would you prepare the berries before adding?

• Posted in thread: Tripel Raspberry on 11-24-2012 at 07:09 AM
  Started drinking our first triple today and it turned out really well. Friends said it was like
  a creamy banana shake. I was thinking about doing the same recipe again but integrating some
  fresh raspb...

• Posted in thread: aging Belgians on 11-05-2012 at 05:06 AM
  High alcohol Belgians age phenomenally, in my opinion. If brewed properly, the beer will be
  great upon bottling, but I dont think referring to it as it ages as "falling off" is
  appropriate. Sure, a be...

• Posted in thread: First IPA on 11-05-2012 at 04:40 AM
  i'd recommend tossing in the hallertauer at 10mins, dry hopping with some of the provided
  columbus and 1oz of citra. It will be a fantastic beer.Thanks for the advice, I'll send you a
  sample if it's d...

• Posted in thread: First IPA on 11-03-2012 at 05:42 AM
  you would get better hop utilization if you added less columbus at 60 instead of 2oz at 40. Is
  that what your directions said to do?Yep, Thats the schedule for the kit. BB Imperial Pale Ale.
  Just shoo...

• Posted in thread: First IPA on 11-03-2012 at 03:08 AM
  Also curious if this is a 5 gallon or 3 gallon batch. And does the kit come with dry hops
  already. That ounce of whole leaf Citra in 5 gallons will be surprisingly aromatic. That being
  said, in my IPA...