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• Posted in thread: Critique my Black IPA recipe.. on 04-11-2013 at 01:44 AM
  When I do my dark India Ale, my base is a robust porter with lots of hops. Amarillo if I have
  them. The porter is less bitter dark malts which to me, tend to fight the bitterness of the
  hops.

• Posted in thread: imperial stout length in primary? on 03-31-2013 at 12:14 AM
  If I were you I'd be worried about the fermentation stalling out since you only used one packet
  of yeast. Odds are it needed 1.5 packs minimum. My first Imp. Stout I underpitched my yeast and
  came out...

• Posted in thread: Looking for a malt mill on 03-27-2013 at 12:41 AM
  Thanks for all of the insight guys. I think I will just bite the bullet and buy one of the
  roller mills. I know this will open another bag of worms, but which is the best? If I am going
  to spend the m...

• Posted in thread: How many keg? on 03-26-2013 at 02:22 AM
  When I first started kegging, I had a freind tell me it will change my life.....he was right.
  Already my hair was better!Actually, kegging was one of the best things I've done as a home
  brewer. The be...

• Posted in thread: Beer Gun Problems on 03-26-2013 at 02:08 AM
  I have problems with the rubber tip staying in place. I bought extras and found the new one
  stays in place better. Try buying a couple extra. I bought them because the first time I used
  the gun, it ca...

• Posted in thread: My first attempt at creating a recipe on 03-25-2013 at 02:12 AM
  Do 1 ounce each of Amarillo and Citra at 20. Then 1 ounce of each at flame out along with the
  Centennial and Simcoe

• Posted in thread: Do I use both packs of yeast? on 03-25-2013 at 02:07 AM
  seriously? You lose about half the yeast on a dry pitch- infection risk from using boiled but
  cooled down water is negligible.I've never hydrated dry yeast. Where do you get this
  information that half...

• Posted in thread: Another Bad Brew - please help on 03-25-2013 at 02:05 AM
  this out for future reference.

• Posted in thread: Another Bad Brew - please help on 03-25-2013 at 02:05 AM
  In reference to the unboiling, I mean we boiled when making the wort, but to get to the five
  gallon mark on the fermenter, we added around four and a half gallons of cold tap water to the
  wort...Is th...

• Posted in thread: Do I use both packs of yeast? on 03-25-2013 at 02:00 AM
  Recipe/style?You do not need to hydrate the yeast. Doing so only increases chances of
  infection.