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• Posted in thread: Wanted Threefloyds Gumballhead clone on 05-14-2013 at 03:09 PM
  Too much dry hop? Never....What temp did you ferment at, what yeast, etc. need more specifies
  here.I used WLP001 at 65F.

• Posted in thread: Wanted Threefloyds Gumballhead clone on 05-14-2013 at 12:19 PM
  I brewed a very similar clone of this and bottled it about 3 weeks ago. I tasted one today and
  it's a bit "harsh". The aroma is nice but the flavor is not smooth. I added 3oz of dry hops,
  could that h...

• Posted in thread: Grand Rapids IPA (Founders Centennial IPA Clone) on 05-09-2013 at 06:19 PM
  Grain:9 lbs 5.9 oz Pale Malt 2 lbs 5.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter 1 lbs 5.0 oz
  Cara-Pils/Dextrine 12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 12.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L 6.0 oz
  Caramunich Malt Mash at 152F for 60...

• Posted in thread: IPA mash PH too high? on 05-09-2013 at 02:32 PM
  So if Brun' Water is accurate then my mash PH should be around 5.5. Is that okay for an IPA? I
  added 2 teaspoons of Gypsum in the boil. That won't affect the PH at all correct? It will just
  accentuate...

• Posted in thread: IPA mash PH too high? on 05-09-2013 at 02:21 PM
  That's just not possible. Unless you have it set to "ounces" and not grams. :DI didn't know it
  was gram/gal.I changed it and it shows 5.3 PH?

• Posted in thread: IPA mash PH too high? on 05-09-2013 at 02:10 PM
  I can't imagine that a teaspoon (5 grams) of gypsum would reduce your pH from 5.61 to 5.5. That
  just wouldn't happen. It would reduce the pH a bit, but a tiny, tiny bit.A 5.61 mash pH is ok,
  but the f...

• Posted in thread: IPA mash PH too high? on 05-09-2013 at 01:45 PM
  I used a spreadsheet I found online to calculate my estimated mash PH based on my water
  profile. Usually I add a teaspoon of Gypsum to the mash, but forgot this time. The spreadsheet
  estimated my mash...

• Posted in thread: Infection? (Pics) on 04-24-2013 at 05:05 PM
  If it was an infection wouldn't it taste/smell strange?

• Posted in thread: Infection? (Pics) on 04-23-2013 at 10:23 PM
  The picture isn't showing very well on my phone, but from what I see doesn't look bad, did you
  sample/smell it?Yeah, it tastes/smells good.

• Posted in thread: Infection? (Pics) on 04-23-2013 at 10:07 PM
  I just opened the lid to my 3 week old barleywine to dry hop it and found this:Is it an
  infection?