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Just wondering who may have brewed with these experimental hops and what their impressions were. Flavor, aroma, how you used them, etc.. Thanks! :mug:

I have 4 ozs of El Dorado and I'm trying to formulate an IPA recipe. Any thoughts on these hops, what characteristics they have and what they pair well with? Thanks.

Does anyone have any good tips or techniques for dry hopping? I've been dry hopping my IPAs with various combinations of hops at the rate of about 3 1/2- 4 1/2 ozs for 10 days in the primary. I don't drop them in until 10 or 11 days after fermentation has begun. My problem is that I can...

I was planning a pale ale recipe and I'd like to add some juniper berries to the boil. I'm probably just going to get dried juniper berries from my homebrew supplier and crush them up and add to the boil. They're sold in 1 oz. packages. Has anyone ever brewed with juniper? How much should I use...

Did my first partial mash on Saturday. I felt like everything went reasonably well. Ground my own grains and mashed 3 lbs of 2-row, 2 lbs of rye malt, 1/2 lb of carapils and 3/4 lb of caramel malt. I added approx. 1.5 quarts of water per pound of grain and mashed between 148-153 for 45...

Ran a test batch of a Summer Ale with Grains of Paradise in it. I kept reading that a little goes a long way and that a recommended amount to use was 1-2 grams (crushed) for a 5 gallon batch in the last 5 minutes. I used 1 gram and couldn't even taste it a little bt in the finished beer. Does...

Has anyone attempted to clone this beer? Was wondering what people are picking up in this beer's hop profile. I find it very citrusy. I pick up some distinct lemon. Centennial and Sorachi maybe? Anyone?

Can someone please give me the lowdown on how to test your mash conversion with iodine. Can you use any iodine that can be found at the drugstore?

If you're a partial mash brewer and you're just doing a brew that only has a steepable grain such as crystal in it, would you even bother doing a mash or would you just use all malt extract and steep the crystal? Also, Can you even mash a few pounds of 2-Row all by itself? Will it convert? And...

I'd like to try to start doing some partial mash brews with little to no investment until I see if I want to invest further in the process. Outside of a large grain bag, which I know I'll need, is there a method of doing a partial mash successfully without buying a cooler type mash tun? I...

Can anyone with experience with this grain tell me what their impressions were or what I could expect? I'm thinking of steeping it at about 10% of the grain bill with some honey malt for an IPA. Thanks.:rockin:

Just wanted to introduce myself and looking forward to lots of great beer talk. Just switched over from Beer Advocate. A certain owner/moderator over there has a little too much ego for my taste. Hopefully folks are a little more laid back here. :mug: