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My first time brewing with Citra hops, but I've really liked every citra based ale I've had. Below is what I've come up with for a simple citra IPA/IIPA. What do you think? 12# Pale 2-row 1# Crystal 60 1 oz Centennial (60 min) 1 oz Citra(30 min) 1 oz Citra(15 min) 1 oz Citra(5 min) 1...

So after reading a bunch of people saying that a protein rest isn't need for flaked wheat, I brewed a Wit that is 50% flaked wheat without one. I took a refractometer reading pre-boil and noticed my gravity was way low. I added 1lb of wheat DME to get my gravity up. After doing some more...

I've done 2 batch sparge all grain batches and both had an efficiency just under 60%. One was crushed by Norther Brewer and one was crushed by my LHBS, so I don't think the crush is the issue. I followed all of the steps in the "Maximizing Efficiency when Batch Sparging" sticky EXCEPT pH. I...

New to homebrewing and I want to start ordering bulk hops to save some cash. Does anyone know about when hopsdirect get their shipment from fall harvest? I'm looking to get some centennial and hallertau. Thanks.

I finished my bar and kegorator build this weekend, but my IPA won't be done dry-hopping until next weekend. Now I have a shiny stainless steel tower mocking me. It's begging me to pour a beer but I can't. I don't know how much longer I can hold out.

I found a pumpkin ale recipe I want to try, but haven't made the jump to all-grain yet. The recipe is below: 10 lbs pale 2 row malt 1 lbs Special Roast 1 lbs Crystal 60 2-large cans libbys pumpkin � in the mash 1 lbs brown sugar @ 60 min 1 ounces Hallertauer @ 60 min 1 1/2 TBS...

My first few batches came out ok, but the color has been too dark and flavor too sweet. So I'm planning on experimenting with late LME addition on NB's Dead Ringer IPA. I'm having some trouble wrapping my mind around hop utilization and what type of IBU I should be shooting for on this brew...