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I want a hop forward beer that is somewhat dry, but with a some malt presence. Im new to all grain so still not good with my malt combos.

I mash around 153 and was planning on using American ale 1056 for the yeast. Would replacing cascade with amarillo be good?

Thank you. Do you think the amount of munich im using is to much? Would you add any carapils or more wheat at all?

Would Chinnok, Columbus and Cascade work well with each other in the additions below? Anything you would do different? Also does the grain bill look good? 13 lbs 2-row 2 lbs Munich 0.5 lbs Wheat malt 0.5 Caramel 20 60 min 1.5 oz Chinook 10 min 1.0 oz Cascade 0.5 oz Chinook 0.5 oz...

I recently bottled a beer that i dry hopped with 3 oz of cascade pellets. When I transferred the beer to my bottling bucket I zip tied a muslin bag tightly around the racking cane. The siphon kept getting clogged and it and I constantly had to restart the siphon, which them seemed to aerate the...

I brewed an IPA that came out a higher ABV then expected (8.5%) due to adding extra grains thinking my mash tun was not very efficient. The IBUs are around 60. Can I boil an ounce of high alpha acid hops for an hour with the priming solution made with DME? I want to increase the IBUs as much as...

How do you make one? I have a beer that is higher alcohol than I expected (8% ABV) and low IBUs (60). Do teas impart bad flavors?

I have a IPA I brewed about 2.5 weeks ago. I took a sample when i transferred it to a secondary and it is at about 8.8% ABV with about 60 IBUs. I noticed it had a somewhat strong alcohol smell and it went down a little hot when i drank the sample. It also wasn't very bitter.It was my first AG...

Ok. I made a rough outline of my ipa: 10 lbs 2-row 2 lbs Vienna malt 0.75 lbs crystal 20 0.5 lbs flaked wheat 60 min 1.0 oz Columbus 10 min 1.0 oz Cascade 0.5 oz Chinook 0.5 oz Columbus 5 min 1.0 oz Cascade 0.5 oz Chinook 0.5 oz Columbus 0 min 1.0...

Will chinook and columbus flavor and aroma additions be good? Do they have to high alpha acids or anything that would cause them to give an unpleasant flavors. Are they good to dry hop with? I like the grapefruit/citrus flavor of cascade, but I want to combine it flavor along with a...

I was using the crystal to impart some color and maltiness, i still want the hops to be prodominant though. What other malts have you used for this? I was thinking Victory, Munich, Vienna, but i dont know how much to use.

I am making an IPA and my grain bill is as follows: 11 lbs 2-row 1 lb flaked wheat 1 lb caramel 20 0.25 lb carapils Beersmith says that its gonna be 7.1% ABV and 6.4 SRM. I am going to use chinook, columbus, and cascade and try to get the IBUs around 80 IBUs. I plan on using columbus...