What is your IBU estimated at? I'm not trying to make an aggressively hop forward beer. I'm around 60 IBU and I feel like that is ok in my book. Some of my favorite IPAs are around 55-65 range... I'm still deciding on dry hopping around 4 oz of Citra to get more aroma.
Looking for some critique on this recipe design...realizing it is a smash and not much to criticize.
12.75 lbs crisp Maris otter
1.0 oz citra 60mins
.75 oz citra 10 mins
.25 oz citra 5 mins
1.0 oz citra 0 mins
1 tsp Irish Moss 10 mins
Mash at 151 degrees 60 mins
Mash out 168 10...
I'm getting a keezer that has 3 taps. I only have 2 kegs. I want to keg a dry stout and serve it on nitro. I understand I need a nitro tank and regulator along with the faucet. My question is can I serve the same keg, with both taps?
I'm looking at brewing something that would appeal to me and my Blue Moon loving father. This is what I came up with for a 5 gallon extract recipe.
Steeping Grains:
7 lbs Wheat Malt (German)
1 lb Flaked Wheat
3.3 lbs Wheat LME
2 lbs Wheat DME (late addition)
1.0 oz Hallertau...
This must have been the case because I let them sit another 3 weeks and no soapy taste at all. thanks for the suggestion. I thought I thought I had done something wrong.
I believe this might explain it since I was uneasy using the auto siphon and sucked in more trub than I would have liked. I have a Brewers Best red ale fermenting now and there was little to no material transferred into the fermenter so I'll see how this one turns out... As far as the bottles...
Just did my first brew. It was a Brooklyn Brew shop Everyday IPA kit. It's been bottled and carbed (2 weeks) and I got carbonation... I noticed a slight soapy taste and was wondering what may have caused this or does it need more time to condition?
The only deviation I did from the recipe was...