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gravity of 1.010

Do it.

I mash for 90 minutes and drain very slow. I also don't get the best efficiency so I just always add more base malt to recipes to compensate and I keep DME on hand if my preboil reading is way too low.

You guys clean your carboys?

Just did and imperial black IPA(1.078-1.012) with hop additions: 90 min boil FWH 1.5 oz. Chinook 11% 60 min. 1.5 oz. Chinook 5 min. 0.5 oz. Chinook, 1 oz. Cascade 4.8% 0 min. 0.5 oz. Chinook, 1 oz. Cascade Dry 1oz. Cascade, 1 oz. Kent Goldings With the amount of Chinook the bitterness does seem...

Draw my name.

The recipe from CYBI for Black Butte Porter is really good. I recently used the recipe with San Fran Lager yeast and took third for porters in a local comp. I entered it as a baltic porter. I have made it with ale yeast also and it's great.

Reno Homebrewer is great. Thankful I don't have a crappy LHBS.

Isn't green apple caused by high fermentation temps and can't really be "aged" out.

154 degrees?

Stone Old Guardian

Oh yeah i forgot it's a black IPA

carafa III or carafa special. It's dehusked and they say it will add color without a lot of roasted flavors.

If you make a starter at least 24 hours prior to pitching isn't most of the reproduction done and that's why fermentation begins so much faster. I make starters and drain into my fermenter just by opening up the spigot on my kettle letting it splash into fermenter.

Stop hanging out with donks and make friends that like silly beer.

After she tasted my latest ESB she said, "Yeah it's good but not my favorite. I need something more hoppy like the West Coast Blaster you made." Who is this person pretending to be my wife? A few years ago she had nothing to do with hoppy beers. I successfully converted her into a...

In Reno we have cases of Lagunitas IPA and in the winter it's cases of Celebration Ale.

The Auburn Ale House is a good brewpub. It's right off of 80 in Auburn, you could take the scenic route back to Sac from Chico.

Since I am not a fan of hefeweizen yeast (clovey bananas), I did an American wheat version yesterday. 5 lbs 2-row 5lbs wheat malt 0.25 oz perle 60 min 0.5 oz kent goldings 60 min 0.5 oz kent goldings 5 min 0.5 oz willamette 5 min Wlp 060 american ale blend - starter 9 smallish...

I called to place my order and used the byo code and got free shipping. The code changed from last year to this year.