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  1. bobbrews

    Adding Coconut, Cacao Nibs and a Vanilla Bean

    Unsweetened toasted coconut
  2. bobbrews

    What Hops are used in Funk Brewing Silent Disco IPA?

    I am trying to identify the hops used in this beer, because the strongest flavored hop here has to be my all-time favorite: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/34006/258479/ 6.8% Blend of fruit forward hop notes Pineapple, pinecone, passion fruit, guava, melon, mango, orange, grapefruit
  3. bobbrews

    Does anyone here cold brew? What's your process?

    The problem I have with cold-brewing at home (aside from the time and the clean-up) is the "dead, dull" flavor it has. There are no delicate aromas or interesting tasting notes. It is just one note. It seems to lose some of the subtle nuances vs. a really good cup of 195-205 F hot brewed coffee...
  4. bobbrews

    IPA Hop Timing Methods

    Since my first day of homebrewing, I have been experimenting with achieving maximum hop flavor and aroma in IPAs. Over time, I noticed that some of the delicate, aromatic hop oils might be boiling off if the hops were added to the boil, or even if added to very hot, non-boiling wort. I also...
  5. bobbrews

    Extract IPA Grain Bill / Recipe Help

    I'm of the opinion that you don't have much room to edit the grain bill as an extract American IPA brewer before the costs start to outweigh the benefits. Any combination of light, extra light, wheat, pilsner extract, and a small portion of simple sugar is fine. That's all you need to brew a...
  6. bobbrews

    How to improve this Japanese IPA recipe?

    I would have expected a very clean, crisp, pale grist with very little flavor for this style. High carbonation seems like it fits well here too. For the hops, use a cheap high alpha hop at boil start. This will impart very little flavor, but offer adequate bitterness to compete with the...
  7. bobbrews

    Help! New brewer needs steeping grains idea for IPA.

    Don't use a secondary. The pro's don't outweigh the con's and you could ruin your beer unless extremely careful. You'll want some boil hops for an IPA of that gravity. The bitterness will help to balance out the malt sweetness. 1 oz. Warrior at 60 min should work. Split the rest of the hops...
  8. bobbrews

    Help! New brewer needs steeping grains idea for IPA.

    Keep it simple and stick to one type of DME for a base. Muntons Light is perfect. That hop selection, minus the Warrior, is stellar. So maybe add the Warrior to a full-rolling boil at boil start, and then pound out the rest of your hops at flameout and dryhop. You could even cut back on 2 oz...
  9. bobbrews

    Hop IBU Injectors?

    They are strictly for IBU's and only useful to "inject" during a full-rolling boil of the very start of the wort, such as 90 minutes.
  10. bobbrews

    Imperial IPA Recipe Feedback

    Yes... or you can add hops at both times for more punch. Just keep in mind that some isomerization happens at boiling temps (which is still flameout).
  11. bobbrews

    Imperial IPA Recipe Feedback

    Edited Recipe: 14.25 lb (85%) Pale two-row 0.5 lb (3%) Crystal 40L 0.5 lb (3%) Carapils (dextrin) 1 lb (9%) Dextrose (corn) sugar You won't notice the deletion of Munich at just 0.25%, and all the C120 adds is a raisiny sweetness. It's better to use the same value or less of a lighter...
  12. bobbrews

    The Walking dead

    Long time fan since inception, but I must comment on the horrible acting this season. Aside from Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan), everyone else is awful. He steals the show, despite the lagging plot.
  13. bobbrews

    The Walking dead

    This show has me so anxious. And I never get anxious.
  14. bobbrews

    Your hop reco for Rye IPA

    Magnum for bittering, followed by a ton of simcoe, cascade, amarillo, & centennial for the whirlpool and the dry hop.
  15. bobbrews

    Starsan Caps $uck!

    I agree that they are very flimsy caps. And it's not user error. I've never had a bleach cap break... or break a medicine bottle cap for that matter. Starsan just needs to use better caps to contain such a caustic solution.
  16. bobbrews

    Founders All Day IPA

    I buy multiple pounds of Citra every year. I drink All Day IPA about 3 nights a week after my work shift (free beer on tap). I don't taste Citra hops in this beer. Was Citra ever confirmed? I taste some combination of Cascade/Centennial, Simcoe and/or Amarillo to be honest. The flavor/aroma...
  17. bobbrews

    Thoughts on this IPA recipe

    Flavor and aroma are the same sort of thing in this sense. Both are strongly desired in huge amounts. And if you nail it, you will have both in huge amounts. The best flavor and aroma in an IPA if you use the large majority of your hops late. "Late" is flameout/warm hopstand/any time...
  18. bobbrews

    Thoughts on this IPA recipe

    Agree on reducing crystal malt to the 0-5% total fermentable range. I'm a fan of using either no crystal malt, or a tiny bit of C10-C40 in an AIPA. It produces a cleaner, crisper, more drinkable IPA than one muddled with say, 9% of C60, which would be awful, for my palate at least. For the...
  19. bobbrews

    GOOD on Netflix STREAMING?

    Person of Interest "The government builds a machine, which predicts acts of terror after 9/11 by invasively spying on civilians. The machine can also predict individual murders, which the government deems irrelevant. Haunted by this, the architect of the machine hires a badass ex Special Forces...
  20. bobbrews

    Tube balloons for chilling wort

    Might not appeal to everyone, but for those without wort chillers, instead of ice to quick chill your wort, buy some cheap tube balloons, fill them, freeze them, and use to chill your wort. Round balloons are too large and take up too much space.
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