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Besides being a clean bittering hop, Horizon is described as floral and citrus with a pleasant aroma. I plan on using it 1:1 with another hop in a Pale Ale soon to see what it's like. Whose had experience with this hop as a late addition?

I'm playing around with my water software trying to hit the below targets for a Vienna Lager but can't seem to build it without going over on the sodium and sulfates. Target Water Profile: ppm Ca+2 - 27 Mg+2 - 15 (currently at 6.2) Na+ - 20 (currently at 38.6) Cl- - 15 SO4-2 - 60...

Slowly delving into water chemistry as the next subject I tackle in hombrewing. I used brewer's friend water calculator for my IPA. Given the details below do the mineral additions provided make sense? Belgian IPA (BIAB) Distilled Water Mash Vol: 4.2gal Fermenter Vol 2.65 Malt 5 lb Belgian...

I have a new kettle valve https://www.anvilbrewing.com/product-p/anv-valve.htm that I'm trying to disassemble and clean. Instructions say to use two wrenches but I would swear that this is welded together and I can't unscrew it. I've tried with the handle in both positions and my last resort is...

I'm brewing a high ABV Winter Saison this weekend using WLP590 and wanted to share my recipe and post a few questions/comments. -How fast does this yeast reach final gravity? I plan on priming it in the keg and allowing it to condition at ambient temp 70-75F as soon as it reaches FG...

I've brewed a few batches already (+-20) but just recently resumed since moving to a new place and setting up a 2.5gl kitchen biab set up. I'm about to dry hop my first ipa in the keg and have 2 oz bags each of Simcoe, Amarillo and Centennial whole hops. 2oz seems like a good amount to go with...

Was searching older threads on this topic and found more questions than answers! Hopefully this also brings clarity to others who may want to start dry hopping in keg. Priming with sugar so the yeast consume the oxygen from the hops as they go back to work - I saw others added 1/2 cup to 1/3...

Has anyone experienced this? I'm using a new SS kettle tomorrow and was cleaning/testing it out. The water from the 1st test boil looked slightly brownish and smelled like plastic. I cleaned with PBW and then boiled some water in it for a second time. This time the water looked clear but still...

Hi there, I'm in the process of building my 2.5 gal homebrew system for a small apartment. It includes a kegging system and fermentation chamber which are one of the last items in my checklist before I can start. For the fermentation chamber I'm thinking of going with a 7 cubic ft chest...

I'm looking for information/tutorials on home and commercial draft beer systems. I'm reading the brewer' association 80 page draft quality manual and while its not bad it's too technical for someone starting out. For example, when talking about proper pouring it mentions balancing atmospheric...

I will be brewing over the next few days 4 single hop IPAs with Amarillo, Columbus, Centennial and Cascade(of which I have a pound of each). I haven't brewed an IPA since I started in all grain so I want to get the malt bill correct (malt bill will be identical for all 4 beers). So I wanted some...

This will be tomorrow's brew. Let me know what you think. I can sub any hop addition for Centennial or Cascade also. I also have more Caramel 20 or Carapils to add. OG 1.081 Final Gravity: 1.013 ABV (standard): 8.82% IBU (tinseth): 89.52 SRM (morey): 6.39 Fermentables Amount Fermentable...

2 lb centennial 1 lb cascade 1 lb amarillo 1 lb columbus 1 lb east kent goldings 1 lb uk fuggles Looking to make some american an english ipa's though am certainly open to experimenting with these hops for other styles. I plan on trying out all possible combinations as well as single hopped...

Either I improved my efficiency or the LHBS gave me more grains than I ordered but I was planning for a 1.080 saison and got 4.5 gallons of 1.097 wort. I added two rehydrated packets of belle saison and its been doings its work for almost 2 days (airlock activity started within minutes of...

Has anyone tasted this before? I have a hunch it is Amarillo or maybe a combination of hops and crystal malts? Dunno... But I brewed a an amber ale with amarillo and some centennial and chinook that had that taste somewhat. And yesterday I ordered a Stone Ruination (not the new 2.0) and it was...

First time using this yeast I would like to bring out some good saison yeast flavors. At what pitch and fermenting temp have you had good results with this one? Ideally I would like to get some strong peppery dupont flavors but have read that these flavors are somewhat subdued in this strain so...

I had some cracked grains lying around that needed to be used and the only fermenter available was my 3gal conical so I made the following recipe: OG 1.092 Volume 2 gallons Malt 6 lbs Pilsner 1.7 lbs Wheat .25 Briess Extra Special Malt Hops 35 IBU Bittering .5oz Fuggles and .5...

Upload Link: http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=00827233175939927467 So here's what I've worked on so far. I'm no excel guru, I barely know anything but I was able to put this together which works for me. I used formulas from how to brew and also some that I found online for use in the...

I wanted to share/ receive feedback on my own homemade spreadsheet brewing calculator but am not able to upload it. It keeps saying "invalid file". What file type will allow me to upload it to homebrewtalk? Thanks

How important is it to keep yeast in their recommended temp range once initial fermentation has completed? Can I for example take my Hefe out of the fridge after the first week to make room for a new beer and leave it at room temp (80s) until its finished without any off flavors? I want to...