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I’m looking to make a 5% or less Session IPA and have 1lb each of: Centennial Cascade Amarillo Chinook So the recipe can use one or all of these hops. Any ideas / recipes would be appreciated, thanks!

I pitched about 18 hours ago and still don't see any activity in the fermentor. It was well aerated. Pitched Saflager W-34/70 dry packet right into the fermentor. Should I warm it up a bit, or just leave at 55F? Thanks!

Hey guys, recently after my Kolsch was done fermenting (after 10 days) -- I lowered the temp to about 35 for 6hrs or so to help drop yeast and other bits out of suspension before racking directly to the keg. I tasted the beer before chilling and it taste like what you'd expect, a green...

Hey guys, I just tried using reclaimed yeast for the first time a couple of weeks back and my Kolsch came out tasting like bubblegum. I use a chest freezer with temp control so my fermentation temp is always locked in at 67F but I think I may have underpitched. The batch took almost 24hrs to...

So the local welding shop only had nitrogen tanks, they don't do the 75/25 mix. I figured I could just carb with CO2 and then use nitrogen to serve. I think I was wrong. I'm not getting any cascading and the head isn't near as creamy as a guiness. So 2 questions: Will straight...

Holla :ban: This'll have to do until I get clearance from SWMBO to buy a chest freezer.

I was all exited to use my new March pump this weekend and vorlaufed with it expecting to finally see that crystal clear particle-free runoff. What I got was something that resembles chocolate milk. It's been fermenting for 24 hrs and it's bubbling away but it's so thick, I can't even see the...

I used 3 ounces of late hop additions and dry hopped with almost another 2 ounces. The bitterness is there but for some reason, I'm not getting much hop flavor or aroma. Could the cause be because : A. I used 2 packets of Safale 05 for 5 gallons B. I used spring water (maybe the water...

My pot is only an 8 gal filled with 6.5 gallons so I couldn't brew that hard. Is it because it was over 100 degrees outside? I'm in the desert.

Quick question, Do you guys think I can have a good Kolsch cleared and ready to drink by 9/12? If so, any recipe / yeast / clearing recommendations? I do have a fridge to condition in. My step-dad is coming down to visit on 9/12 and he's anxious to try one of my homebrews. He's intrigued that...

My water report is available online here http://www.amwater.com/files/AZ-AguaFria-2007web.pdf I'm not really sure what to look for, but man, that seems like a lot of Arsenic (10ppb) doesn't it? Yuck!

I'm extreamly happy with the way this turned out and figured I'd share the recipe with my HBT friends (and google searchers). I put it together based on the specs SN lists on this page. I didn't have any extra Challenger for dry hopping so I ended up using Crystal instead (which I love for...

My ESB doesn't have as much aroma as I'd like. Would dry hopping work after it's already carbonated in the keg?

How do you guys dry hop in a carboy? Do you use a bag and try to stuff it through the little carboy neck or just throw 'em in? I've got an ounce of amarillo (leaf) that I want to dry hop with.

Is it still necessary/beneficial to boil for 60 minutes if you're doing all late hop additions? My additions start at 20 min.

I'm using a square cooler w/copper manifold for my MT; the last couple of times I've brewed I've tilted the MT a little to help drain it completely. Are there side effects to this? Will it extract more tannins or make my beer cloudy?

Has anyone noticed that all Stone beers taste distinctly "Stoney"? I'm guessing they use the same type of flavor/aroma hops in all of their brews? What do you guys think, is it the hops, yeast, or malt that makes a Stone beer taste like a Stone beer?

This is definitely one of my favorite IPAs but has anyone noticed chill haze and floaties in theirs? I've never paid much attention before today when I held it up to the light. I'm wondering if the floaties I'm seeing are hops or dead yeast?

Animal crackers.

I had this at the Solana Beach location on tap and it was delicious! Has anyone tried to clone this?