atimmerman88
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Beating a dead horse here but I made this per the OP recipe. Outstanding. From my memory it's right on track with ZD!
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Anyone have an opinion for dry hopping for a few days in the primary bucket? I'm assuming the whole oxygen permeability thing doesn't apply here because it would be such a short term thing.
It'd be convenient if I could just throw pellets into the bucket and close the lid. (I will cold crash after 4 days)
Just a quick aside....
I've been wondering lately, and have had a couple acquaintances from my LHBS suggest as well, if Cara 60 is a little too dark for this. Copper and I have made 8-9 versions of this so far and lately they've been pretty dark. What impact would Cara 20 or 30L have here?
Opened the lid @day 10 and took a taste. Not too bad -- but I do detect the "cat piss" aroma that came from boiling 0.75 oz of Citra for 60 minutes (well technically FWH). I don't necessarily mind it, as I also like wine that has that same characteristic. It's for the most part pretty subtle though. Anyways -- I added 3 oz Citra for dryhopping and will let that run another 3 days and then I'll cold crash it.
OG: 1.070
FG: 1.018
calculated ABV: 6.83
--Pretty close to the original recipe so I can't be mad about that.
After this is in a bottle for a few weeks I'll write back with my thoughts and if I can no longer detect the "cat piss" aroma.
This beer is all about the hops. The malt is in there, but buried under a half pound of hops.Having never tasted the real thing before, is ZD pretty malt forward? Or is there more "emphasis" on the citra? If anyone on here has ever had Surly Furious, do they compare? Really want to brew this as I can't get 3F here in Minneapolis.
Thanks TallDan. Makes sense that the malt is playing second fiddle to citra. I think this may be one of the next brews, once Northern decides to lift the limit on citra hops available for purchase at one time. It's currently only 8 oz per person!
When I do this recipe i only add my bittering hops then I do 4 oz at FO and and 4 more at 165 degrees whirlpool. Huge improvement!!
Did u do any dryhop on this? I love the idea of it.
Wiped this up today. Is the wart usually real foamy? Purity much had the carboy to the brim with foam. After O2 and poring in the starter I had a bit of a mess.
I'm thinking it's going to need a blow off tube. Maybe the hops cause the foam?
This beer is all about the hops. The malt is in there, but buried under a half pound of hops.
Man.....That sounds good. I LOVE AZACCA! I think I'll brew this up using Azacca and brett trois. Going to have to raise the mash temp, as brett attenuates more.Anyone try this with azacca instead of citra?
Man.....That sounds good. I LOVE AZACCA! I think I'll brew this up using Azacca and brett trois. Going to have to raise the mash temp, as brett attenuates more.
You planning to use WLP644? If so, it's not Brett. Was recently determined it is actually Sach. I used it for this before, but added some Mosaic, it finished around 1.008-1.010 mashing around 150.
Likewise, if your boil is a bit too vigorous, and you end up with too little wort after flameout, add water until you get to your desired post-boil volume and/or gravity. As long as the resulting wort is 161F degrees or warmer for at least 15 seconds, it'll Pasteurize the added water.
It's a great yeast, I'd recommend it for sure
Yes, it is. I have a starter of it going right now. Plan to brew this recipe using azacca.
I am thinking about eliminating the fw hop addition, in favor of a whirlpool addition. Or, maybe just adding a whirlpool to the original schedule. I dunno yet.
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