OH what a feeling !

3rd batch in the primary (brewers best IPA). i really feel that i made no mistakes this time. i probably could have brewed a better beer if i knew more but i dont think i made any blunders. i hit the OG of 1.050 easily and have i nice frothy krausen as well as vigorous airlock action ! not to mention i got two batches of green beer to hold me over and reduce temptation to **** with the 3rd batch.

like i said, no mistakes. :fro:

i have already decided that my next few steps will be:

*adding some sort of official wort chiller
*using irish moss or another clarifying agent
*dry hopping ( i love hops )
*some sort of filtering device to reduce trub transfer
*?????????

It's not too late to dry hop this batch.

Good IPA's are generally dry hopped.

Rack it to a secondary after it's had 2 weeks in the primary and then toss in some hops for a week.

BierMuncher said:

It's not too late to dry hop this batch.

Good IPA's are generally dry hopped.

Rack it to a secondary after it's had 2 weeks in the primary and then toss in some hops for a week.

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thanks ! any particular brand ? 1 OZ ? 2 ?

Congrats! Let's hope it's half as much fun to drink as it was to brew.

yeasty said:

thanks ! any particular brand ? 1 OZ ? 2 ?

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I'm guessing the same brand you used in the recipe for consistency. Just a guess though. No idea about the amount.

yeasty said:

thanks ! any particular brand ? 1 OZ ? 2 ?

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My IPA's I will dry hop with between 1.5 - 2 ounces of Cascade, Amarillo or Centennial. Many times a blend. If I have it on hand...Summit is a fantastic dry hop.

My Tits-Up IIPA (Pliny wanna be) took three ounces of dry hop.

Sing along to the chorus:

What a feeling, bein's believin'
I can't have it all, now I'm dancin' for my life
Take your passion, and make it happen
Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life


Congrats on that feeling!!

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:

Sing along to the chorus:

What a feeling, bein's believin'
I can't have it all, now I'm dancin' for my life
Take your passion, and make it happen
Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life


Congrats on that feeling!!

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Starting a little early today aren't we LG?