I brewed this last night. It's just my 4th brew and I'm still dialing some things in.
Followed BM's recipe for the most part, but I bumped the grainbill a bit to get 1050 OG for a 5% ABV. And I just couldn't resist throwing the remaining .5 oz each of both hops into the wort while chilling. I realize it might put off some of my BMC friends, so more beer for me!
I tried to go without hop bags and I think that was a mistake. I couldn't get the trub to settle, despite cooling it to the low 60's in 30 mins, so they kept clogging my auto-siphon and I ended up just dumping the whole kettle into the fermentor.
I rehydrated my Notties and pitched them but haven't seen any activity yet after leaving it overnight. I checked the swamp cooler water this morning and it was still at 55, so I may have started a little too cool. I expect them to get busy as I slowly let the temps rise to the mid 60's.
I can't wait to see how this one turns out. Thanks BierMuncher!