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abita Spring IPA.

Why not use a 1 gallon water jug, no milk smell.

It has been a while since I brewed this beer. I recall the amount of chocolate rye used only contributed color, no flavor that I could discern. The vanilla was the dominate flavor in this beer.

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I had a similar problem with a small batch. I was trying to brew a 2.5 gal lager using Biab. I ended up with 1.5 gal of 1.079 wort. I pitched the yeast anyway. Two days later I brewed a second 1.5 gal batch of 1.026 wort with .25 ounce of hops and a 30 min boil. I then added this to the...

I brewed this beer after purchasing chocolate rye when my local HBS was out of rye malt. Turned out to be one of the best tasting beers I have brewed. I plan to scale it up to a five gallon batch. All grain/ 2.25 gal batch Mash at 152 for 60 min. I used Brew in a bag with full pre-boil...

That could be it, I normally don't mix. I just rack the beer into the bucket. I assumed the swirling of the beer from the tube was enough. Next time I will mix it well. Thanks.

I bottled an IPA using 2/3 cup of corn sugar. I boiled the sugar in 1 cup of water for 10 min then added it the bottling bucket. I then racked the beer into the bottling bucket. After two weeks at 65-70 deg, I moved the bottles to the fridge. I tried 5 bottles after two weeks in fridge...

36 ounces of various types of hops for $36 shipped. Thanks.

Welcome. This a great resource for home brewing information. I have used it many times.

I fermented at 68 degrees. It's not that I prefer 05 over notti, both are great for pale ales. I only stopped using Notti after several bad packets of yeast.

I have been using mostly US-05 with my pale ales, recently brewed two batches with Am Ale II (1272). I find the 1272 gives me a "tartness" in the beer that I didn't get with US-05 or Notti. After the using 1272 twice, I switched back to US-05 for my current Pale ale.

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