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    Kent-astrophe?

    Hello All, Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, I searched and found it not. I've brewed two beers now using Kent Goldings hops and both times I had the same thing happen. The things were full of seeds. At least I have to imagine they were seeds. At the end of the boil, the top...
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    Quaker IPA?

    Thanks all. I should have been clear that I intended to mini-mash...I do understand they need to be mashed. I also already am using carapils in this particular recipe... I do appreciate your suggestions, but like I was saying, I'm not really looking for other options...I am familiar and...
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    Quaker IPA?

    So I recently brewed an IPA using the magical combo of Simcoe and Amarillo hops and I ended up being very happy with it...except for one thing: body. The thing turned out very nice and quaffable, but I personally felt the mouthfeel was a bit too watery. I'm a strictly extract brewer for now (not...
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    Yeast Starter: How Critical?

    Well I'm still a greenhorn myself, but I think that if you got a smack pack, it's not meant to make a starter, it's meant to smack, swell for a few hours, and then pitch. I think your best bet right now is to make a starter, if only to relieve the pressure in that smack pack. I imagine...
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