Recent content by AugustWest

Getting the the itch to brew something lighter than my usual NEIPA's I am liking the simplicity of this recipe. Curious if anyone has tried swapping 1# of wheat with spelt? I have had some Treehouse pale ales recently including one that was a mere 4.8% and the mouthfeel came across like an IPA...

Thank you everyone. A lot of good ideas here that make me think this may not be a difficult as I thought. My main goal is to get into kegging my own beer while still having room to store the beer I pick up from local breweries in the same fridge. I like the idea of a bulkhead adapter that allows...

The photo below is from a batch that was bottled 4 months ago. I held on to this last bottle for a while to see how it would age just for kicks. Aside from the turbid haze settling out, the color is great as was the hop character. This basically looked like old fashioned chill haze. It looked...

I have been wanting to get into kegging but space is a serious issue where I live. As such, I have no ferm chamber or keezer. I do have a beer fridge though. I have been looking at the small kegging systems that would accommodate my half batches and wondering if it realistic to think that I...

There are a lot of sub-par NEIPA's out there IMHO which is not helping matters. I personally enjoy the fact the a well made NEIPA has a nice hoppy quality without being overly bitter. I live near Treehouse, Trillium & Vitamin Sea and Bissel Brother is a couple hours away so that's my baseline. I...

I think I am going to try this next time I brew and see if I can eek some more points out of those grains. Curious how others do this as relates to water chemistry. Do you just add all your salts in your mash to get to the right numbers and then use "plain" water for the sparge or do you treat...

My system is even more low tech. First off, I still bottle (tiny house, no room for gear) but I have great success all things considered just by priming directly to the bottle and leaving no head space. I have bottles that are 2 months old and look just as good as they did they were packaged. So...

I am looking for some feedback on the recipe below. Since I am going to try oat malt this time, I am wondering if I should just lose the flaked oats and bump up the base grains. I have 2 oz. each of YVH regular and Lupomax mosaic, citra and azacca. Given that I have Lupomax on hand and this is...

As much as I love drinking NEIPA's, I am finding that brewing them is a challenge for me. I am brewing this Friday but I have analysis paralysis. My last batch was a total bomb and not in a positive way and I followed the OP's original recipe (but scaled for 2.5 gallons). After looking at the...

I am looking for some feedback on the base recipe from those that have more reps in on this style than me. I also could use your thoughts on hop ratios given what I have on hand which is 2 oz. each of YVH regular and Lupomax mosaic, citra and azacca. Batch Size: 2.5 G in the fermenter OG...

Thank you! I recently read the Janish article that someone sent a link for about dry hopping contact time being nearly complete in like 24 hours or so and it made me say, "hmmmmm". As for my ferm temps, I forgot to mention that after the yeast took off I actually did bring the fermenter...

After years of lurking here, I am finally posting after being tormented by my attempts at this recipe. I have brewed this recipe twice now and each time I find that I end up with a beer that is a hop bomb, possibly citra, but not in a good way. It is very green and never really conditions to a...

Hello from Massachusetts! The pandemic plus my kids requiring less care as they grow older has allowed me more time for my hobbies, homebrewing being one of them. I have finally taken the plunge and registered here after so many years of visiting the site as a trusted resource. Looking forward...