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I was wondering if anyone has tried this with success. This was one of those things that I always tried to stay away from, as really fully bodied and sweet IPA's and Double IPA's are not my thing at all. Sierra Nevada came out with a new Ruthless Rye IPA and gave this information about it...

centennial and simcoe for 14 days, citra and amarillo for 5

Not worried about haze, just worried that it might be hop particles and lend to off flavour. The beer in the bottom of the bottling bucket was a bit green. I have dryhopped with 2 oz before before with great success, but never tried 4.

Just wondering if you went through with the 4oz of dry hop. I just dry hopped my DIPA with 4 oz and it turned out wicked hazy (strained through 2 hop bags) and smells hop juice. I just hope its drinkable!

I'm very excited to see how this works out. I would pick up some Galaxy but I just made a very large purchase of Citra and Simcoe (panic - they are hard to find right now!) I really like the clean grain bill - if this turns out I may have to pick up a bunch

I've seen the recipe for Ballast Point Amber and wanted to make something similar but not a clone. I did some taste testing before coming up with a recipe and I like cascades and centennial as finishing hops more than the Amarillo in Green Flash. If I add a half pound of C120 and drop the...

I have not made an Amber before and had some questions and was hoping for some recipe critique. I want an American Amber that isn't as hoppy as Green Flash Hop Head Red Ale, but still uses American hops and has a decent malt body to it. I really like Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale...

I bought the Sorachi Ace version of Mikkeller's single hop IPA and will try that tomorrow night! I have been curious about that hop too and was excited it was right next to citra. If you find one of Mikkeller's single hop beers, they are done well - highly recommended.

I've got to try a few all citra IPA's (strickly for educational purposes obviously) and was wondering what other people thought of this hop. I didn't get the "cat piss" aroma or flavor that I've heard from other people experimenting with it. Also while it has that tropical fruit flavor, I...

I was trying to stay away from the sweetness of crystal. My last IPA was only 4% C40 and 4% carapils and was really good, but I wanted to try something a little different. The rye was more for head retention and to help dry it a little bit instead of carapils. I'm planning on mashing at 152...

I was wondering if you think this grain bill would work. I was playing with Beer Smith and I was thinking it might be light and crisp enough to make a good backbone for a hoppy pale ale or IPA. I would mash for medium body and shooting for 1.061 OG and try to finish it up at 1.012 10.00...

Citra/Cascade is my favorite IPA hop combo. Your hop schedule looks mighty tasty there. You may have just talked me into brewing an IPA this weekend...

I tried this yeast in two beers and both are not delicious. The yeast added a fruity tang and hint of horse blanket, and both I was not expecting. I have since brewed with the same equipment and not had any of these characteristics in my beers so I know its not a bug. I really doesn't work...

I did 3 oz of flavor and 3 oz of dry in a way that Stone does for Ruination. The clone recipes i've seen for that has 2 oz cent at 15 mins and 2 oz for dry hop. I have the extra hops so doing 3 oz at 15 mins, 3 oz at flame out and 3 oz dry hop would not be an issue. I want this beer to be 8%...

Any help would be great. I have not brewed anything this big or this hoppy so I was hoping for some critiques from people who have. I love IIPA's like Ruination, Pliny, and Tricerahops, and wanted to try something along those lines. Light malt body. Overwhelming aroma and flavor. I am...