Recent content by bphlzl

If you do a top off as some folks suggested you should be totally fine. I have a 5 gallon pot. 7lbs of grain and 4.2 gallons of water has been my max without a top off and that is really pushing it to the limit. I love my 5 gallon pot because I can mash in my oven. Sent from my iPhone using...

If you come to Cincinnati, definitely go to Rhinegheist and Madtree if nowhere else. They are two of my top three Cincy breweries (Blank Slate is my favorite but their taproom is currently being constructed). Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I poured my first glass of Dead Ringer last night. OG was 1.064, FG was 1.014. 24 days in primary. Dry hopped last 8 days. Bottle conditioned 2 weeks. Tastes amazing! Just a tad more bitter and considerably darker than Bell's Two-hearted Ale, but it is dang close in flavor! My wife who doesn't...

My NB Dead Ringer IPA is at 1.016 after exactly two weeks. OG was 1.064. Going to dry hop in primary once it is ready. Smells amazing!

I'm pretty much doing the same as you, except I am bottling with no cold crash. If it is ready, I plan on bottling the day after Thanksgiving. Can't wait to see how it turns out!