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Sorry 6 oz. dry hop for 7 days. You can kick up as high as 8 oz. The hopback adds a lot hop flavor without the bitter astringency that adds more depth to the citra. Citra is capable of adding several tropical, dank and sometimes skunky flavor profiles. It is an interesting hop for sure...

Thanks for the advice Brad. I had a feeling the barrel was good to go, but I just wanted to cover my bases. I actually bought a gallon of whiskey and it is in the barrel now, I rotate it about an 1/8 turn every 12 hours. I plan to do this for about a week until all the staves are saturated...

I have had the barrel for about 2 months, got the barrel first then begun the project. It is a Dad's hat rye whisky barrel, from Missouri I think? No telling how long it was empty before I got it. no funky smells, still strong whisky smell, very clean on outside. Just thought I would use...

My Clone recipe so far, it is damn close 10 Gallon 33 lbs. US 2 Row Pale Malt 1 lb. Munich I 1 lb. Crystal 20L 3 lbs. Dextrose (ups abv without the body) All Citra hops 60 min - 3 oz. 15 min - 3 oz. 10 min - 4 oz. 5 min - 3 oz 0 Min - 5 oz. 6 oz. Dry Hop - 7 Days Use a...

Thanks for the heads up, I have a subscription to the printed version, but have not yet received. I will look for it! I have researched quite a bit, maybe to much, but that's always how I do things. Just haven't found any good information as far as using the spirit that was aged in the...

So I obtained a 15 gallon Rye Whiskey Barrel that I plan on aging a RIS in. The RIS recipe is very solid and has even gained some praise at local homebrew comps. I have already waxed half of the barrel, minus the heads. I have some questions though. In order to maintain a strong whiskey...

Black Note is one sophisticated beer. I have done a side by side tasting with Black Note and KBS and BCBS. Black Note is hands down the champion. You can just tell it was very well thought out and considered. Leave it up to Larry Bell and his extensive experience to provide us with this...

Go for the Birthday Bourbon from old forester. Fantastic stuff.

You can get the 12 year Van Winkle Special reserve for about 70.00. This however is not a "Pappy." Pappy Van Winkle comes in 15, 20 and 23 year. 15 costs about 85.00, 20 about 160.00ish. And the 23 goes for 350.00. All prices retail. I have tried all 4. The 20 is hands down my favorite. 23...

Ended up brewing this one yesterday. Also threw in some Chinook as well. Will let everyone know how I t turns out.

Buehler..........Buehler?

For Hops I was thinking Earthy - nugget Skunky, Dank - CTZ Fruity, Tropical - Citra or Amarillo(3F loves this one). Also I can't shake the feeling that Nelson Sauvin may be involved here. Also 1 lb. of dextrose per 5 gallons to dry it out and let the hops shine through and a 90 min boil to...

I would like to get a thread going to try to clone this beer. For those of you who have been lucky enough to try it, and are huge IPA fans such as myself, it will be a fun challenge. I am thinking a simple grain bill with mostly domestic 2-row and minimal crystal 20L addition and maybe some...

Thanks for the thread HopHead. I had the exact same issue with the same concerns. The picture really is worth a thousand words. I also was brewed a DIPA. I thought an infection was caused by the 6 oz. dry hop i used for a 10 gallon batch. The interesting part is that the same thing happened...

Just transferred this one to secondary and dry hopped with 3 oz. Citra and 2 oz. Centennial. Had myself a tiny glass when transferring and it tastes amazing. Intense floral and citrus with resiny pine. Just the way I like my DIPAs. Has a beautiful citrus nose and wonderful golden to light...