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Escarpment Labs is top notch.

I would have to say this is a pretty close clone recipe! Very pleased with the result. Awesome job dialling this in Matt. Full disclosure I chose to use Laerdal Kveik yeast as I was wanting to try a Kveik brew but otherwise followed your modified recipe. Colour wise the Yellow Dog is a bit...

Yellow Dog High 5 on the left, "Unpaid Intern" (clone) on the right.

There is risk of bottling a week early but not a week late. I'd wait.

1. I like a 6.5 grams:1 gram (water to coffee) ratio. But this is really up to your own preference! Cold brew is much more forgiving preparation method to hot methods so between a 6:1 to 8:1 ratio will give you good results. 2. Any coffee can be used, I would recommend a roast that you enjoy...

I don't have answers to your direct questions but I am brewing with a similar BIAB setup (19L/5 gallon kettle) so I will comment in case my experiences can benefit you! Most of my batches are scaled between 9.5L to 11.5L. If you are set on 9.5L/2.5 gallon batches I would advocate purchasing a 5...

Cracked my first bottle of this recipe and I have come over to the dark side. I think I'll tweak the IBUs up slightly in my next brew as this will be a repeat recipe!

Finally sourced some Apollo hops and got around to brewing this last night. Will report back to give you my thoughts on how this compares to the real deal.

What is a general rule of when the original gravity qualifies as a high gravity batch? ~1.065? Thanks for providing your process and insight. I was planning to do my first yeast harvest so this is a timely thread!

My homebrew shop stocks Escarpment and set me up with their Cali Ale for a Chinook hopped IPA recipe I had calling for WLP001. Very healthy ferment and it tasted great at bottling (still carbonating). I've got a Laerdal Kveik earmarked for a Hazy IPA as well as their Vermont Ale planned for a...

Resurrecting this thread as I brewed up a 2.75 Gallon BIAB batch back in December and bottled a couple weeks back. Very true to the real product, an approachable porter with a nice balance of sweetness and chocolate flavour. I'd say the mouthfeel is thinner than some, which I'm a fan of and it...

Thanks for the feedback on potential contributors. This was only my 2nd ever brew and I haven't gotten a firm understanding of yeast attenuation yet so I would be open to any feedback if a different yeast selection would be more suitable for my palate or if there was an issue in my process. I...

Brewed this back in December using local homegrown Nugget hops. The Munich malt held on its own quite well and provided a solid base for the brew. I suspect my hops were not potent as I found the finished product was a bit sweeter than I would have desired. Although perhaps this is also due to...

A go to Hazy IPA of mine, excited to try brewing this one! Thanks for sharing.