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Was this for a 5 gallon batch?

So, it turned out quite well. Bitter, but not super bitter, and very aromatic. And it fermented just a tiny bit more in secondary, getting it to the 1.013 F.G. that I was going for. It's a solid IIPA in my opinion, and all who have tried it agree. It's pretty much exactly what I was going for.

Though I will say I was going for a more aromatic iipa vs a bitter one, hence more hops late in the boil and in the dry hopping. I still have the abv around what a some of the iipa's I drink are averaging at (Bell's Hopslam, Great Lakes' Lake Erie Monster) which is about 10%. I really love...

man. i'll keep my fingers crossed. again, thanks for the input everyone.

no. sorry for not being more clear. that's just my complete hops bill. the hopping regemin is below. apparently i can only quote one at a time, or i just can't figure out how to do more than one at a time. so.. dirty-martini, i'm pretty new to brewing still. i just kinda put something...

Oh, and the safale us-05 is a fantastic dry yeast!! Normally, I totally swear by liquid yeast, but this dry yeast is exceptional. finishes fast, and dry, accentuating the hop flavor. Great for high gravity brews. I've been hearing it's great for hefe's too, so i'll be trying it w/ my honey...

All-Grain - O'Neill's IIPA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: safale us-05 Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: tiny bit of yeast from previous ipa addes at bottling to help carbonation Batch Size (Gallons): 5...

Oh yeah. It did 1 week in primary, 2 weeks in secondary.

Question for the vets out there. I'm about to bottle my IIPA, right around 10% abv. I know higher gravity brews sometimes take a bit longer to carbonate. I'm impatient, and would like to start drinking these within a week/week and a half after bottling (mainly cuz I have people coming over...

thanks again everyone! i bottled today. just had the caps i needed in a bowl of sanitizer and shook em off and capped em.

thanks dudes!

I've looked through several threads on here and other homebrew sites and the general consensus is to sanitize the caps. W/ that being said, is it ok to put a cap on a bottle that's still wet/damp w/ sanitizer water? Will residual sani water have any negative effects on my brew? Also, if...

Good idea! I do split it into two 5 gallon carboys. Thanks!

Ahh, I didn't see your post above. I was just guessing, as I've never chilled my wort in the snow. I just know how long my wort chiller takes, and how much water I use chilling it. In my mind, below freezing temps and snow seemed like it would work well. It's cold up here in Michigan...

But with that being said, you also don't want to pitch the yeast into wort that's too warm. Maybe put it in your primary vessel warm, get inside where you're going to store it, bring it down to temp and pitch the yeast.