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Please forgive me if this question has been answered or asked before... So I planned a 5 gallon NEIPA using the brew in a bag method with a close to 13lb grain bill. My kettle is only 8 gallon so after adding the water I did not have the room to add all the grain. Probably used about 90%...

I will be using Cryo Hops for the first time , I plan on using them in my hop stand . My question is ... if I add them to the kettle will a fine mesh strainer catch the Cryo powder when I transfer from kettle to fermenter . Or should I put them in a hop bag .. I am also thinking of adding some...

so I know a hop like Citra can overpower other hops if used together . Is there some way to tell which hops are more potent and which ones are more milder .. do the alpha or beta % have anything to do with it or is it just from experience / experimenting with different hop varieties in different...

Makes sense , that’s pretty close to my last IPA. Thanks man... if doing a double dry hop would you split the 3oz over the 2 additions or 3oz per dry hop?

1oz per gallon total,or 1oz of each hop / gallon

I am putting together a recipe for a 3 gallon ddh neipa . I will be using el dorado, azacca, and Citra in a 50/25/25 ratio. I will be doing only whirlpool and dry hop additions . My question is on the amount of hops I should use, I plan to do a 30 min steep at 175 deg and then dry hopping 3 days...