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Every time I used Citra or SImcoe in an IPA there was an unidentifiable off-flavor I would get. I was calling it grassy instead of soapy, but I wonder if you're not getting the same thing. It only showed up after racking to the bottling bucket ( I don't do a secondary). Eventually I chalked...

Excellent suggestion. Thanks!

Awesome! How could I have forgotten Mudder's Milk from Firefly???

So, I have been asked to give a presentation on Beer in mythology and fantasy/sci-fi literature at a convention in Chattanooga, TN. I have a basic outline so far and I have samples of beers inspired by fantasy and sci-fi literature/movies. So far I am discussing/sampling stuff inspired by...

Bottle away! The beer will be fine.

That's no infection, it's EVOLUTION! Best super-power EVER!

So the beer tastes great, but only fermented down to 1.035; should have been closer to 1.025. I pitched a pack of Notty last night to see if I could get it to drop some more before bottling. Crossing fingers!

We've just now started getting their rarer stuff down here in Atlanta. I have a bottle of their Mexican Cake stout waiting on me at the beer store I work at. I hear it is phenomenal! Their standard IPA is my favorite regular IPA right now.

It will make for a good story if nothing else!

Will do. I did the minimash last night; 1 lb of 2-row with 2 lbs of instant oats. The whole house smelled like breakfast at midnight! I sparged with like 6 cups of water and boiled it down for an hour. I didnt throw in any hops becuase my IBUS were calculated by beersmith with the oats...

Thanks...initially I was going to do this, and I see the value in it, but money and lack of time for the 2nd beer to be ready for the deadline are both a factor. So I am leaning towards goining ahead with the minimash and full 60-min boil at this time. If it doesn't turn out for this...

That is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

I guess a clearer way to ask the question is...if I did a little minimash with the 2 lbs of oats to rack the wort on top of, how much milled 2-row would I need to add to get 2 lbs of oats to convert?

So, last night I brewed up a smoked breakfast stout for a competition whose due date is July 29th. However, I left out the 2 lbs of instant oatmeal in the mash. So, today is the first day of fermentation. I have a larger carboy I could rack the stout into on top of more fermentables to boost...

Duck Rabbit has some major quality control issues. You may have gotten beer from a sour batch. I work at a craft beer store and we have gotten a handful of sour cases and kegs from them.