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Granted it's not this "style" of Hoppy beer, but a lot of NE (Hill Farmstead, Tired Hands) brewers are using higher levels of chloride than sulfate in their beers. In my experience it has resulted in a fuller, soft mouthfeel that really plays well with juicy hops...

Was wondering if anyone had tried this!

On that list of commercial finished pH levels Edward would be tied for lowest with Deschutes no? Have yet to actually measure my finished beer pH but have really settled in on a mash pH of 5.3 which leaves me ~5.25 post boil usually.

Our processes are identical, besides me preferring a bit lower pH! Absolutely love Derek's dry hopping setup. Would encourage everyone to look into something similar!

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+1 to a lower pH. My hoppy beers got much "brighter" and less muddled when I started keeping mash pH at 5.2-5.3. http://www.hoptomology.com/2013/07/15/the-effect-of-ph-on-hop-character-the-results/ This article is what started me on that path in the first place.

I remember reading somewhere that Conan produces a good amount of acid for a sacch strain. Coincidentally the only hoppy beers I made that I was truly happy with prior to focusing more intently on pH were with Conan.

100% Distilled! Those ppm are all what I was targeting, forgot to record the actual amounts we ended up with but they were all within 5 ppm of the targets.

It's been mentioned before in this thread, but I know Shaun is very attentive to pH during all stages of the brewing process as well. My key to making hoppy beers that I was happy with was when I finally began to focus on mash pH rather than solely my water profile and assuming things would just...

Been following this thread for a bit, so it's about time to contribute! Brewed a beer inspired by HF Abner as follows: 6.5 Gallons OG: 1.076 FG: 1.014 SRM: 5 IBU: 108 17 Lbs 2 Row 0.63 Lbs Crystal 10 1 lb Dextrose Mash @ 150 Mash pH 5.3 Water Profile: 70 ppm S04 150 ppm Cl 75 ppm Ca 25 ppm...

No sir! Sitting in the cellar.

Been itching to try the hoppy offerings from HF for a while now but haven't been successful as of yet. Grabbed an extra bottle of Fyodor's classic id be willing to let go as well as most of my cellar being available. Up for trade: Fyodors Classic 2009 Bourbon Barrel Double Bastard (2) Southern...

Weddings in 2 months so no hurry yet. Nice! PM me if you wanna work out another trade! Would love to get a growler/a few bottles. Definitely willing to go above $4$ for it too! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Yea we have! What's up man?! Definitely not expecting to land juicy, just would love to be able to return the favor to my buddy if by some miracle someone is willing to move one. Really just looking to score a growler of their hoppy stuff or any of their other bottles! Let me know if anything...