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Yep, it was a tasty beer, though not exactly what I had intended. Hit 8.7% ABV instead of the 10.5% I was aiming for. I dried it out to FG 1.004 so it wasn't the attenuation, it was the terrible efficiency up front. I've run into this problem using the igloo mash tun a few times and am...

Brewed last week, and mostly went well but ended up with an OG of 1.070, argh. This is a terrible brewhouse efficiency, much worse than my usual 75-80%, but the same thing happened the last time I tried a big high gravity IPA. I aimed to mash low at 145 for 60 min before ramping up to 154 for 30...

Hey all, looking for some feedback on a recipe I'm putting together to clone a beer I had recently by Ex Novo, called BWA. This is a hazy New England style Triple IPA with "Simcoe, El Dorado, Mosaic, Mandarina Bavaria, and a insane amount of Citra, 7lb/bbl of hops, ABV 10.5%, IBU 100". Unique...

Check out Willamette Week's beer guide: http://www.wweek.com/beer-guide-2017/ Don't miss Great Notion - really outstanding hazy IPAs. After that, Ex Novo, Gigantic, Breakside, and Ecliptic. On the coast, Ft George! Skip Pelican - blah overpriced beer.

Re-opening this old post with some updated prices, as I was looking for the same thing (5lb tanks): Airgas (Tigard): $115 new (filled), $22 to exchange Above the Rest (Tigard): $125 new, $25 exchange Homebrew Exchange: $95 new, $16 exchange Steinbarts: $88 new, $17 refill (they don't exchange)...

So I checked my attenuation today (day 7) and the SG has dropped to 1.020, which calculates to an apparent attenuation of 67%. Is there some evidence behind the recommendation to raise the temp for a d-rest when attenuation is at 50%, vs later?

Hi all, new here but wanted to share a recipe I'm brewing since I haven't come across another version of it anywhere. This comes from the brewmaster at Gigantic Brewing in Portland, Ben Love, who was awesome enough to share a scaled down version of my favorite lager ever, The Sun Never Sets...