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    Stone 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA clone

    I'm interested to see how this turns out!
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    BJCP Exam Tips - LONG post

    Has anyone used this website for exam prep? I heard about it on Brew Strong. Better Beer Scores | Beer Judge Education It looks really good, but is it worth the $250?
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    WLP090 San Diego Super Yeast

    I use a hop bag and toss all the hops in there. There is virtually no hop matter by the time the wort is cooled and transferred to the fermenter.
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    WLP090 San Diego Super Yeast

    This may not necessarily be a WLP090 San Diego Super Yeast problem, but this is the first time I've used this yeast and this was the result. You can see that the rubber stopper/blow off tube was completely blown off and about 3 gallons of wort was blown off. I brewed this Saturday and by Sunday...
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    Black IPA - Critique my recipe

    Update on the Black IPA: It is hoppy although, not overpowering. I never added the second addition of 2 oz of hops I planned on, because I never had a chance to make it to the homebrew store to get more. Could be a little more hoppier to be a true IPA. Citrus notes on the aroma and taste, medium...
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    Black IPA - Critique my recipe

    I just tried the black IPA today after a week in the bottle. It turned out great. Tastes like IPA, except it's black!
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    Black IPA - Critique my recipe

    Nope, I haven't tried Indra Kunindra yet. I'm a fan of Alpine Brewery's Ugly black IPA. My black IPA brew day went well, I had a little better efficiency and ended up with 1.077 OG. I repitched harvested SafAle 05 from a previous IIPA and by the evening it was going crazy. For adding...
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    Black IPA - Critique my recipe

    Good to see another San Diego County brewer :=) I'm curious how yours turns out with the Scottish ale yeast. BIAB = Brew in a bag? I was about to say if you're doing a normal fly or batch sparge, you can just collect your additional runnings in a separate pot, and add it in as you boil off...
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    Black IPA - Critique my recipe

    Here's the final recipe. I had to modify it on the fly due to availability at my local home brew store. Brew day is tomorrow. It's a double brew day (Belgian Saison will be the 2nd brew of the day). malt & fermentables % LB OZ Malt or Fermentable ppg °L 81% 12 0 American Two-row Pale...
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    Black IPA - Critique my recipe

    Here's another revision. Scooby_Brew: I had the SRM at 31, but I bumped it to 34. Weyermann recommends only going as high as 5% with Carafa Speciall III special. I changed my recipe to 7%, but 10% seems to high considering Weyermann's specs. Thanks for the article from BYO. I didn't realize...
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    Black IPA - Critique my recipe

    Thanks for your input! How's this for a revamped recipe? I usually put CaraPils in to add in retention and body. I had to call around to a couple home brew stores to make sure I could get the Carafa III special. malt & fermentables % LB OZ Malt or Fermentable ppg °L 81% 12 0 American...
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    Black IPA - Critique my recipe

    I'm getting ready to brew my first black IPA this Saturday. Please critique my recipe. I'll be re-using SafAle 05 yeast that I harvested from a double IPA. 6 gallons. Should I drop the Crystal 120L? Grain Bill: % LB OZ Malt or Fermentable ppg °L 72% 11 0 American Two-row Pale 37 1...
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    Carboy/ Keg Cleaner Giveaway

    I'm all in!
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    Pre-Boil Gravity Calculation

    I brewed up the Oatmeal Stout this last weekend (regular OS, not Imperial) with much better success as far as hitting my numbers. My efficiency got back to where it should be (77%), so I was actually above my target gravities, but the numbers made sense this time. Target Pre-boil G: 1.041...
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