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Okay, I learned a bit more about BeerSmith and tried again entering your All Grain recipe and then converted it to an estimate of my basic equipment. This is what it gave me for the extract conversion... Hop Knot Extract American IPA Type: Extract Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Boil Size...

Thanks for all the work to design this recipe. I live in Colorado and can't get Hop Knot unless my father in law brings some when he visits. I want to make some Hop Knot for his visit during Christmas, so I found your recipe here. I'm still pretty new, and not doing all grain yet, just...

After you bottle, you need to let them condition at room temp basically.....not in the fridge. After 2,3, or 4 weeks depending on the beer, then put it in the fridge, let it chill and rest, then drink.

Do you guys think I should put some sugar in the keg so it'll carb while aging or not?

Thanks guys. I was about to say I know nothing about starters but you replied in time for that.

Thanks, I'll look over that link. Here's the next one that I'm brewing, it just came in a couple days ago, it's in the fridge right now. http://www.williamsbrewing.com/WILLIAMS-AMARILLO-ALE-P1754C183.aspx http://www.williamsbrewing.com/pdfs/K52%20Amarillo%20Ale.pdf

I went downstairs and grabbed the empty smackpack. It's Wyeast 1272 American II. The package says to pitch between 62-72°. But it also says into an OG of up to 1.060. My OG was above that, in which case it says additional yeast may be needed, but at that point, I only had the one package...

I assume by underpitching you mean I didn't put in enough yeast? I put in what the kit came with and instructed. I'm a beginner, hence posting in this forum here....I just figured the kit would come with what it's supposed to.

It just tastes very potent, like liquor, not beer, or any IIPA I've ever had. But it's not aged yet, so we'll see. Mostly I was just posting this thread to figure out why my ABV comes out much higher than the recipe for a boxed up extract kit says it should.

I read it, and thought I did answer the taste early on in this thread.