This reminds me of my tank 7 clone (homage). I bottled too early to make it into a competition and would up with astringency/bitter apple off flavor, but I had already sent bottles off... I was disappointed but completely understood the judges' comments when I got my scoresheet back. The...
For future batches above 1.055 OG I would highly recommend using a yeast starter calculator. I will frequently use brewers friend or mr. Malty. If you don't know how to make a yeast starter it's time to learn! Proper yeast pitching and wort oxygenation will drastically improve your beer!
I've made CSI's recipe and it came out great ( got a 1st place in a regional comp too). I added the dextrose at the end of the boil, all 34 oz of it. But I'm sure it would come out great if you add it during primary. Wouldn't add to a secondary. Also read the BLAM recipe, good hints there.
I brewed mine the middle of May and bottled the beginning of July. I had one last nice and it's carbonated but perhaps another couple weeks will fully carbonate it. Delicious! In a couple weeks the remaining stash will go to a friends wine cellar to age until the new year. Thank God for...
Don't know what you anticipate your OG to be but if it were me I'd get the OG up to 1.060 - 1.065 and get Amarillo IBUs up to around 35, then split the citra and mosaic up to do equal amounts in whirlpool hops and dry hops.
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