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Ok, so the consensus would be to do bittering hops for the full boil.. then save the rest for flavor (15,10), aroma (10-0) and dry hopping... Amarillo is probably not available to me :mad:

Hmm.. I have heard good things about Amarillo.. not sure if my LHBS has them though. Maybe I'll go with Amarillo with the Hop Schedule you suggested before.

I do bottle.. definitely want to keg at some point, but definitely not there yet. I'll probably taste test a six pack a week after the first 3 weeks in bottles.. then keep the rest and see what a good 3 months do.

haha, I like the sound of that.. Maybe I'll give it a shot if my LHBS has them in stock..

To be honest, I need to really learn the Beersmith software. I don't have it figured out too much aside from entering recipes and checking the estimated gravities, etc. It doesn't help that half the screen on my lapton doesn't work! Thanks for the information on SG/IBU ratios.. definitely...

Thank you all for the information! I sure hope my beer doesn't smell like cat pee - my SWMBO would not like that very much haha. I've heard of a few hops having terrible flavors for the first few weeks and then changing completely to very pleasant flavors once aged a little. Any...

Sorry, somehow missed your comment. I pitched a dry pack of Safale 05. I plan on letting these two AG batches age a little... How long would you suggest to let it age if it is overpowering? I guess that depends on how overpowering it is though... :confused:

Are you saying Citra may be unpleasant as a bittering Hops? I hope not! haha. I would imagine it is a matter of personal preference..

That sounds like a really good idea. I need to get some more Carboys and try this... that will ensure the Malt characteristics are exactly the same through the various brews.

Damn. Regarding the 2 hour mash, I did not intend to mash for 2 hours - but between multi-tasking and heating sparge water, it ended up at 2 hours - plus the Pens game was on! Also, from what I've read, the longer the mash the higher efficiency - not that you can't mash in 20 minutes, but it...

Hi all, I am new to brewing.. having gone through 3 extract kits before moving to All Grain, and just finished my 2nd All Grain Brew Day. I decided to do some SMaSH IPA's to learn the flavor profiles of various grains and hops - primarily Hops at this point, as I got a 50lb sack of Maris...

I love using a neti pot.. really cleans things out and feels good too. Although, it was in the news not too long ago about a few people who died from using their neti pots - brain eating amoeba! I think they were from third world countries though, so their water probably wasn't too sanitary...

Red Bridge.. I was at a decent establishment for food and drinks.. drinking a Troegs Pale Ale because they were the special and saw a label I've never seen. It was Red Bridge. I like to order random beers and figured I'd give this one a shot. As soon as I ordered it and looked at the label it...

I'm a total newbie.. only a few posts here and only 3 batches under my belt, but I've been reading religiously for over a month now. Your batch isn't ruined, to the best of my knowledge.. you may have some off flavors from fermenting at too high a temp originally, but the 63-64 degree room you...

Thanks! Yeah, I'm currently "studying" with 2 books right now.. the book by Charlie Pappazian and the other by John Palmer. I've checked out Scotzin Bros.. actually my first trip to the store was their holiday party haha. Thanks again for the welcome, I'll definitely be trying to tap...

Hi All, I just started to homebrew (literally 2 weeks ago) and am already obsessed haha. I've been lurking this website since before I got my starter kit for Christmas.. from my girlfriend - I don't think she knows what she's done yet! :D Anyway, I'm only one batch in (pre-packaged...