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+1 and of course Southern Tier's UNEARTHLY:rockin:

I was under the impression that in order to get mouthfeel you still had to mash to release what creates it.I could be wrong. You could always go to beercalculus.com and add 1# DME and change the batch size to 1gal and that should give you the aprox. gravity you would be adding. Let us know how...

Pliney the elder

The oils from the chocolate could have subdued the foaming. Also with the chocolate it may be a lot for the yeast to handle. What did you hydrometer say? Did you rehydrate the yeast?

That's why I said taste like more IBU. Are we talking BU:GU?

I guess what I was trying to say was because I had a low efficiency I had a lower starting gravity. Therefore when I recalculated for the new gravity the balance was off (malty/hoppy) and you would be able to taste 110IBU's instead of 80. Unless I am wrong about how IBU's work. I've always been...

I made this on Sunday but my thermometer broke so I had to use an old turkey thermometer which I really didn't trust. I was aiming for 150 and think I hit about 143-145. I got the lowest efficiency ever. So here's the recipe, specs I was aiming for and where I ended up. Recipe: YEAST: S-04...

wait. am I not supposed to be seeing ingredients?

Hell yeah, I am brewing a Citra IPA tomorrow morning! I do tend to lean more toward American styles, mostly because that's what I like to drink aside from a select few. Keep 'em comin'!

Let's say it was your birthday and someone was going to buy you hops. Let's say you could have 30-40 ounces.:ban: What would you pick? This is what I came up with on a whim (6) Amarillo (8) Cascade (6) Citra (4) Magnum (4) Nugget (6) Simcoe I have 3 days left to decide! HELP!

Ah, I see. I wasn't really aiming for that FG.... I was using Beercalculus.com to do the math at work and these are the numbers it spat out and said I was in range for an American IPA (FG no higher than 1018) I thought it was a little high but there it was giving me the green check of approval...

What are you doing to toast the flake? Temp / Time?

LOL, yeah put me on that list. Only one I know of is Beecave's Haus Pale ale.

Thanks Northernlad. Brew day has been postponed so I will take the time to get the hops right. Dirty Martini, can you suggest a better strain to use? I thought the BU:GU was fairly balanced and the final IBU's will be around 70-80 to hide the sweetness of a higher FG. Citra DIPA it is!

Thanks, changed to 152. I always worry about getting too much maltyness in my IPA so I thank you for saving me from over correcting.:mug:

I have postponed brewing for tonight. If I change my schedule around to: 2oz @ 60 1oz @ 15 1oz @ 5 I'll be at 1:01 Or 2.5 @ 60 1 @ 15 .5 @ 5 for 1:16 I could get it more exact but this is just a rough idea. I am stuck with only 4oz of hops but I am sure I can adjust to 1:1 but should I...

Anyone think my mash temp should be a little lower?

Wow. So to answer some of the comments. MOUNTING THROUGH FOAM? I instead went with a crossbar that has a clamp to hold it rather than put it permenently in my MLT lid. WHY NO ACTION SHOTS? I am really lazy when it comes to posting things like that. Too much smokin' I suppose. WHY ROTATING...

I changed to all 1oz additions bringing the IBU's up to 60 also giving it a little more flavor and aroma. Also upped the dry hop to 2oz. I think that will be bitter enough for this round. I am brewing this one tomorrow morning.

So I made this one day after the LHBS guy showed my the beauty of Citra hops. I decided that I was going to brew an IPA with only this hop to really know what it's got going for it. It was only meant as an experiment but once a couple friends got a hold of it there was a demand for more. So this...