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Never heard of that but I just googled it and it does not sound fun. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery

Hope she gave you a clean bill of health...

I have owned March and Chugger and recently switched to the Riptide. I'm really happy with it but full disclosure - the bleed function isn't perfect. Usually when I start bleeding, liquid starts flowing followed by a pocket of air. The liquid will start squirting out the bleed valve before...

I had some issues when I switched from fire to electric as well. When I was brewing with propane, I had a false bottom in the kettle. I would whirlpool to chill and as soon as it got to temp, I'd transfer directly into the fermenter and that false bottom would prevent all the unwanted stuff...

You haven't seen the "Show Me Your Glitter" thread yet?

When we got them, I was throwing out every hop name I could think of. When I got to Saaz, SWMBO said "yup, that's her. She looks like a Saaz". Her daughter is Cascade but we usually just call her Cassie. Saaz is the one with a blue sliver in one eye. Cascade is the one who looks like Max...

Sorry for taking this completely :off: but I gotta know more. First off :bravo:! I was not aware of a home use canner on the market. Details? Pics? I also like how you just slid that in there like everybody who gets tired of bottling logically just moves to canning as the next step (instead...

My girl Saaz is a fan of the grains too. A few brew days ago, I swept up all the grain dust after a mill and went to do something else. By the time I came back, she was nice enough to have it all cleaned up for me ;)

by soft, I assume you mean mouthfeel which is actually what we are trying to achieve by adding minerals. Scott Janish did a lot of research and a nice write-up on this: http://scottjanish.com/chasing-mouthfeel-softness/

I like to go a little heavier handed with my minerals in a NE IPA. You can get an estimated (using bru n water) 5.33 pH by treating all 9 gallons (4.5 mash, 4.5 sparge) with the following: 7.2g Gypsum 10g CaCl 2.8g Epsom It's not quite 2:1 but I have been happy with this profile and you won't...

You just did a mash-out 20 minutes in. I think a lot of folks do shorter mashes since most of the conversion happens early so you may not be far off. If you're happy with your gravity, then you're all good. If you need a little boost, you could correct it with some DME if you have some on...

So sorry to hear about Geoff. Looks and sounds like he had a great 17 years. Hope he can find my girl Chukes up there and they can chase the birds together. Gonna go raise a glass to him now

Looks great, love the color!

You will have beer but it won't be an IPA. If you're going off of BJCP guidelines for example, your beer won't meet the description (hoppy and bitter). It also won't meet the parameters (40-70 IBU). Assuming you're doing your whirlpool at knockout, you'll get some isomerization but if an IPA...

Yea, it was TF. Maybe you just got a bad batch or maybe the place you got it from didn't store it properly? Since I arrived back in the States, I have been getting mine from Ritebrew. How'd you end up with 120lbs?

Very strange to hear that. I like Pearl and I have used it quite a bit over the years. I have always enjoyed the final product and have never perceived it like you described. I started using it for most of my IPA's about 5 years ago while I was stationed in Germany because it was more readily...

Something doesn't sound right there. I regularly do 3-4L starters on mine. I always get a dimple and never put the speed past 1.

If you think about it, that's the biggest difference process-wise between this and a WCIPA. I can't take credit from coming up with that theory myself. Scoff Janish makes a pretty convincing argument for it. "When polymerized (oxidized) polyphenols react with proteins, the bindings between...

I did a WCIPA with Azacca, Equinot and Vic Secret. The aroma was incredible; super tropical but almost to the point of being one-dimensional and while I was happy with it, I think the flavor could be improved with some Citra and it would also add some complexity to the aroma. I haven't used El...

Cool, I didn't realize that. I'll check it out. Thanks!