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  1. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    Dolcita sounds like a banana brand, such a terrible name. The hop is super punchy is fruity though. I used a bunch of it in a hazy and it came out a little lotion-like almost, so use with caution. I did Citra/1019/Sabro lupomax 3:3:1. Maybe it was the Sabro that really pumped up the coconut and...
  2. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    New YVH email about 2025 Australian hops in stock just came in. They're showing off the new processing + QA facility and I wonder if that will improve 2025 Galaxy over the previous years. I think that's certainly the intent of including this facility update in the hop drop email... Does the new...
  3. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    Couple of years ago my buddy asked how much coffee and coconut to add to a stout, so I kindly advised that I do 1oz/gal whole coffee beans and 1lb/gal coconut. Skip forward a few weeks and I taste his beer and it tastes like the purest form of espresso. Turns out he added 4 POUNDS of coffee and...
  4. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    I never got the reason why tho. It still attenuates like London Ale 3 (70-75%), so it's not like I'm going to use it for a WC IPA... I also want that to be on a cleaner end. Should I make a clear hazy ipa?? lol
  5. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    Idaho 7 is very good, I miss that beer. Idaho 7 can be so spotty though. Often it's dank and fruity, other times just super resinous and dank. Always good on hot side, cold side could be good, I'd definitely go off aroma of your specific pellets and make a call then.
  6. secretlevel

    Double IPA Pliny the Elder Clone

    Reviving this thread because Pliny is King! It turns out that BYO worked with Vinnie back in 2024 to release an updated recipe and the issue also includes STS Pils as well as Blind Pig recipes. Some notable differences from the last recipe: - no crystal/caramel or munich, just 2-row and corn...
  7. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    I've been intentionally trying to hit 1.020+ so that I can add an unreasonable amount of hops, but I've been ending up at ~1.014, I literally have the opposite problem :p
  8. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    I've been through the ringer lately trying to make hazies. I'll be back soon enough.
  9. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    500 PAGES, BOYS Is this the biggest thread of HBT? Insanely cool to be a part of this movement with you, lads. It's a great beer style and you just keep making it better!
  10. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    What's the consensus on fermenting Conan at 64F? You get more peachy notes that way?
  11. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    I don't want to get too into the weeds on Cohumulone because it may not be solely responsible for the harsh bitterness, but there has to be some correlation between Cohumulone content and harsh bitterness. Galaxy is higher than average on it (32-42%) and Vic Secret is through the roof (51-56%)...
  12. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    Same! I suddenly have the urge to make a 5-6% hazy haha
  13. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    @couchsending is this you?! It's so exciting to keep watching your successes on the national stage. You've always been super knowledgeable and helpful, it's well deserved. https://beerandbrewing.com/podcast-episode-403-conor-brown-of-offset-bier/
  14. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    I think Galaxy is making a bit of a comeback. I've had some bad Hop Alliance bags that came out Peanutty, but I have a 2023 YVH bag that's tasting pretty pineapply. Beer is conditioning, but I'll report back soon. Riwaka though... man it's intense. To me it always tastes like overripe...
  15. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    I've seen "Vermont style IPA" term used to describe it that I like. What's interesting about Heady is that it has lots of Simcoe in it and I've never seen anyone describe it as catty! Even though other Simcoe beers get the catty descriptor all the time. I wonder if they select specifically to...
  16. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    Pencil shavings is something I got from bad Galaxy lots before but I could also attribute that to a beer being too chalky due to high CaCl levels.
  17. secretlevel

    Sweet Stout Deception Cream Stout

    It's on page 1 of this thread
  18. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    Looks awesome! Curious how it evolves over the next week or two. I gotta ask what's in the jars lol. Are those herbs?
  19. secretlevel

    New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

    It could be crop and lot related too. I smelled two bags of Sabro before adding it to DH and the YCH cryo definitely smelled better than the can of YVH Sabro. YCH was tropical and fruity but the YVH can was just grassy to me so I didn't use that one. So smell it and see if you like it for sure.
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