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The one on the metal surface is the homebrew next to a DDH sue bottle.. just to compare to actual DDH Sue next to a bottle in the other pic. The other two are the colors in different lighting. Turned out great!

So the beer has turned out great. Of the few people I've had try it, all have loved it. One guy said its the best citra bursted-flavor he's had in a beer in some time. I did DDH hop it when I transferred into keg, which I'm happy with that flavor. I did a side by side a couple nights ago with...

I'm located near La Crosse, and I've heard it's supposed to land here next week. So I would imagine between now and then you guys should be seeing distro in Iowa. I've heard the cans from the brewery are pretty green right now.. So should be great in a couple weeks. I plan on grabbing a 4pk for...

I did dry hop yesterday morning; I was going to dry hop a second time once I transfer to the keg next week. I had just done this with another NE IPA and I actually left the hopper in there for the duration of the kegs life, which was about 3 weeks or so and I didn’t get any off flavors. I...

Brewed this up last Friday. Brew day went great, didn't run into many major snags along the way which is always great. The color looks great, and WLP007 works quick. Today is day 3 so I dry hopped this morning, I pulled a sample and it was down to 1.016 from 1.059 already. My plan is to dry...

Keg "finally" kicked last Thursday night. Lasted a little over 2 weeks once fully carbed.. Just in time, since I brewed up a different NE IPA this past weekend. My final notes on it: tasted great til the last drop. I tried to keep the temp inside that cooler maintained between 34-36 which...

I think you may have hit the nail on the head. Stopped home for lunch and took a look.. Definitely a slight bit of krausen now, I shook it up and it reacted-smelled bready. It also looks more active in the swirl now, so you're probably right-just a slow start. On that note.. Any suggestions on...

Thanks for the info! Side note, what is your brewery? Not sure how far out you distribute, but if I can, would like to give some of your beers a try if I can find someone I know within the vicinity!

Thanks for the help, both. Skibb, I will get some S-04 as a fallback if my 007 doesn't take off. Obviously I do not have the control you do on my homebrew system, so perhaps others who reported the tartness may fall into the same category and the off flavors are a byproduct of a less...

I was planning on building this starter up to another 1.5L today/tonight. Perhaps I’ll see if my LHBS has 007, otherwise get S-04 as a backup. I’ve read S-04 has a tart flavor unless you’re fermenting around 62* which I will not be doing. That’s my only hesitation on using that instead.

Those who have worked with WLP007, could you give me some insight on it? I’m planning on brewing this beer Friday, made a 1L starter yesterday and when I went to add the yeast, it was sludgy, and thick.. like less viscous slurry. I had removed it from the fridge a few hours prior, so this was...

I fermented Vermont at 66* one time and 70* another. I didn’t find much difference, but you may be onto something with fermenting a hair lower to get that flavor.

Sorry for the double post, uploaded the wrong pic and can’t see the new one for some reason:

Just an update.. the color of this beer is fantastic! Brought a growler of it to a homebrew meeting and everyone loved it. Made sure to bring it now before the oxidation sets in [emoji23]... but so far so good!

I used that yeast last year in a couple other recipes and compared to LA3, I probably won’t use it again. The flavor is noticeably different with LA3, and I’m getting tons of in-your-face hop flavor and aroma this time around. Granted, I kegged this one vs bottled last year, but even the...

Dialed back the 30psi to about 5 as somehow my hobo refrigerator is maintaining 33*. Couldn’t help myself, had to take a pull. Aroma is amazing, and it’s a got a bite, but also very crushable. Despite all the issues I ran into and all my worries.. If this is what a beer full of errors tastes...

So this is what’s happening... The things we come up with for homebrewing haha. I have the keg sitting in a bucket, surrounded by ice. Then, the bucket inside the bottom cooler, surrounded by ice. Packed with blankets. I just dropped a temp probe in there.. currently 38*. I’m a bit amazed...

Would would be the negative effects of using co2 at room temp?

Need some suggestions. So, I was supposed to acquire a small commercial fridge a day or two ago but the day I was going to pick it up, the guy found an issue with the thermostat he thinks, as it wasn’t getting as cold as it should. So he’s going to fix it but didn’t give me a time frame. Which...

I think Serving Vessel and Fermentation Barrel... The acronyms probably aren't right, but I think I get the idea at least :D I'll wait for confirmation though, as I am not certain myself.