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Ahh sorry, should have been more clear. I just meant on any brew, when dumping in grain and mashing in, it isn't hard to spill some grain around the lip of the malt pipe (which then gets down to the bottom of the machine) or knock a couple bits through the eye holes when stirring. I found the...

How do you like the counterflow chiller by the way? I suppose the issue comes when I get to chilling, but I imagine there's a good bit of grain debris getting into the bottom of the machine during the mash. Not enough to cause an issue with the pump or anything like that. I do use a hop...

Thanks! I also picked up a sink strainer to try out, glad to hear it works! I am using a 35L 3.1.1. I crush my grain at LHBS, but usually double crush since their mill is pretty loose. I have not had any issues with stuck sparges or anything like that. I bought my Brewzilla used and it came...

Even with a hop spider and grain bag around my malt pipe, I'm getting too much debris through my Brewzilla pump. I was thinking about cutting a small piece of a nylon hop bag and clamping it over the pump inlet bolt with a stainless steel hose clamp to make a filter. I tested it with a whole hop...

Thanks everyone, I actually ferment NEIPAs in a large bottling bucket and fill the bottles directly from the spigot with a bottle filler. Works like a charm, no oxygen problems. From what I've read many times, transferring to a bottling bucket can easily oxidize the beer. Here's a great link...

Dang, that was my fear. I guess I might just stick with the bottle by bottle priming. A good NEIPA is worth the effort.

I've had great success bottling NEIPA by bottling directly from a spigot on my primary fermenter, and by adding 0.5 - 1 tsp ascorbic acid to the priming sugar. What I've been doing is mixing up a set volume of water/sugar solution and injecting a small amount into each bottle prior to filling...

Great, thank to both of you! That makes a lot more sense. I've noticed that Brewfather specifically states "highest temperature reached during fermentation" whereas Northern Brewer states "current temperature of the beer." The fact that presently dissolved CO2 should be based on the max temp...

I bottle my beer. I've never done a cold crash, but would like to try cold crashing an IPA I've got fermenting. I use Northern Brewer priming sugar calculator, which determines sugar quantity based on the current beer temperature (by calculating CO2 already dissolved in the beer). If I cold...

Yeah exactly fruity and juicy with as little bitterness as possible. Right now im favoring a 4 oz whirlpool and dry hopping 4 oz on day 1, 3, and 5

By happy accident I've got 8 oz of Vic Secret, 4 oz of Samba, and 4 oz of Trident hops for a single 5 gallon batch. I'm planning to make a ~6% abv NEIPA and right now I want to use the whole pound of hops. The people I am going to brew and consume the beer with are not IPA fans, so needs to be...

Thanks everyone for all of your replies! Buying hops while in the states is a great idea, but I doubt Canadian border control would allow me to bring hops. I'll call them and ask. If they do, I will get a couple pounds from Yakima. Cheers and stay safe!

Good point!

Thanks everyone for your replies, much appreciated. A vacuum sealer and getting hops in bulk are definitely a great idea. Supply chain and accessibility for homebrewing are more limited here than in the US (in my experience). Outside of paying really hefty shipping fees, I'm stuck with the...

Hi, Good point! I should have specified - they would not be vacuum sealed. Unfortunately, I am only able to buy lose hops locally. Ordering hops from other provinces is an option, but the price difference and cost of shipping are just abhorrent. Thanks and cheers

I'm living in Canada and heading to the states for 5 weeks around Christmas. When I return I have a mandatory 14 day in house quarantine for covid. I want to brew right away when I get back so I was thinking of getting all the ingredients before I leave and storing them. I want to make a session...

I recently experimented with making a NEIPA using cheap hop varieties. I used varieties that are often used in NEIPAs and are referred to as fruity or tropical. I did a whirlpool with 1 oz each of mosaic, centennial, falconers flight (I believe 7 C's variety), and cascade. I dry hopped on day 4...

Edit: down 2 points and I took a full hydrometer sample and drank it and it does taste amazing. Chocolatey, rich, roasted coffee, boozey (in a good way). Its thick and sweet, but it will definitely be OK.

In summary, here's what I all tried: Raised temperature to 72 degrees Stirred up yeast 1-2 times per day Pitched a cold-crashed, decanted 2-Liter starter of WLP001 Added yeast energizer Transferred beer to a different vessel, pitched a 1-Liter starter wort onto the yeast cake, transferred the...

Hi folks I just wanted to report that this approach seems to be working. 10 hours after I pitched the starter onto the yeast cake, there was a pretty thick krausen. I racked the beer back over and set it at 70 degrees. Nearly 24 hours later and its still slowly bubbling. Might try stirring it...