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ok, seems like you're both in agreement on the 2 beans for noticeable but not overboard. i think i'll try the scrape and cut up pods and dump into my keg approach and see how that goes. have either of you used coconut? I've read info that some like untoasted and some like toasted. i was...

Hi, I want to try using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder to make a powder/paste out of some fresh vanilla beans and add them to a stout. has anyone done this? I am going to add the powder/paste to a keg along with some cacao nibs and coconut and then rack a fermented stout onto it for a...

I love the floating dip tubes for using to transfer from dry hopping kegs, to ferment with, to transfer from a "secondary" for when i add weird adjuncts to stouts, or for when putting a beer on nitro or for other clear beers - it clears much faster and the nitro pours are awesome much faster. i...

Yeah saw the citra pounders on sale and had to hold myself back lol

Cool, off to do a little rubbing

Is it important to use fresh noble hops when adding them only to the boil? I know it is important to use the freshest most recent crop year hops when dry hopping. I had read, i think in Janish's IPA book, that slightly aged (still kept cold and not just open to oxygen all of the time!) hops...

I'm having a come to Jesus moment on fresh hops after a lackluster beer made using 2018 citra and 2019 galaxy. both were freshly opened vac-sealed bags and they were underwhelming. I'm going to start ordering smaller amounts of smaller bags of hops for dry hops instead of 1lb bags. I was...

i meant that it is an advantage in terms of racking. I was worried at first that extraction would be bad when they sank but the beer always turns very hazy and hoppy as the pellets sit on the bottom. The oils are dissolving into the beer.

my hops always sink when added at 50F. Just an added benefit. It’s ready to rack right away. The hops sink and the beer turns very cloudy with hoppy goodness. I am going to try racking to a dryhop keg next and invert it a few times per day to see if it extracts any more.

Yes, I would highly recommend trying a soft crash before dry hop if you can do it. I never have hop burn anymore. I've done at least 3 beers dry hopping at 50F now after crashing the yeast. They are super smooth and thick and juicy 24 hrs after racking to keg. It's insane. I haven't done a...

the massive trub and hops leads to more astringency and bitterness and a drier perception. Also, i find pils malt to lead to a drier perception.

I’ve been using yeastcalculator.com for liquid yeast. I used to use mrmalty.com for dry yeast

especially if they assume you aren’t using a calculator to assess viability and pitch rate

i think many places just use a default of 11% for Chico. I saw similar stuff on Wyeast, some are 10% and some are 11% for their yeasts, but people have emailed them to ask the real limit and they said it is higher.

Maybe I'll just stick with the tried and true US-05 at this point. I assume it will be able to get me into the 12-15% ABV range if I desire. Never tried it, but I think many of the popular Imperial Stout breweries are using chico to get to 12-15%

Thanks to everyone for the replies, I'm sticking with my IPLs for now!! ha ha

I wanna do some pastry stout/specialty ones with lots of other flavors and need a clean base

I've noticed there are now at least a couple alternatives to US05 if you want a dry American yeast that attenuates well and is very clean: -CellarScience CALI dry yeast -Lalbrew Bry97 west coast ale yeast -there may be others i haven't seen Has anyone compared the ones I mentioned or others...

yeah, i think i am a Pils hop head, lol. I think I'm definitely veering more into the IPL territory on my "Pils." Some would say it ruins the Pils to add a lot of hops or it ruins an IPA to brew it with lager yeast, but I think if you use the right hops, they can blend really well with the...

maybe i’ll stick with my ekuanot or some nelson then. I’m doing a split batch and can’t put any flavor hops into the boil unless i heat it all up again after racking off half.