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If its still going, wait to bottle or it could blow.

I'll probably do that in the future, but for now I trying to stay simple as its only by 4th real brew.

Excellent, thanks! I edited the title for accuracy.;)

What do you think, more of a Pale Ale?

I've gone through changing this over and over again, some of you may have given me advice already, but brew day is tomorrow. I think this is what I'm going to do but I'd like your thoughts before I had to the homebrew store. I wanted to go for a citrusy IPA/pale ale so I went with a combo of...

I was planning to Brew Caribou Slobber this weekend myself and wondered the same thing. I belive the NB instructions (or DVD) say to add an extra week to primary if you are going to skip the secondary. From what I can tell this step is more for clarity then anything else. That doesnt really...

Thanks, yea I'll probably go with US-05 then. Think I might cut some of the first addition out to lower the IBU. 77 is a little high probably.

So I'm kinda new to brewing and have done a few kits from NB but want to start branching out. I've read a bit about SMaSH and want to give it a try, but not for trying malts, but rather hops. I've brewed a bit and tasted alot of beers, but I want to really get a feel for what different hops...

Great! I should be all set. Thanks for all your help!

So just 3.15 lb jug with 1/2 lb of DME will be enough for 4-5 gallons?

So maybe I do like you said with Centennial, using 1/2 oz at 30, 20, 10, and 5. Then dry hop with the other.

I guess it ended up being more complicated than I thought. I dont have any of the hops on hand, and I dont really need to use the Superstructure, so I can order whatever I need. I have a bigger brew kit being given to me as a gift, but not getting it for another month and wanted to get going...

I like the idea of this. If i didnt go with the Superstructure, could you reccomend a different malt? and how much?

Air temp. Unfortunately I dont have much room and it will have to ferment in the basement. (Usually a little cooler than than standard room temp.) Its usually somewhere between 68-72

Unfortunately not. I will be in low 70s

So just one jug (3.15 lbs) of the Superstructor and 1/2 lb of dme?

Maybe ill just scale it down to a 4 gallon batch to be safe.

Safale us-05 I several larger pots i Could use. However i only have an electric stove so boiling larger amounts could be more difficult. Was hoping to do a little less and then adding water after. if that is possible. Thats why I was wondering if id need more. Thats all i was planning...

Should I get another one, or some other type of dme?

Superstructure is a malt extract from NB that supposed to be aimed towards IPAs http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/northern-brewer-s-super-structure-malt-blend-for-ipa.html