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It went well... I scaled back the hops per yours, and Yooper's advice. I wasn't clear on if that should be all hops additions or not. So I scaled back the Chinook, and let the others go full strength. I don't see a down side of it, since I like hoppy beers. I took a ton of notes...

The Wee Strom was on the list, but I ended up with the Ulysses. I'm 6'2" and have a 34" inseam. They don't make many bikes for guys like us. Just about every bike is made for little 5' 7" dudes that weigh 150 lbs! The Uly does everything well, and I've just done a bunch of minor mods...

Sorry. My bad. It was a Mid-West Brewing Supplies Hop Head Kit with American Ale Wyeast 1056. Forgot to mention, this was in my bag of tricks, and it was an invaluable tool. The $54 one right? And thanks on the Damprid tip. I was wondering about that. Does the smell "get into" the...

Approaching the 72 hour mark. It's doing something. What? I don't care. Haven't had any urges to go pulling lids off or anything. From the majority of the info I've gleaned here, I've made a plan to leave it in the primary for three weeks. At the two week mark I have to dry hop, so...

And I'm FREAKIN' smashed!

Well...I've started...past the point of no return now. Specialty grains are steeping. I built a half-a$$ed Keggle this morning. So far, I'm diggin' the process. No sweat.

Can I assume by your avatar you ride?

I'm going to give this a try. http://www.brew-winemaking.com/ProductPDF/6469.pdf

The times are as follows: 1 oz Chinook (60 minutes) AAU's 11-13%(?) 1/2 oz Cascade (45 minutes) AAU's 4-7%(?) 1/2 oz Centennial (30 minutes) AAU's 8-11% 1/2 oz Cascade (20 minutes) 1/2 oz Centennial (10 minutes) 1 oz Crystal Hops (5 minutes) AAU's 3-5%...

Thanks man! I'm on the hunt this evening for a larger kettle. Unfortunately, I have a small window of time to find in my schedule for this boil. So I may have to use my current kettle. From what y'all have told me, I should be in good shape filling it with 5 gallons, and topping it off...

In addition to my question to hops adjustment. I've been getting advice that the 6 1/2 gal pot I have will work if I'm diligent and spray the foam down with a water bottle. Any veracity to that statement?

New pot it is then. Anything I have to adjust in the recipe technique or hops wise considering it is an extract kit?

Hey all! I'll be attempting to do my first batch this weekend with a Hop Head Double IPA Kit from Midwest. Two questions I have. I have a pot that can handle 6 1/2 gallons. I would like to do a full boil. In y'all's collective opinion. Can that pot handle it? If not, my options may...

Hey all! I'm Tim. I'm from Tampa. I've been reading this forum for a couple of weeks now. Soaking up a lot of info. And I am getting ready to brew my first batch this weekend. Hopefully, y'all can put up with any questions I may have :D