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GC WCIPA is dead is all pilsner, bitter with simcoe to 50ibus, WP simcoe, DH simcoe and citra. I've made it according to their recipe, it was the starting point for my recipe here, its turned out great! But I've since made adjustments above for less bitterness and more hop flavor and I like...

I definately think these beers should be clear and all the commerical ones I can think of have been clear. The big dry hop could make that challenging, but using chico and gelatin mine have all cleared up no problem after a week. I've noticed 34/7 takes a little longer to drop totally clear...

Chico strain for sure, Bry-97 is a good choice. Although highland park uses 34/70 which I like a lot too. Dry hop rate for many of these breweries use is ~4lbs/bbl. Which for us is 10oz. I've been happy in the 8-10oz range with a little cryo or lupomax. I have no trouble getting totally...

I started a thread recently that's better suited for this topic. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/the-new-west-coast-ipa.704268/#post-9345435 But I can certainly answer your questions... on that thread.

These have been my favorite beers for a couple years now. Surprised there isn't anything like it on this board yet. I've been dialing in this recipe with some pointers/details from a great local brewery (There does not Exist). The result is the modern, lean take on WCIPA a la Green Cheek...

I’m open to being convinced either way… but use and cleaning of SmartRef actually seems less trouble and if it’s as accurate as they claim… and save some.

It seems like most people think the SmartRef won’t live up to its accuracy claims and be a bit of a pain based on previous experience with other refractometers being inaccurate. Fair?

Yeah great…. So why wouldn’t the SmartRef also be quick and easy and work? (I know it would have to make calculated adjustments for alcohol)

Ok I’m all ears… what makes you think the easydens is better for our purposes? Really appreciate the responses so far!

Yeah that sounds a lot like what I do with my traditional refractometer. I have used a hydrometer to index the refractometer in the past (index is 1.05) and that yields me accurate BRIX to SG conversions but really only for unfeented wort 1.040-1.060. Outside of that and it’s a crap shoot...

So you get a brix output from the Milwaukee and use the typical brix to OG or BRIX to FG calculators?

do you think the new SmartRef will work just as effectively for OG and SG? Bit cheaper and easier to clean.

Do you think this device would fix a lot of my frustrations with a typical refractometer? Is it just as good as the EasyDens for our purposes (really just OG and FG) I’ve brewed for 7 years and still have some frustrations with inconsistent gravity readings. What gives! I use a typical...

Willing to drive to meet up in CA. I think the price is fair given what most used SS goes for (saves about $350), but willing to hear offers.

I’ve used Kmeta 0.04g/gal added with the post fermentation DH for a while. I think of it as easy low risk insurance. I like to think it makes a difference if a keg of IPA was gonna stick around for 3 months or so. I don’t think my beers drop off at all up to about 3-4 months (never tried...

Nice write up, you work hard for that beer! The foam looks incredible, dense meringue. What do you attribute that to?

I was brave enough to put my latest hazy head to head with a fresh can from Monkish - Life is Foggier. It was a fun comparison bc they were similar ABVs and used mostly the same hops - nelson galaxy citra (mine had strata too). Overall the beers are incredibly similar, huge win for me...

Yeah I’ve done a very similar scheme to @Dgallo. It works really well as a quick and easy no boil beer too - just pull the steeping grains (I like oats and GP) Raise to 175 and add whirpool hops. (Edit: while the water is heating from 150 to 175 I dissolve the DME.) You avoid all the DMS...

I'm curious about using everclear for a hop tincture too. I like the idea in theory. I've make limoncello by soaking lemon peel in everclear and the extraction is incredible way more than could ever be had from soaking lemon peel in water at any temp and even way more than vodka. So the...

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