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Can you get Chinook and Centennial? The combo of these works OK for a substitute for Amarillo/Simcoe - better than Cascade or Magnum. That said, Cascade is a pretty good dry hop to use for the citrus nose.

To get a dry finish you need to dominate fermentation, get that TG down to 1.010 or so if you can. Bright neutral yeasts can work for this: WLP001, WLP090, even dry Nottingham ale perhaps. If you're all-grain, mash at lower temps (150). Keep a simple malt bill, minimal Caramel or Munich malts...

Insufficient oxygen is but one cause of an incomplete fermentation - so maybe. Others: -Not enough yeast cells. Assuming you did 5 gallons, mrmalty shows you need 1.7B yeast cells, more than you get out of a normal smack pack - sounds like you didn't do a starter. That said, I've certainly had...

Agreed. I want to close my eyes and smell just about the same aroma as an IPA, but then be surprised when I taste the malt/roast complexity in the flavor. Don't want to end up with a porter with a weird hop profile, the hops need to stand out.

Transferred and tasted last night, TG= 1.016, right on target for a 7%, although my recipe changed a lot from what I had up above: Boil Time:60 min Batch Size: 10 gallons Boil Size: 12.7 gallons Efficiency: 75% Projected; OG: 1.071 IBU: 64 SRM: 37 18 lbs 2-row 3.2 lbs Munich 20L 3.2...

Dry hopping really isn't going to do much for your flavor, but will help you at least get some aroma character - drop another oz or two of Cascade in there.

I ended up brewing this last night with a couple changes - my recipe is here: http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/16476/midnight-cda hit my 1.070 OG target right on and fermentation was quite angry this morning with a WLP001 starter. I'll update when I have some tasting notes.

+1 on brew brothers. Aside from not having Simcoe/Amarillo (only Steinbarts), they have a great and affordable selection - you'll save 30-50% on hops, check out their drop-off points. Pay $5 and pick it up near you, malt crushed and packaged - it's pretty sweet.

Hey all, I'm on this forum a lot, but haven't been much of a contributer yet and I'm trying to change that. I'm an intermediate homebrewer at this point, I brew 10 gallon all-grain batches and keep a brew blog (who doesn't?). I dream of opening a brewery in the next couple years (hiring a...

Good call, I'll up the midnight wheat - I've had a few CDAs with a burnt flavor that I did not appreciate.

Figured I would post the CDA recipe I've concocted for some feedback if you have it - it uses a Malt Bill I've never been close to before: Added By:JoelG11 Method:All Grain Boil Time:60 min Batch Size: 8 gallons Boil Size: 10.5 gallons Efficiency: 75% Projected; OG: 1.071 IBU: 73 SRM...

Figured I would post the CDA recipe I've concocted for some feedback if you have it - it uses a Malt Bill I've never been close to before: Added By:JoelG11 Method:All Grain Boil Time:60 min Batch Size: 8 gallons Boil Size: 10.5 gallons Efficiency: 75% Projected; OG: 1.071 IBU: 73...