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Correction: 4-5 weeks before dry hopping and bottle conditioning are done.

It will be 4-5 weeks before the dry hopping is done, so I won't know till then. Like I said earlier I'm not aiming to clone All Day, just brew something nice and hoppy that had similarities, so it won't bother me if the flavor is different. As far as your ratio of Rye, I think that's probably...

Sure, here it is. A few notes. First, I think I mistakenly said I already started dry hopping. I actually just transferred it tonight. Hydro sample tasted very nice, good citrus flavor already, exactly what I was going for. Second, it'll be 4-5 weeks before this one will be ready, between...

I wasn't specifically trying to clone All Day, but I wanted a beer with the same characteristics, good hop aroma without overwhelming bitterness, low to mid 40's IBU/OG, and high alpha newer american varieties which are my favorite. Essentially, a tasty "Session IPA." I've never brewed with...

All things considered this is pretty quick turnaround since this beer just started getting distributed a couple months ago. It's been on tap at Founders for over a year now, and was called Endurance Ale before they changed the name to All Day IPA. Ever since I started homebrewing I wanted to...

This thread has made me realize how spoiled I am being a 10 minute drive from Founders' tap room. :mug: I like the look of the clone you guys are working on though. All Day is a really good session beer. Tons of citrus with a little bit of bite, which is probably the notes of Rye some of...

Not sure who you are asking this to, but I believe this one was 12 days primary and another two weeks dry hopping before I bottled it. I primary all my beers for 12-14 days, then another week in secondary if no dry hop, and two weeks if there is. I'd just transfer to the secondary whenever you...

I've decided to give this kit a try. My time to brew over the next month or so is going to be limited, so this sure beats a long AG brew day, especially since I was going to try the Amigo Lager recipe that is on White Labs website anyway so I'd have a nice light lager for summertime. $30...

I remember reading the same thing. AdamWiz who posted a recipe a few pages back also said to go 72-73, which makes sense considering the estery profile of the Bell's yeast, and the impact that has on the flavor of Oberon. I had good luck at 69-70 and I know Crypto's recipe calls for low-mid...

I wondered the exact same thing when I started learning about decoctions and I thought this BYO article summed it up nicely. http://www.byo.com/stories/wizard/article/section/121-mr-wizard/148-arent-tannins-a-problem-when-you-boil-part-of-your-mash-during-a-decoction In short, you are...

I'll second that, I harvested from some Pale Ale and it took I think 4 steps and almost two weeks to get it up to where I had enough to pitch in a 1L flask. I know it's been said in here before multiple times but add me to the list of believers that the Bell's yeast is the key to the...

I'm not an expert at all, but just based on observation I'm guessing it will still turn out fine, and any differences from the hop additions and shorter boil should be relatively minimal. Saaz doesn't have a high enough AA% where the extra bitterness should really much of an effect, plus you...

Thought I'd give a quick update on my Bell's bottle harvest. I'm now on day 8 and step 3 (250ml-->500ml-->1L) from the dregs of 5 bottles of Pale Ale bottled on 12/28. This is what I woke up to my starter doing this morning. Even on a stir plate all three steps have been given me some crazy...

Hello All, I'm kicking around the idea of trying to brew up a lighter lager that can be a session beer I always have around. What I'm shooting for probably most resembles Sam Adams Light if I had to reference a commercial example. I plan on going with a basic 2 row base, toasting it myself...

Thanks for the guidance. This will be my first bottle harvest and first attempt at an Oberon clone. Mine will be a mini-mash with a pale and wheat DME base (I've only done extract to this point but am looking to move to all-grain sometime later this year), but the recipe is based pretty...

Crypto, I'm planning on starting a harvest of Bell's Pale Ale yeast this week (since Oberon isn't here till March 30). How big of a starter did you use to pitch? I'm assuming stepping it up to 1L (using a stir plate) probably won't be quite big enough for a 5 gallon batch. Mr. Malty suggests...

Here's my initial shot at the recipe. This should allow me to do the countertop mash in a 2 gallon cooler at a 1.5:1 water/grain ratio. 5 Gallon Batch: OG: 1.064 FG: 1.016 28 IBU 6.4% ABV Full 5 gallon boil for 60 minutes 5lb Vienna 3lb Pilsen Light DME 1.5lb Munch LME 1oz...

I'm looking to get some ideas on a beer I'd like to take a shot at late this summer, that being a German Festbier. What I'm really shooting for is the version of Oktoberfest Lagers you would find in Germany, during Oktoberfest that tend to be lighter in color and malt flavor than their American...