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I have A 15 gallon Kegel with one 4500 W ultra low density element on a 30 amp circuit that I have been brewing with and having success . I recently picked up a 55 gallon stainless steel kettle and want to install 2 4500 watt elements in there. Anyone out here doing this? I assume I'll...

I have A 15 gallon Kegel with one 4500 W ultra low density element on a 30 amp circuit that I have been brewing with and having success . I recently picked up a 55 gallon stainless steel kettle and want to install 2 4500 watt elements in there. Anyone out here doing this? I assume I'll...

100% agree! Lucky for me I work a half-mile down the road from foundation/Bissell at the Harley shop I stop by every Thursday Friday and Saturday on my way home. Can't wait to try this recipe out for myself . Kinda sad for me that Bissell moved to the larger new location. Can't wait to brew...

So I guess te question is after you swallow that first mouthful of delishiousness, which hops are left lingering in my mouth? Some hops smell better than others and some leave a fantastic after taste.

So I am wondering, in the brewing process which hop addition provides aftertaste, the finish?

Now at 18 days in the bottles, how cow does this taste good! It my be lower in the ABV dept. but still is wonderful to drink

@nogo302. Have no fear I opened a bottle last night a little early and it's tastes wonderful!

Well my FG was 1.010 and if I do the calculation.... 1.042-1.010 x 131.25= 4.2. Looks like I took a big IPA and made a session IPA out of it. Oh well it still tastes good.... At least the sample I just took did.

I'm about to bottle the brew tonight. I'll take a final gravity reading and let y'all know how it turns out

So I transferred the brew into the secondary for some dry hopping. I took a sample, tasted just fine for a room temperature non carbonated IPA. I'll take another gravity reading tomorrow and see where it's at.

I just added dry hops today to my current batch if IPA. My current situation won't allow me to bottle until 11 days from now. That should be good, right? What do you guys think?

A little off topic, but how many of you guys use 5.2 ph stabilizer?

I let the wurt flow into my boil kettle very slowly. A touch more than just a trikle.

Much to learn I do have...

Does temp affect the gravity reading? The wort was about 90 degrees when I took te first reading

I did put the hydrometer in the boil kettle, it didn't break I also took a reading from the fermenter because I couldn't believe I was only getting 1.042. I did a fly sparge. Now that being said, I did the fly sparge at about 170 because I knew I made the mistake of only mashing at 140...

Oh.... It was in the boil kettle after I cooled it down. Right before I transferred to my fermentor.

I didn't really take a sample per se.... I just had my kitchen thermometer in hand and held it in the mash until the needle stopped rising

Thanks everybody for your input.

Thanks ballonknot. I'll just leave it and drink it. Chalk it up to a learning experience.