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I have that same inline TC wort filter and used it to filter my wort before going through my plate chiller. It was effective but I was bummed that with my 5-6G system I just added 1G of dead space for wort loss. I did add a TC gas fitting to push out the 1G w CO2 but I ended up switching to an...

The first DH is at ferm temp at around day 4-5. That DH last stays at ferm temps for another 8 days. I then do a soft crash to 56F and DDH for 24 hrs at that temp and then cold crash at 32F for a week. I don’t have the ability to dump the hops via a dump valve and I prefer not to transfer to a...

I brew mostly IPAs and I’ve shifted to an east meets west IPA w 10-15% golden naked oats/white wheat malt and moderate bitterness around 70IBUs. I do like some bitterness as long as it’s balanced and has a smooth finish and I don’t always want a thick mouthfeel like you get with some NEIPAs. I...

DDH DIPA w Citra, Vic Secret, Nectaron and Nelson.

I love combining Nelson with Citra. Works well with Simcoe too. Going to try it with Mosaic cryo on my next brew. I got my hands on a pound of Nectaron and just paired it with Citra cryo, Vic Secret, and Nelson. I will update Friday when it’s carbed but so far it smells great. The pouch of...

Has anyone tried Jack’s Abby Kiwi Rising? I’ve never brewed a lager but this one intrigues me. I was even interested in something along the lines of their RIPL effect even though it didn't rate off the charts. I haven’t tried too many IPLs. One was Sudwerks Big DIPL which I found enjoyable. It...

I’ve used Light DME for probably my last 10 brews and have not tasted a change/decrease in beer quality. It’s only been 1#, which is usually less than 7% of the grain bill. I’ve had multiple brewers taste the beers and found them to be tasty. Not one one of them asked me if I used DME in the...

One pound DME into 1G will give you 45 gravity points. (LDME will be less) For a 5G batch it’ll bump you up 9 pts. Figure out what your ABV goal is and add accordingly. 9 points into 5G should bump you up about 1.2% ABV I’ve been brewing at the max grain capacity in my system for a while and I...

Thanks for the input. I have some Citra cryo that I can incorporate into the mix!

Since we’re talking NEIPA I just brewed one Sunday. For a 5G batch I used 6oz ID7 for flame out/whirlpool. I came across some Nectaron hops that I want to pair with Nelson for the dry hops. I might go with some Vic Secret as well. Anyone try the Nectaron hops yet? I’ve read that Nelson can...

What temp do you have your DH keg before going into your keezer/kegerator? You might have experienced some hop creep from the hop enzymes creating more fermentable sugars for the yeast, kicking off additional Fermentation and thus more diacetyl. If you’re dry hopping you either need to make sure...

I’m doing a Kiwi series of IPAs this summer. First up is a split batch Imperial Dry Hop yeast vs Barbarian using Riwaka, Motueka, Rakau and in the other Waimea, Taiheke, Wakatu. I’ve only used Nelson before and love it. I’m eager to try different NZ hop combos since most IPAs overuse Mosaic...

I only use 0.2g of SMB in my kegs, which is a tiny amount. The cider I’m finishing had juice that was not acidic enough so the cider reference book called for 100ppm SMB to add shelf stability to the cider. I will only be adding 50ppm which will still be 1.5g/4.75G which seems like a ton! I’m...

Thanks on the Nectaron intel. I immediately ordered a pound because it’s been unobtanium for a while. I’ve heard really good things and can’t ant wait to pair it with Nelson. I also came across using SMB/AA together because they interact synergistically as antioxidants and that using too much AA...

If your protocol is consistent, adding the antioxidants 3 days earlier should not change the result, you’ll just have more O2 pulled out at that DH step vs waiting til packaging. Whatever unreacted antioxidants you have will stay in solution until your next step of O2 exposure. Depending on how...

If your IPAs are solid through 2 months that reflects industry standard and I would not bother adding antioxidants. I almost always avoid ipa cans older than 2 months but I’ve had really good Heady Topper and Monkish cans that were at 3 months that probably dropped off some from their peak hop...

If your IPAs have a solid shelf life out 2 months I wouldn’t worry about adding antioxidants. My kegs are done at about 1.5 months. I only started using antioxidants after a split batch ended up with an oxidized ipa out of the gate in one of the kegs that I couldn’t explain so I was looking for...

I’ve only read about it being used at bottling/kegging so that’s where I’ve used it. I think adding it with your DH just a few days before kegging should be fine.

Cryo hop use is covered thoroughly by Janish. The brewers that he interviewed that experimented with it’s use generally agreed that 100% cryo hopped beers were one dimensional with aroma being the prominent factor. They also complained of a grittiness in the 100% cryo-hopped beer that could only...

I have an extra CO2 line in my keezer for purging bottles before filling them off of my flow control taps. Basically when you get a crowler fill at a taproom you can see them purge/flood the can with CO2 prior to filling off the tap, then they cap on the foam. There was a research study...