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2.49 per ounce sucks you will find. You said you are a hop head. I am too. I started buying it by the pound and freezing it. Way cheaper! You can find great prices and quality hops online, but I personally support my LHBS.

Raising the temp is good. From my understanding, the primary fermentation is where the yeast create alcohol and co2 and byproducts. Secondary fermentation is where the remaining yeast clean up the byproducts it created, giving a cleaner beer with less chance of undesired flavors. Most recipes I...

Cool bud. Looks great. Keep in mind the taste will improve after some time in the keg. Give it at least a week before you drink a whole lot of it. If your anything like me, that will be hard. Haha.

I know this was from a little while ago, but about your recipe. I agree with LexusChris. But I would consider Nugget or Perle as your 60 minute addition. Centennial and Cascade are more expensive and have really great flavor and aroma. Save them for that. Definitely consider moving the hop...

Welcome to HBT and good luck with your first all grain batch.

Check out the Grape and Granary in Akron. They have classes, but I think it costs 10 bucks. You probably only need to go to one class. They are really helpful and you can always ask them questions in person or over the phone. I buy all my ingredients from them. I think they are are affiliated...

That stuff that settled is normal. We refer to it as trub. I haven't done a mr. beer kit nor watched a video on one. In my case, the trub is protein, hops, and yeast that has fallen out of suspension after fermentation. This process clears the beer. When you bottled, you added new sugar to...

I was internally debating the Nugget dry hop. I'll contemplate the rest of your suggested changes as well. Thanks for your thoughts.

Thanks for the encouragement. As I stated in the original post, not looking for perfect clone. A similar style sounds great to me. Taste is more important than ABV IMO.

I have taken some advice and revised the recipe. Grain bill is set, already bought my specialty grains. Dropped the carapils. I am brewing this Friday night or Saturday morning. Going to be making my first yeast starter! Still have some research on how much DME and water to use for this...

I've had the same experience. It settles out after fermentation. I'm interested in what others say though. I've only done 4 all grain brews. I use Irish moss or whirlfloc tablets. I don't really worry if if that protein/moss/hop trub goes into my fermenter. My beers are coming out good to me, so...

To address your question about the hop utilization, I personally don't think adding half your extract later in the boil would have much of a noticeable effect on the hop utilization/bitterness. I am guessing it is the toasty flavor of your specialty grains like previously mentioned. Also, I...

Welcome to HBT! I'm living near Canton, OH. What LHBS do you go to? I love Great Lakes too. I just tried their Alchemy Hour double IPA they just released this month. I loved it. I also love their Commodore Perry.

Can you post your recipe? I think some more information about your hop additions and gravities will help us give you better insight. I think I've also read in other threads about the flavors balancing as it sits in the fridge for over a week. I definitely find my beers get better after 2 to 3...

I have two all grain batches that will be kegged. The other two were bottled before I got the kegs. I am looking forward to a tap party, and hopefully soon!

Thanks for the tip on the yeast. I was hoping to get some insight on that.

The recipe didn't clearly indicate it, but I am dry hopping for 7 days with Cascade and Nugget. I will keg this. I mash in a cooler, mashout and usually do 2 batch sparges at 170 for 15 minutes. I have never done a FWH, but I will try it. From looking it up, I read in Palmer's How to...

I have no experience with creating my own clone recipes. Great Lakes Brewing Company just released a Double IPA that I thought was awesome. Since it is so new and not widely available, I didn't find any recipes online. I don't need an exact clone, just getting something similar is perfectly...

I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I hail from just outside Canton, Ohio (home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame). I've been lurking on these forums for about 3 months and have learned a lot about brewing beer from this online community. I would love to participate in the...