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I have a galaxy, sabro, mosaic in the queue. Those are top three most potent to me. I will report back it will be a few weeks though as I just put two in the fermentors.

Agree Southern Passion has not been impressive. With a blend of just SA hops it might be okay but with any standard NEIPA hop it is easily ivershadowed.

3-4oz/gal is TOTAL hops not just whirlpool or dryhop. I am at 2.5 - 3 total. Sapwood Cellars is at 1.2oz kettle & 2.1 oz dryhop / gal. These guys are the homebrew/science based NEIPA gurus.

I am just getting caught up after a week or two off so forgive me if this has been addressed. In my opinion - Strata is on par with Citra, Galaxy, Mosaic, Simcoe. It is the next "cheater" hop. (Similar to Galaxy it is best in dryhop only - whirlpool is meh)

I would not. The earthy tones are a backdrop flavor IMO - with citrusy up front and would shine through after it conditions which would seem out of place in a dark beer

Since you will be recirculating during mash why would you vorlauf? I do a no-sparge single electric vessel with recirculating mash using a bag. I always get crystal clear wort even using with lots of flaked adjuncts. What I don't do is disturb the bag like typical BIAB until I drain the...

I am not a fan of mosaic on the hotside because I get the savory/onion from it. Also I don't like using more that 1/3 of my dryhop with mosaic because it is SOOO potent (I think the most potent of all hops) Based on your available hops I would do this Simcoe 66% / chinook 33% in the...

Use this from Norcal to add your dryhops (O2 free!) and problem solved. I adapted it to work with my Speidel tank until I get enough cash for a conical https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/new-product-the-yeast-brink-from-nor-cal-brewing-solutions.658695/

I prefer 1272 for any beer that has galaxy. The tropical aroma/flavor from galaxy really goes well with the subtle esters from 1272 in my opinion. S04 - yes ferm low (63*) & high (69*) always get tart, worse when higher though. I only did WLP007 low though. I only did a handful of batches...

No "best" for me - I keep a quiver Always on hand 1272 / A15 Independence - my go to for experimenting with hops Conan / A04 Barbarian - my go to for non-galaxy hopped beers (I think galaxy clashes with this yeast not sure what it is) S04 / WLP007 - hops that are citrus/limey dominate (e.g...

Great advice here - exactly why I went with 15gal kettle over 20gal.

If you plan to recirculate during mash then I suggest yes get one. Best/cheapest option I found: https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/biabbottom15.htm Not recirculating - dont need false bottom. Regarding efficiency - consider that all of these have a dramatic influence efficency in BIAB -...

Before you spend the cash on a basket ($300+), I suggest you at least try a bag ($25). I was on same quest as you with 15gal spike - once I used a bag I did not see a need for the mesh basket.

dissolve half a tab campden in some distilled water then put it back in the keg. Let it scavenge some of the oxygen for you.

Bitterness is one of the first things to settle out when it conditions. 3 days in cold keg it will be a totally different beer, one day later different again, one day later different again, etc. It will change dramatically each day during the first week in keg then slowly over second week when...

Hose management will be a limiting factor with 10 taps. I just finished mine today (still need to clean it up). I have the CO2 & Nitro tank in fridge, and I went with regular taps so i have 10ft of draft lines - 8 kegs & 8 taps. 20cuft. CO2 goes to three secondaries each with a...

My suggestion based on my experience: FV - ferment in keg with CBDS - use fermentation gas to purge SV After FG drop temp to 55-58 for one day to clear out some yeast, At the beginning of day two at 55-58, attach CO2 to IN post, open lid and throw in dryhops freebird style After 18-24 hrs of...

I tried it and had same issue of the siphon going backwards into the fermenting beer due to temperature drop of keg full of air (fluctuates wildly) vs keg full of fluid (gradually temp changes) - that was the first problem, and a big one... The second problem is that in order for the...

Go for it. 0.35 is my standard w/ Barbarian A04 - (Conan). I read somewhere that the A24 blend is predominantly A04 w/ a little bit of A20. I overbuild starter to get ~80B cells for next batch, then I just double it each time I brew- 80B to pitch & 80B saved for next time. I am on my 6th...

Yes - Big problem for me when ferment in keg and did the Dryhop in keg and transfers with few points or previous attempts to keg ferment & serve in same vessel. I switched back to speidels and Now I only dryhop after FG - single addition for 24hrs then cold crash and rack to SV keg. Nothing...