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Fermentation seemed fine, pretty much as normal with Verdant. Pitch at 65F and let free rise to 68F for around 48 hours then let free rise to 72F for the remainder. Never actually thought it might be fusel alcohol. It is 8.7% so there is booze there but to completely dominate 17oz of hops has me...

I brewed my Brujos inspired 4 weeks ago now and kegged 2 weeks ago just before going on vacation. Pretty much the same numbers as you, 1,087-1.022 and dry hopped with 17oz in 5.5G with Nelson, Citra and Nectaron. Was tasting very good just after kegging but had a lot of hop burn so had high...

Thanks. That's a pretty handy way to remember it. For some reason I thought it was more.

Great report on your beer, it looks and sounds amazing. I'm cold crashing my version of it now (Nelson, Citra, Nectaron) and hopefully keg on Saturday. After listening to his podcast realised my standard grain bill isn't a mile away from his. Mine is just more oat heavier than his. How much...

Slightly off topic but still relevant as some use ALDC. Kegged a west coast IPA a week ago, I used 1ml of ALDC at transfer into the fermenter and 1ml in the dry hop keg but I'm pretty sure I'm picking up some diacetyl. I'm not overly sensitive to it so can't be 100%. Has anyone picked up...

Ha, I thought the exact same thing when a friend sent me the link. Think people have been burned too often by galaxy. Personally I'm done with it.

That's my concern alright. Think I'll go back to the original plan of 20% Columbus

I haven't brewed or even tried it before. We can't get Trillium over here but I had a beer last year with that hop combination and loved it. I thought the Columbus was stunning in it which is why I was leaning more towards a slightly heavier Columbus amount. I'm not brewing a clone of it as...

Hoping to get a brew in this weekend and going with Mosaic and Columbus (Trillium Melcher St). Think I'm going to go with 3oz Columbus and 7oz Mosaic dry hop. I want the Columbus to pop in it but not sure if 3oz is too much Columbus as I've never dry hopped with it before. Would these rates be...

I'd love to be at that level. I just have to hope for the best. The Nectaron I have is definitely diesel heavy, but I just know this from brewing with it which is why I got more from Yakima. Have you used the 22 batch from Yakima? any feedback?

Can you kinda tell what you're going to get from your batch of Nectaron by smelling or is it just pot luck? I got some more Nectaron and Nelson from Yakima during the week to brew your beer.

Ah sorry, that should be Fahrenheit. That's what I get for going between the metric and imperial systems.

I was always worried about blowing off aroma, think that's why I started just holding the pressure. Going to try just applying 1psi on my next brew just to keep the keg sealed, especially after listening to that podcast. They also mentioned they dry hop at 70C for around 48 hours, variety...

Is dry hopping under pressure not best practice? Listening to the second part of the CBB podcast with Russian River and Green Cheek and the Green cheek guy was saying they vent all through dry hopping. They blow co2 into the tank to rouse the hops but vent again once this is finished. I dry hop...

It's a bit away so. Might stick in a small order to keep me going. The offer doesn't apply to Nectaron unfortunately.

Does anyone know when the 23 New Zealand hops usually go on sale? Tempted by the 22% off Yakima Valley have at the moment of some different types but would prefer to wait if they'll be out in a few weeks.

Ha, at least I'm not the only one who goes through this thought process.

This brew was about 17g I think, so 1.5 packs. I just use the pitch rate calculator on the Lallemand site. Hasn't let me down yet. Going forward I think I'm going to top crop the yeast to reuse to try and reduce costs. I've gotten lazy the last while just dumping packs in. Pitching rate...

They look incredible, best of luck with them. Pity distribution doesn't extend to Ireland, would love to get my hands on them to try.

No problem, here it is, OG 1.085 FG 1.020 Verdant Yeast Crisp Extra Pale - 38% Oat Malt - 23% Spelt - 12% Golden Promise - 10% Carafoam - 8% Flaked Oats - 8% Cara Malt - 1% 8g each of citra, nectaron and nelson at 5 minutes Whirlpool 1.5oz Citra T90 1oz Citra Lupomax 1.5oz Nelson 1.5oz...