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Lower 70 degree temps ok for dry hopping? I Am In an apartment and don't have much to hold cooler temps except the air conditioning unit. Plan only 5 days of dry hopping... Any objections?

Ohh alright. Would you recommend using a Muslin bag or just throwing the pellets in the carboy and rack?

Would you recommend sterilizing hops before you dry hop? If so, what's the best way to sterilize them?

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Damn auto text... Mashing 2lb pale malt 12oz crystal 60 and 8 oz crystal 20. 4 lb pale malt extract... OG 1.58 Other hop additions I was considering, 20min 1oz cascade 5.5 AA 15min .5oz sterling 6.0 AA 5min .5sterling 6.0aa Dry hop 1oz cascade w/.5 oz simcoe 7 days

Brewing an IPA tomorrow and using simcoe 12.2 AA hops and was thinking about using 1.5 oz of those hops for buttering (60min boil) any objections?

Any advice on best way to dry hop? My plan was to place 1 oz cascade and .5 oz simcoe in secondary (no muslin bag). Anyone have issues with too much expansion in carboy? Should I use a bag? If so, how would I get it out of the carboy when finished?

Hey everyone Attempting a partial mash next week to brew in IPA.. I will have 3.5lbs of grain that will need to be mashed. 2.5 pale ale malt 10 oz crystal 60L and 8 oz crystal 20L... How long would you recommend mashing and at what temp? 45 min at 155 sound about right?

I can see dry hopping a 3-7 days at higher temps 65-70... Higher temps lead to more hop flavor releasing from the hops, any longer (10 days) may give in wanted favors from the hops like you said...pretty excited to venture into dry hopping, just got married so the wife will love the hop aroma..

Continuing on my venture to brewing an IPA.. How long should I wait to dry hop? 5-7 days? Then siphon into secondary for another 5-7 days?

Thank you for the information... This is my first "true" IPA that I plan to brew and I'd like to get it right...I will do this schedule and see what I come up with. Couple weeks I'll be brewin.

Brewing a partial mash IPA with columbus hops (14.5aa) with a full boil, cascades (5.5aa) .5 oz 50 min and .5 oz 30 min. Kent goldings (4.5aa) .5 oz 10 min and .5 oz 1 min. Anyone have any objections to this schedule or choice of hops? According to hopville.com the OG is 1.055... Thanks

Awesome, thanks for the info.

Hey everyone I devised a recipe for a beer somewhat similar to blue moon.. I am looking for some thoughts/ideas on this recipe. Ferments: 3 lb pilsner dme 3lb 2 row 1 lb dry wheat extract 1 lb flaked wheat STEEP grains FOR 20 min at 160 Hops: US saaz. 4.0AA 1 oz full 60 min boil Hallertau...

Thanks for all of the info guys! I will be using this toward my next batch. I understand the specialty malts, but I guess it's the base malts I am hindered in understanding for some reason...i do understand a little of the difference in steeping and mashing...but I will Use the information...

Hey everyone I am s a new homebrewer with a little over a year of experience. What can ppl tell me about types of grains that can be steeped for extract brewing and other grains that are a waste to steep and must be mashed? I have brewed some batches a of beer using 2 row pale as well as...

I agree... The two cups of water is perfect just make sure you are using a sauce pan that is small where when you add the sugar the sugar does not rise above the water... I haven't mastered this but I am learning with each brew. Amy suggestions on a IPA recipe?

I usually use the ounce to gallon ratio although it may not make all brewed beers "to style". I have added the traditional 5 ounces priming to my batches and only had one issue of over carbonation. After boiling to dissolve it let it cool for 5-10 minutes before you add it to your bottlling...

Would you recommend cold crashing for dry hopping in secondary fermenter? Then bring up temp for bottling?

That is what I have seen in researching ways to dry hop. I have seen the use of paint strainer bags that you can get at home depot or lowes... May be easier to sanitize?