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Absolutely 4oz of cheap vodka could influence the flavour of the beer. Alcohol content doesn't tell the entire story; I mean hell, think how many people get a quite noticeable bourbon character doing bourbon porters/stouts with that much hard alcohol. You really don't think cheap, fusel-ridden...

That would probably be for the best, no? Give everyone time to get a handle on what Belma brings to the table. Not a fan of this idea. The idea of doing a Belma bottle swap is cool because it allows everyone to get creative, so we get to see everyone's individual interpretation of the hop and...

I find that pretty unlikely. Galaxy is huge, in your face passionfruit and citrus, while I think the consensus on Belma is milder citrus, berries and pungent earthiness (which I definitely don't get with Galaxy). I just can't see Belma being even close to Galaxy given what people are saying...

Yes, but those melanoidins generally occur as a result of the maillard reaction, and I think it's safe to suggest where you find a change in colour you're probably also likely to find a change in flavour. The degree of change may be very subtle, but still.

I was gonna say, that the efficiency is generally better when one plans for a 2 hour boil instead of a 60-90min boil alone generally makes it far superior in my mind. Larger sparge, fewer dough balls, etc. +1 in general on 2 hours over 1 hour on the boil; definitely worth the extra time. I...

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http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_styleguidelines.cfm Dunno if whitelabs have an equivalent although i would assume they do somewhere on their site. Keep in mind these are more guidelines rather than rules. If you're just trying to make something exactly to style then yes, it's probably a good idea...

Yes and no. Boil length isn't really the deciding factor though, it's more a matter of how hard the boil is. I've boiled beers for 5 hours at a very low rate and gotten minimal melanoidins and caramelization, and conversely done beers for 3 hours at a high rate and gotten really intense caramels...

\/ There's mine. Needs to be made to look a little less ugly, but that's a project for later.

Adding to #3, I think people go a bit overboard with the whole "pilsner malt means you must boil vigorously for 90+ minutes, and cool rapidly to avoid DMS". Maybe it's just my maltser (Canada Malting Co) but I've never had an issue with DMS using pilsner malt during a shorter boil. I won't rule...

As Galaxy is about my favourite hop of all time I'm inclined to say you're probably going to get something fantastic out of it in this situation. That said, I find Galaxy is just such a big hop it tends to overshadow most other hop flavours in any given beer. It's kinda like using Chinook (my...

My order finally got to me (hooray for shipping to Canada over an American holiday), and I must say, I'm pretty excited. Amusingly, I've already got plans for at least 3 different beers using Belma despite never having used the hop before, tasted it in a beer, or even opened up the bag to smell...