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Perfectly normal, as for the smell, I don't trust your senses ;)

With Citra, Centennial, Chinook, Amarillo and Warrior you basically have all you need You could add some Simcoe or Columbus and you have all my favorites!

I used that one and compared to hydrometer readings and was pretty off. The hydrometer reading was 0.002-0.004 lower...

Just cold crash - Then bottle The correction factor never works. A refractometer for finished beer just gives an indication that the FG is stable.

Wow that seems a lot, I would love to taste one of your IPAs before doing this myself ;) I've been using 5 to 8% recently With 20% that can almost be considered a White IPA without the spices :mug:

What is 2-4lbs in % please

The Brulosophy blog motivated me to try this out. I have a Hoppy session pils fermenting right now. It's been 6 days (at around 52-53F), and the thick krausen is still there. I won't ramp up as long as the krausen is that thick. OG 1.040 IBU 27 calculated Saflager 34/70 yeast Perle @ 45 Citra...

I wouldn't use Columbus with Citra, I don't think the black pepper works with the tropical tones, try Worrior or Magnum

Come on... 0.2 oz of Citra won't hurt your finances :fro:

My only recommendation is be careful with Citra, it's more powerful then any aromatic hop out there. I would do 30-15-5-DH (all in reasonable dosages and aim for 60 IBUs). That's how i like mine People who use too much witness the tomato juice aspect of a Citra overdose

Well this one turn out very good, one of the best i've made. I could have added a little more peels and coriander. I'm getting a little resin from the amarillo though, i like the pine/resin in my beers. But didn't want any in this one. Will see if it melos out. No issues with the short...

I wouldn't do that - You'll screw up your hop profile and flavor In the future, you should take a pre boil gravity reading and adjust with top off before boiling to hit spot on your target OG

Wouldn't the trub cake wake up when stirring?

You could if you use carb drops, as long as the spigot is above the trub/yeast cake

Is this a 5 Gallon batch? 1oz at 5 min is a little weak for 5 gallon. Try a large flameout addition next time (like 3oz)

Just keep the lid half way on, problem solved - no off flavors The steam will have plenty of space to escape, and you increase the heat in the kettle

Of course, i'll wait I did take gravity readigns: OG 1.062 and FG 1.012 My concern was the significant sweetness difference between the last bottle filled and the 6oz residue at the bottom of the bucket :confused:

:fro: haha sorry RDWHAHB I'm pretty sure it will be uneven, or not carbed enough, i'll report back There was about 6oz at the bottom of the bottling bucket, is it always that sweet?

Hey Revvy, thanks for your response and helping out! It's been about 10 days, I haven't opened any yet (I have 27 bottles from a 3 gallon batch Chinook APA) I drank the last bottle I filled right after filling, because it was half full. Than I collected the residue from the bucket and drank...

Hey guys, First let me say I've been doing about 20 batches and never had an issue before. My process has always been the exact same EXCEPT on my latest batch: I switched from using a siphon hooked up to the wand; to just use the bottling bucket with spigot (WITHOUT a dip tube). The process...