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Thanks for the response of opinion. The woody, earthy character of Simcoe is why I was thinking that the floral notes of the willamette would help complexity, and even the hop flavor out a bit. The Simcoe as a backbone if you will, with subtle willamette as a kind of window dressing. Maybe too...

I am anticipating brewing an IPA in the next week or so which, among other ingredients obviously, contains a 3 oz dose of Simcoe hops for a 77 IBU brew. I have around 1 oz of willamette hops left over from a previous brew and wondered if I added it would it be too much? I am a big fan of super...

I would have said " wabbits!" So I guess you are right about sounding like a smartass.

Thanks for the great tips. I think next batch I will keep it in the primary longer so that the time spent in the secondary is purely a conditioning phase(I prefer non-cloudy beer). I guess the major thing I am asking is will it harm the beer at all to sit in the secondary for a couple more...

I'm a first time brewer with a partial grain/partial extract stout brew currently in the secondary. I went eight days in the primary and have been in the secondary for two weeks with plans to bottle this weekend after nearly three weeks in the secondary. I am still seeing some gurgling of my...