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  1. nwbeer

    Using Mesh bag/sleeve during racking. Good vs. Bad?

    Hey guys. I gotsa question fer yeh. I typically use a fine mesh bad over the bottom of my autosyphon when racking after dry hopping. I have been hooked on using it everytime I rack beer lately (dry hopped and NON dry hopped). I feel I get less yuckies racked in this way. Will I lose valuable...
  2. nwbeer

    Did My Primary Finish Early?!?!?!

    Hey guys, I brewed an AMERICAN Stout recipe (merica!) 8 days ago. I knew it was having a fast aggressive ferment. Had great krausen going, lots of bubble CO2 activity with gases coming off and everything. I checked the gravity today and was WAY closer than expected. Recipe was built by my me...
  3. nwbeer

    Dry hop question

    So I plan on dry hopping for the first time. For a 5 Gallon batch. My recipe says to dry hop 1 oz Centennial hop pellets and .5 oz Chinook pellets. Should i use the entire 1 oz bag of Chinook or stick to the recipe??? Wanting others opinions. What are your thoughts? I have little experience...
  4. nwbeer

    Gravity = 1.020!!!!

    What shall i do about the stalled beer? I have heard of this 1.020 curse. I did use LME as my malt and the Gravity has been stalled at 1.020 since monday (day 7 in Primary). Should i rack to secondary and dry hop tonight (day 11 Primary)? or wait until monday (day 14 in Primary)? I doubt the...
  5. nwbeer

    5.25 gal beer in 5 gal carboy???

    Sooo. I have a dilemma and am seeking advice. 1) I have a 5 gallon beer in primary in my 6 gal carboy, (I do plan on dry hopping it in the next week or so.) I do not want to transfer this beer to secondary unless totally necessary. So i need some advice on starting the next beer. 2) I...
  6. nwbeer

    Bitterroot Last Cast Black IPA

    Ive been looking around for a while and am struggling to find the recipe for the Bitterroot brewery Last Cast Black IPA. It is one of my favorite beers, my favorite Black Ipa (with Laughing Dogs Dogzilla at a close second.) -Was hoping someone would know where to find it if they dont already...
  7. nwbeer

    First time dry hop and secondary

    Hey guys I am a few days into my first IPA and have some questions about dry hopping and secondary. The recipe calls for racking to secondary and 3-5 days of dry hopping at the end. I have never dry hopped and I have only transferred to secondary once and it was the worst beer ive brewed so...
  8. nwbeer

    Left over hops...

    I brewed a five gal Stone IPA clone the other day and wound up with left over hops. I typically buy ingredients from a place that sells you only what you need nothing more, nothing less. This recipe I got from a new place and now have some hops left over. .50 oz US Magnum .36 oz Perle I...
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