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Thanks for all of your replies. So, to answer a few questions: The 1187 was about 8 months old, which is one of the factors that had me concerned with the health of the starter. I pitched the yeast at 70F and the ambient temp where the fermentation is happening swings from the mid-70s...

I made 12gal of an og1.078 IPA on Saturday. I made a 4L starter the day before with wyeast 1187 Ringwood, but it did not look very active at the time of pitching, but I pitched it anyway, being optimistic, and wanting to have something working in there to try to stave off any possible...

So, I just made a 12 gal batch of IPA with an OG of 1.078 that I pitched wyeast 1187 in. Well, actually I pitched the yeast on Saturday night. I made a 4L starter, but after 24 hrs, at the time of pitching, there was very little visible activity in my starter. I pitched it anyway, just so as...

I have a batch of a double IPA that I did not pay enough attention to, and in the first 4 days the temp rocketed into the 80s F. I took a gravity reading yesterday, and had a taste. I used Safale US-05 and my SG is down to 1.018 from 1.084, for an 8.8% ABV, in about 4 days time. There is...

I just let the temp on an IIPA with us-05 get away from me (well into the 80s) and from a preliminary taste (when I took a gravity reading) it is a bit interesting. First of all, living in Mexico, I have a hard time getting the temp much below 72 before I pitch. Pitched 1 pack into a wort of...

I am living in Mexico these days, and have just started brewing again, after many years hiatus. Last I brewed, I was living in Cleveland, so I am dealing with quite a difference in ambient temp. So far I have been brewing IPAs using WY1056, WY1272, S-05 and S-04. I have been getting pretty...

So, my mother-in-law and her new wife are coming to visit for Christmas. I know I am really late on this, but I'd like to make a special beer for them. If I brew tomorrow, I have 4 full weeks before Christmas. I put this together on Beersmith, sort of thinking a cross between an IIPA and...

So, I am living in Mexico these days, and I'd like to make a beer that reflects a bit of the local ingredients and flavors. I'm not sure that what I'm thinking about could still be classed as an IPA, but I am thinking of a sort of Ithaca Flower Power as the base malt and hop flavors...

So I am in the middle of my first go at this recipe (and my first all grain recipe ever). I decided to do a double batch (possibly foolishly). But things seem to be working out nicely. I've got a 10 gal igloo cooler for a mash tun, so I had to do 2 mashes. The first runnings of the second...