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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...

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 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...