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    Rakau Hops

    I have a half pound of these and will be brewing up a smash-ish IPA (Simple malt bill w/ Vienna, 2 row and C20) in a week or two. Im not clear on an exact recipe yet but know that I would ideally like to try and use an NZ or AU hop to bitter with and use only the rakau for the flavor, aroma &...
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    Best way to get Wine barrel aged character

    I was at a fest in November and one of our local Breweries (Ithaca) had a version of their Pale Wheat Ale (Excelsior White Gold) that was aged in chard barrels that absolutely blew my mind. I'm aware that exactly replicating that character will be tough but I would like to try and get some...
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    Looking for some help with my alkaline water

    Im about 6 batches into this madness we call home brewing and am starting to pay more attention to my water. I had begin to notice that the first few batches of IPA that I made had great aroma coming out of the carboy but lost most of their hop character (or became muddled) and took on a notable...
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    How to account for high alkalinity in my water

    (the first one "Van Buren Side" is mine) I have begun to focus more on water composition with my brewing as I've had some efficiency and taste issues with my Hoppy beers. I've started to notice that regardless of the amount and combination the hop aroma is fading quicker and the complex aromas...
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