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All very good discussion and insight - thanks. Now wondering about the fermentation... I was planning on 2 weeks in primary and 2-3 weeks in secondary, per the instructions. But is it really necessary to rack a beer like this to secondary? Or would it be wise to just let it sit in primary for 4...

Awesome, thank you. I think I'm leaning towards something that is commonly used for both purposes, like chinook or centennial.

The dextrose is an interesting idea, I didn't even consider that. When I brewed the NB 1 gallon black ipa the recipe included 5 oz. dextrose to throw in at the end, so I could do something similar to that. When using bittering hops, is it best to stick to one type? I can't find a definitive...

This will be my 5th full-size (5 gal.) extract recipe, so I'm definitely still in the beginner phase. I purchased the Ace of Spades Black IPA kit from Northern Brewer, here are the ingredients: >9.15 lbs. Gold LME >0.75 lbs. Midnight Wheat malt (steeping) >0.65 lbs. CaraMunich III...

Cloneman94 and RmikeVT-- Thanks for the insight, that makes me feel better. I'm hoping that a little shaking and a cold crash will allow the beer to clear out for bottling on Sunday. So you can just start bottling right after the cold crash? Never done this before.

This is something I was considering. My fridge only gets down into the low 40s though- would that be low enough? Also if infection is still a possibility, would sinking anything infected ruin the potentially good beer below the hop layer? Thanks guys.

Thanks for the quick repose guys! Luckily it's not actually bubbly yet, and nothing smells funky. I'll just have to rack to the bottling bucket from below that layer I suppose.

Hey all, This is my second extract brew. I went with Northern Brewer's Dead Ringer, and this time I felt like everything went much smoother than my first time around. I hit the desired OG at about 1.065, left it in primary for 12 days, measured a FG of about 1.011, then racked to...