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I bought 8 oz each of Amarillo & Citra hops from freshops. I'm planning on brewing an India Black Ale (or Cascadian Dark, if you must) and a Rye IPA. I'd like to make one with principally Amarillo & one with principally Citra. I'm looking for recommendations -- Amarillo IBA & Citra RIPA...

I could use some opinions. I would like to plant some hop rhizomes this year. I own a 2 story house with woods out back. This means the side of the house is really the best location to plant hops. The easiest way to do this that I can see is to plant them up the side of chimney. My notion...

Well, I came home tonight, went to tap a pilsener out of my kegerator. Now, let me prefix this by saying that I've not made a collar yet & having been using picnic taps for the past year. Additionally, I've only got a single regulator that I switch back & forth between my kegs. So my wife...

Just wanted to put out notice of this. Prices are stunningly good ($16 each) and shipping is very reasonable (I paid $30 for for shipping 3). Here's the link...

Just starting to heat my strike water & I'm having second thoughts about what flavor hop to add to my blueberry wheat. It's a 1.045 beer, 50% 2 row/50% wheat malt. Bittering hops up to ~20IBU, no aroma hop addition. I want to add a 15 minute flavor addition, probably just .5 oz. The hop...

I brewed up an all-grain IPA yesterday (Sunday) with an OG of 1.062. I used a large starter from a home cultured Sweetwater Brewing Co. yeast. I pitched at around 80F at 3:30pm. Fermentation started fast & by 7:00pm the next day the SG was down to 1.014 which should be close to the final...

Hey All, I've got a load of Columbus whole cone hops and I want to make a single hop IPA. I'd be interested in feedback on the hop schedule. It's pretty straightforward atm. 10.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) Pale Ale Malt (2.8 SRM) 1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 15L (15.0 SRM) 1.00 lb...

I just washed my first yeast cake (some bottle harvested yeast from Sweetwater Brewing's IPA). My question is, how cold does the washed yeast need to be stored at? SWMBO sure would appreciate it if I didn't have to keep it in the fridge (4 pint jars is OK, but when I get 3 or 4 strains...

Sweetwater's IPA is an absolutely outstanding IPA that I love. Their bottles say it is unpasteurized and unfiltered, and it does have a thin bit of sediment on the bottom of the bottles. I've just taken my last two bottles and pitched the bottom half inch of them into a starter. Just...

I just got my first online order from MoreBeer and I am disappointed to say the least with the grind. To me, it looks like between 1/3 and 1/2 the kernels are still whole. I've always used my LHBS, but they are over an hour away and their prices have always seemed a bit stiff, so I thought I'd...