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Hey guys - wanting to brew a single IPA to showcase Galaxy hops, but since I'm not a big fan of single hopped beers and love Amarillo I came up with a Galaxy/Amarillo IPA. Any thoughts/feedback? Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 6.43 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.72 gal...

I'm building a new Brutus 10-esque system and would like to utilize NG - I can easily have it plumbed from my kitchen to the patio on the other side of the wall. I'm planning on stepping up to some 15g/15g/20g Blichmann Boilermakers for 11g batches. I searched and couldn't find a consensus...

Hi All, Here's the deal: I'm hitting up some Phish shows in San Francisco this August and need to get a pressurized 5 gallon corny keg of my homebrew up there to my buddy's place. We're definitely flying Southwest (bags fly free!) so I basically have two options: 1. try and check a full...

Hi All, I just brewed my first lager and have completed a 3 day long diacetyl rest. I just took a taste and I can still taste some definite diacetyl, though it's much less than 3 days ago when the rest began. Here's my recipe, a scaled down version of Yooper's Oktoberfest: Style...

I've heard a lot off buzz surrounding the new Falconer's Flight hop pellets (a blend of Pacific Northwest Hops) and decided to make a Pale Ale to feature this hop from a 2 oz. packet I picked up at my LHBS. I'm basing the grain bill from Dude's Lake Walk Pale Ale (my favorite pale ale) and...

One of my favorite beers to drink recently has been FW's Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout. It has a silky smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness, and just the right amount of roast. I'd love to try and brew a clone of this great beer but couldn't find a recipe out there so I figured I'd try and...

Anyone else get inundated with beer related gifts this Christmas? I've been homebrewing for about a year and a half now and in my circle of friends and my family I'm definitely now known as the "beer guy" or "brewmaster" (far from it I'm sure) so of course this year at Christmas well over 75%...

I've read multiple times on this forum where people state that they've increased their efficiency by mashing out and I have a hard time wrapping my head around that. As I understand it, a mash out is to halt the enzymatic activity from the mash. That's it. You're basically raising the...

It seems like no matter what recipe I do the final gravity is always estimated near 1.016. Mash at a very low temp, add a very attenuative yeast to the recipe, choose light body mash/sparge options - it doesn't make a difference. Anyone else notice this? Not a huge deal, I just estimate on my...

When talking about traditional Bavarian Hefeweizens I think we all know about using at least half Wheat malt, most of the rest Pilsner or 2 row malt, and maybe a little Munich or Vienna malt. And of course noble hops and some sort of yeast such as WLP300/Wyeast 3068. But when it comes to...

Hi All, I'm working on an IPA recipe featuring the Cascade/Willamette hops combo. I want it to push the limits of the the American IPA style, but not quite be an "imperial" IPA... I just want a nice strong IPA. I plan on using Magnums for bittering to get the IBUs up without adding too much...

Hi All, I bulk ordered some Cascade and Willamette hops and wanted to use that combo in a Bitter/ESB, and also use Notty as I just ordered several packets of that yeast. Here's what I came up with for a simple Bitter, please let me know what you think regarding the grain bill/hop schedule...